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Overpotential

Investment areas

  • Applied AI & ML
  • Food / Agriculture
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
Founders & Leadership
Doran Pennington
Chris Hendon

The precision flavor platform.

The Tough Tech problem we are solving

Flavor is an emergent property driven by the interplay of thousands of organic compounds, but the $5 trillion beverages industry has no way to directly control this composition. As a result, variability in ingredient quality, weather conditions, and processing methods can hide innate value in the cup. Overpotential's thesis is that a $20 bottle of whiskey has the right underlying composition to become a $200 bottle after a slight chemical nudge.

About our solution

Overpotential uses precisely-tuned electrical inputs to control molecular composition directly. By modifying the compounds that drive flavor, we unlock a spectrum of flavor possibilities from beverages at industrial scales of production. Our dream is that the best possible expression of any agricultural input can be realized in the future, decoupled from our changing climate and dwindling supply of quality crops.