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ASAP! Gerdau seeks battery, graphene startups

Deadline: February 7, 2020
Gerdau, a large iron & steel company with many assets,  is looking for startups in energy, storage, battery, graphene. 
 
Their team is visiting next week, the week of Feb. 11th, so please apply ASAP.
 
1) energy storage, battery
 
2) graphene - production and use cases
 
Gerdau eager for new technology and had good partnership convos with MIT startups and a good contact and process for working with startups.   They are good in providing feedback/follow-ups and has a venture arm. 
 

In your response, please 

  • Explain concisely what you offer
  • Your match with the company above and their interest
  • Relevant usecases / customer stories 
  • Your availability for meeting, see above. 
 
More on Gerdau
Gerdau S/A is among the 15th largest steel producers in the world. Gerdau is the largest long steel producer in the Americas and a very relevant player in the special steel segment, supplying the automotive and oil and gas sectors among others. The company has 30.000 full time employees, presence in more than 10 countries, turnover of USD 12 B in 2018 and market cap of USD 6.8 B. Gerdau is listed in the NYSE and Madrid. The company is also known by its environmental projects and as the largest metal recycler in the Americas. Since 2012 Gerdau has been heavily investing in Digital Solutions, primarily in the industrial processes and further integrating commercial, logistics, IT and other areas. Since the inception of the Gerdau Silicon Valley Office, the company has engaged with more than 7 startups and in implementing POC and MVP in different geographies.
Deadline: February 7, 2020
Posted on: September 28, 2018
Location: MIT
Key Words:
energy, storage, graphene, battery
Gerdau, a large iron & steel company with many assets,  is looking for startups in energy, storage, battery, graphene. 
 
Their team is visiting next week, the week of Feb. 11th, so please apply ASAP.
 
1) energy storage, battery
 
2) graphene - production and use cases
 
Gerdau eager for new technology and had good partnership convos with MIT startups and a good contact and process for working with startups.   They are good in providing feedback/follow-ups and has a venture arm. 
 

In your response, please 

  • Explain concisely what you offer
  • Your match with the company above and their interest
  • Relevant usecases / customer stories 
  • Your availability for meeting, see above. 
 
More on Gerdau
Gerdau S/A is among the 15th largest steel producers in the world. Gerdau is the largest long steel producer in the Americas and a very relevant player in the special steel segment, supplying the automotive and oil and gas sectors among others. The company has 30.000 full time employees, presence in more than 10 countries, turnover of USD 12 B in 2018 and market cap of USD 6.8 B. Gerdau is listed in the NYSE and Madrid. The company is also known by its environmental projects and as the largest metal recycler in the Americas. Since 2012 Gerdau has been heavily investing in Digital Solutions, primarily in the industrial processes and further integrating commercial, logistics, IT and other areas. Since the inception of the Gerdau Silicon Valley Office, the company has engaged with more than 7 startups and in implementing POC and MVP in different geographies.

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