Christian Rood, serial entrepreneur (Lacquey (exit), OrgaNext, Road to Value), co-founded LeydenJar Technologies in 2016. It is a Dutch start-up on a mission to make lithium-ion batteries last longer. Batteries are playing an important role in the transition to a clean energy future, and with higher energy density they will further unlock growth for a range of industries. Replacing the graphite inside them with pure silicon. LeydenJar could be the key to longer-range electric vehicles, electric flying and residential storage.