QuantumScape

Jagdeep Singh is a serial technology entrepreneur who co-founded QuantumScape in 2010 alongside Stanford researchers Tim Holme and Fritz Prinz. He previously founded Infinera, a broadband optical networking company that went public on Nasdaq, and Lightera Networks, acquired by CIENA. Singh brought venture-backed startup commercialization experience to QuantumScape, pairing the scientific founders' battery research with the business and fundraising capabilities needed to pursue long-cycle deep-tech development. Under his leadership, QuantumScape completed a SPAC merger in 2020 and has partnered with Volkswagen Group to develop solid-state battery cells for electric vehicles.

Tim Holme holds multiple degrees from Stanford University, including a Ph.D. in which he investigated solid-state battery chemistry in Professor Fritz Prinz's lab. His doctoral research on solid-state electrolytes and lithium-metal anodes directly seeded QuantumScape, which he co-founded in 2010. As CTO, Holme has led the decade-long effort to develop a ceramic solid-state separator that prevents dendrite formation and enables high-energy-density lithium-metal cells. He has guided QuantumScape's engineering and materials science development from academic spinout through multi-layer cell demonstrations at automotive spec.

Fritz Prinz is a professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Stanford University and one of the world's leading researchers in solid-state energy conversion and advanced manufacturing. He co-founded QuantumScape in 2010 based on research from his Stanford lab into ceramic thin-film electrolytes and solid-state battery architectures. Prinz's academic contributions to materials science and his lab's patent portfolio underpinned QuantumScape's initial intellectual property position. He served on the board and continues as Chief Scientific Advisor, providing scientific oversight as the company moves its separator technology toward commercial automotive cell production.