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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Azusa-based advanced battery developer Contour Energy Systems has merged with Austin-based ActaCell Energy Systems , the two said Wednesday. The two said the merger would help accelerate the companies' technology to market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , which is developing next generation battery systems, is announcing today that it has scored a strategic investment from In-Q-Tel , the investment arm of the CIA and other U.S. In-Q-Tel is known for investing in technology which helps support the missions of the U.S. intelligence agencies.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2010

Azusa-based Contour Energy , the developer of advanced battery technology backed by CMEA Capital, Harris and Harris, Schlumberger and US Venture Partners, announced today that it has named automotive executive Francois Castaing to its board of directors. Castaing is known for his work on AMC's Jeep Cherokee SUV.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Earlier this month, Azusa-based CFX Battery , a stealthy battery technology spinout from Caltech, announced it had raised a new round of funding worth $14.2M. Venture Partners, and Harris & Harris--helped form the company as a spinout from Caltech with a Series A round in June of2007.

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