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Voxel Energy

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The best grid connection is no grid connection. Voxel builds vertically integrated energy generation and storage systems for data centers that bypass utility connection delays. By leveraging the vast supply of second-life EV batteries and our novel DC microgrid architecture, Voxel generates datacenter power on site and drastically reduces syste

Founded 2025Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

The best grid connection is no grid connection. Voxel builds vertically integrated energy generation and storage systems for data centers that bypass utility connection delays.

By leveraging the vast supply of second-life EV batteries and our novel DC microgrid architecture, Voxel generates datacenter power on site and drastically reduces system cost and time-to-power.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Casey Spencer

Founder/CEO

Casey is an award winning engineer, and was previously Project Manager of Tesla’s Infotainment/Autopilot team, where he oversaw distribution of prototype hardware. Casey played a key role in Tesla’s “production hell” in 2018, leading teams that built ad-hoc assembly lines, then worked on those lines himself, building Model 3’s.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Max Pfeiffer

Founder/CTO

Forbes 30 Under 30 recognized for bootstrapping Maxwell Vehicles, a multi-million-dollar EV manufacturing business founded out of UW ECE following a year at Tesla designing electric big-rig prototypes. Built the first economically sustainable and materially circular model for manufacturing EVs using second-life EV batteries and motors. Now focused on transformational deployment of clean energy technologies in AI energy infrastructure.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Evan Schmidt

Founder/COO

Evan is a business leader with over a decade of experience in architecture and commercial construction management, including work on data centers. His hands-on engineering and fabrication expertise allow him to integrate innovation with the practical demands of technical construction. Now deploying clean energy technologies to meet the demands of cutting edge computing.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
3team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2025 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
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