Sicona Battery Technologies, a company that develops advanced battery materials for lithium-ion batteries, secured A$22 million (~$15 million) in Series A funding to expand its operations in Australia and the US. The funding round was led by India’s Himadri Speciality Chemical, Artesian, and Electrification & Decarbonization AIE, a fund managed by Waratah Capital. Riverstone Ventures, Chaos Ventures, Investible Climate Tech Fund LP and Club Investible also participated in the funding round.