About Batemo
Batemo is a battery software and engineering company in Karlsruhe, Germany, founded in 2017. We digitize batteries in two ways: with models and with data. Our two main products come from these two ways: the Batemo Cell Model and Batemo Insights. Both are built on measurements in our own laboratory. There we measure commercial battery cells and early prototypes (A- and B-samples) and open them in an argon glovebox. Batemo is 100 % independent and completely customer-funded.
Talk to an engineerFounded in Karlsruhe in 2017, cash-flow positive since 2018
Dr.-Ing. Michael Schönleber and Dr.-Ing. Jan Richter founded Batemo in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2017. The first Batemo software came to market one year later. Batemo has been cash-flow positive since then. The company has grown steadily, in its customer base and in the number of measured cells. Our customers work in power tools, light mobility, automotive, aerospace, industrial applications and cell manufacturing. We work closely with cell manufacturers to optimize cell design, and with customers from many industries on aging.
- 2017
Founded in Karlsruhe
Dr.-Ing. Michael Schönleber and Dr.-Ing. Jan Richter founded Batemo in Karlsruhe, Germany.
- 2018
First software and own laboratory
After a year of product development, the first Batemo software came to market. Batemo has been cash-flow positive ever since. In the same year our battery laboratory started operation. We characterize all types of battery cells there, at ambient temperatures between −40 °C and 60 °C and with terminal currents of up to 1,440 A.
- 2019
Own argon glovebox
A cell model needs a look inside the cell. Since 2019 we open battery cells in our own glovebox with a purified argon atmosphere. We analyze the electrodes, the electrolyte and the separator separately.
- 2020
Batemo Cell Explorer, Batemo Cell Data, Batemo Cell Report
We introduced the Batemo Cell Explorer. Two new products for battery system development followed in the same year: the Batemo Cell Data and the Batemo Cell Report.
- 2021
AVL partnership and Stellantis Supplier Award
At the beginning of 2021, Batemo entered a strategic partnership with AVL. Since then, Batemo products are available in AVL's simulation and testing solutions for the automotive industry. Stellantis gave Batemo its Supplier Award 2021 in the innovation category.
- 2022
Batemo Cube Model and Batemo Cell Designer
We introduced two new products. The Batemo Cube Model is a spatially discretized model for high-precision simulation of larger cells. The Batemo Cell Designer came out of our close cooperation with battery cell manufacturers.
- 2023
New headquarters in Karlsruhe-Grünwinkel
We moved into new headquarters with bigger offices, bigger labs and bigger test facilities. The move was necessary to keep up with our growth and to offer new solutions to our customers.
- 2024
More than 200 cells in the Batemo Cell Explorer
By the end of 2024, the Batemo Cell Explorer contained more than 200 measured battery cells. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) became part of our own laboratory.
- 2025
Batemo Insights and more than 260 cells
In 2025 we launched Batemo Insights, the platform for measured battery cell data. By the end of the year, the Batemo Cell Explorer contained more than 260 measured battery cells.
- 2026
Subsidiary in China
Batemo founded a subsidiary in Nanjing, China.
Today Batemo Insights holds more than 340 measured battery cells. It is the largest and most comprehensive collection of measured battery cell data.
Our own battery laboratory in Karlsruhe
Batemo runs its own battery laboratory in Karlsruhe. We characterize all types of battery cells there. A cell model needs a look inside the cell. That is why we open battery cells in a glovebox with a purified argon atmosphere. Then we analyze the electrodes, the electrolyte and the separator separately.
−40 °C to 80 °C
Ambient temperature range of our test benches.
Up to 1,440 A
Terminal current for cell characterization.
Liquid cooling
We also validate our models on cells with liquid cooling.
Impedance spectroscopy
We measure the impedance of battery cells.
Reference electrodes
We measure with reference electrodes, so that each electrode can be seen on its own.
Experimental cells
We build experimental cells in our own laboratory.
Argon glovebox
Cells are opened, and the electrodes, the electrolyte and the separator are analyzed separately.
SEM and EDX
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows the structure of the electrode materials. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) shows which elements they contain.
The founders: Jan Richter and Michael Schönleber
Dr.-Ing. Jan Richter, CEO
Dr.-Ing. Jan Richter studied electrical engineering and information technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). He focused on electric mobility and the fields of electrochemical energy storage, power electronics and electrical machines. During his studies, he spent half a year working for the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China and for Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America in the USA. Afterwards, he completed his doctorate on modeling, parameter identification and control of highly utilized synchronous machines at the Institute of Electrical Engineering (ETI) at KIT, graduating summa cum laude. For his research he received the PCIM Young Engineer Award. As part of his activities, he developed a model-based development tool for power electronics and electrical machines for a Tier-1 automotive supplier. During his undergraduate and graduate studies, he received a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.
Dr.-Ing. Michael Schönleber, CTO
Dr.-Ing. Michael Schönleber studied electrical engineering and information technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). He specialized in electrochemistry and system theory, with a focus on lithium-ion batteries. At the end of his studies, he worked for Robert Bosch LLC in the USA, where he developed algorithms for combined parameter and state estimation in modern battery management systems. He received the Continental Auto-Motivated Award and the Siemens Energy Award as the top student of his year. After that, he completed his doctorate at the Institute for Materials in Electrical Engineering (IAM-WET) at KIT, graduating summa cum laude. As part of an industry project with an automotive manufacturer, he researched the low-frequency behavior of NMC cathodes and the aging of lithium-ion batteries. For his doctoral thesis, he received the Carl Freudenberg Prize.
32 student teams sponsored by Batemo
Batemo sponsors student engineering projects around the world. We do this to educate and train the next generation of engineers. Today we support 32 teams.
- EPFL Racing Team
- ePowered Racing
- e-sling von Cellsius
- E-Tech Racing
- FSIP Leiria
- KOU Formula
- Mainfranken Racing e.V.
- Ontario Tech Racing
- Pegasus Racing
- Rennschmiede Pforzheim
- Rutgers Formula Racing
- TLMoto
- UniBo Motorsport
- Heriot Watt University Racing
- Sapienza Corse
- Mart FS
- Dynamics UPC Manresa
- UWE Formula Student
- Purdue Electric Racing
- Team Defianz Racing – DTUSDC
- University of Toronto Formula Racing
- Pittsburgh Electric Propulsion
- Cal Poly Racing
- UVic Formula Racing
- FSUPV
- Kookmin Racing
- Dallas Formula Racing
- Nordlys NTNU
- YTU Racing
- UWindsor Formula Electric
- Top Dutch Solar Racing
- Squadra Corse PoliTO
Working on a student project? Ask us about a sponsorship →
Two ways forward.
If you need the decision
Bring us the battery question you are stuck on.
Your message is read by an engineer who has measured these cells, not by a mailbox or a sales desk that forwards it.
If you need the data
See the measured library the models come from.
Batemo Insights holds the measured behavior behind every cell in the Batemo Cell Explorer, including what the public Explorer deliberately does not show.
Or start with the measurements: explore the public Batemo Cell Explorer →