▶ 0:00 · $BASE-POWER · $RIBBIT-CAPITAL · $JPM · $ADDITION · $VALOR · Inside Base Power's Battery Line & $2.5B in Capital

episode briefing

Sourcery VC

Inside Base Power's Battery Line & $2.5B in Capital

2026-08-03 · 6 company · 8 thematic

sentiment

6 bull0 bear0 neu

speakers

justin lopez

Justin Lopez is the CEO and co-founder of Base Power, a distributed battery storage company that manufactures and installs 40kWh home battery systems in Texas. He previously worked as an oil field service intern in West Texas and is passionate about bringing manufacturing back to the US.

molly o'shea

Host of Sourcery VC podcast, interviews founders and investors about wealth creation, private markets, and technology trends. Runs collaborative series with A16Z Perennial on wealth management.

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“Base Power just raised a $1 billion series D at a $13 billion valuation led by Ribbit, Addition, Valor, and JP Morgan Chase, bringing total funding over $2.5 billion. Today, they're launching base core, the largest standalone home battery…”

—justin lopez

episode shorts · 2

Why Base Power still can't let robots build its batteries

Base Power Hits $13B Valuation on $1B Series D

now playing · $BASE-POWER · $RIBBIT-CAPITAL · $JPM · $ADDITION · $VALOR

$BASE-POWERbullish· high· posjustin lopez

Base Power raises $1B Series D at $13B valuation, launches 40kWh Base Core home battery

Base Power is vertically integrating battery manufacturing to deploy grid-edge storage at scale, targeting 4,000 units/week production by year-end with 100+ daily installs already…

$RIBBIT-CAPITALbullish· high· posmolly o'shea

Ribbit Capital leads Base Power $1B Series D at $13B valuation

Ribbit Capital led the Series D round in Base Power, signaling strong conviction in the distributed battery storage and grid-edge infrastructure thesis.

$JPM···bullish· high· posmolly o'shea

JPMorgan Chase leads Base Power $1B Series D at $13B valuation

JPMorgan Chase led the Series D round in Base Power, marking a major strategic investment by a global bank in distributed energy storage and grid infrastructure.

$ADDITIONbullish· medium· posmolly o'shea

Addition participates in Base Power $1B Series D

Addition joined Ribbit Capital in leading Base Power's Series D, backing the vertical integration and grid-edge battery storage model.

$VALORbullish· medium· posmolly o'shea

Valor Equity Partners backs Base Power Series D

Valor Equity Partners participated in Base Power's Series D, supporting the US-based battery manufacturing and grid services play.

$BASE-POWERbullish· high· posjustin lopez

Base Power CEO articulates vertical integration thesis for grid-edge home batteries at $13B valuation

Base Power vertically integrates battery manufacturing in the US to cut costs, reduce lead times, and iterate hardware rapidly. Their grid-focused 40 kWh home battery (3x typical…

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▶ 0:00 · $BASE-POWER · $RIBBIT-CAPITAL · $JPM · $ADDITION · $VALOR · Inside Base Power's Battery Line & $2.5B in Capital

episode briefing

Sourcery VC

Inside Base Power's Battery Line & $2.5B in Capital

2026-08-03 · 6 company · 8 thematic

sentiment

6 bull0 bear0 neu

speakers

justin lopez

molly o'shea

Host of Sourcery VC podcast, interviews founders and investors about wealth creation, private markets, and technology trends. Runs collaborative series with A16Z Perennial on wealth management.

quote

“Base Power just raised a $1 billion series D at a $13 billion valuation led by Ribbit, Addition, Valor, and JP Morgan Chase, bringing total funding over $2.5 billion. Today, they're launching base core, the largest standalone home battery…”

—justin lopez

episode shorts · 2

Why Base Power still can't let robots build its batteries

Base Power Hits $13B Valuation on $1B Series D

now playing · $BASE-POWER · $RIBBIT-CAPITAL · $JPM · $ADDITION · $VALOR

$BASE-POWERbullish· high· posjustin lopez

Base Power raises $1B Series D at $13B valuation, launches 40kWh Base Core home battery

Base Power is vertically integrating battery manufacturing to deploy grid-edge storage at scale, targeting 4,000 units/week production by year-end with 100+ daily installs already…

$RIBBIT-CAPITALbullish· high· posmolly o'shea

Ribbit Capital leads Base Power $1B Series D at $13B valuation

Ribbit Capital led the Series D round in Base Power, signaling strong conviction in the distributed battery storage and grid-edge infrastructure thesis.

$JPM···bullish· high· posmolly o'shea

JPMorgan Chase leads Base Power $1B Series D at $13B valuation

JPMorgan Chase led the Series D round in Base Power, marking a major strategic investment by a global bank in distributed energy storage and grid infrastructure.

$ADDITIONbullish· medium· posmolly o'shea

Addition participates in Base Power $1B Series D

Addition joined Ribbit Capital in leading Base Power's Series D, backing the vertical integration and grid-edge battery storage model.

$VALORbullish· medium· posmolly o'shea

Valor Equity Partners backs Base Power Series D

Valor Equity Partners participated in Base Power's Series D, supporting the US-based battery manufacturing and grid services play.

$BASE-POWERbullish· high· posjustin lopez

Base Power CEO articulates vertical integration thesis for grid-edge home batteries at $13B valuation

Base Power vertically integrates battery manufacturing in the US to cut costs, reduce lead times, and iterate hardware rapidly. Their grid-focused 40 kWh home battery (3x typical…