Cover Neu Battery Materials’ Bryan Oh (right) meets investor Prantik Mazumdar for the first time to pitch his lithium battery recycling technology (Photo: Melvin Wong)
Neu Battery Materials’ Bryan Oh (right) meets investor Prantik Mazumdar for the first time to pitch his lithium battery recycling technology (Photo: Melvin Wong)
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Singapore entrepreneur Bryan Oh pitches his patented lithium battery recycling technology to investor Prantik Mazumdar, outlining his company Neu Battery Materials’ global expansion plans as they cruise around town in the Porsche Macan 4 Electric
“Battery recycling is not a Singapore problem. It’s a global problem,” says Bryan Oh, the co-founder and CEO of Neu Battery Materials and a 2025 Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow. The Singapore-based entrepreneur was presenting his company’s ambitious lithium battery recycling proposition to Prantik Mazumdar, president of the business ecosystem TiE Singapore and a seasoned angel investor.
The pair came together where Oh pitched his company’s purpose, innovation and goals in a 3-minute pitch to Mazumdar from inside the latest all-electric Porsche Macan 4.
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Founded in 2020 in Singapore, Neu Battery Materials has discovered a patented process to recycle lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, similar to those used in the Macan 4. Using electricity and water, it extracts lithium from the batteries to produce top-grade materials that are supplied back to manufacturers.
“We close the loop, allowing, for example, an old battery that you have to potentially power an electric car that you drive in the future,” Oh says to Mazumdar.
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As the pair discussed how Oh’s technology could power electric vehicles of the future, they were driven around town in an all-electric Macan 4, Porsche’s first electric SUV (Photo: Melvin Wong)
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Neu Battery Materials already serves international clients, including CATL, one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers. Oh also shares that there are plans to build the company’s first recycling plant outside of Singapore, underscoring his vision for Neu Battery Materials to transcend its roots and establish itself as a worldwide player in the circular economy.
Watch the videos above and below to see Oh share more on Neu Battery Materials’ future plans and transition from a bootstrapped startup to a venture-backed business.
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Credits
Content Direction: Chong Seow Wei
Videography: Melvin Wong, Nicola Ng and Joey Tay
Video Editor: Melvin Wong
Grooming: Angel Gwee
Chong Seow Wei is a regional senior editor covering business, innovation, impact and people. Based in Singapore, she oversees content for Gen.T, Tatler’s platform for promising entrepreneurs and new-generation leaders, and its Power & Purpose vertical.
