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CBMM

World's leading niobium producer; strategic investor in Nyobolt's battery technology.

On 6 May 2026, CBMM joined Nyobolt's Series C alongside lead investor Symbotic, Latitude, Scania Invest and IQ Capital, its niobium supplying the anode chemistry behind the battery spinout's $1bn valuation.

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Background

CBMM is a Brazilian niobium producer whose material is central to Nyobolt's anode chemistry.

CBMM was one of four co-investors in Nyobolt's Series c, announced 6 May 2026. Symbotic, the Nasdaq-listed AI robotics company whose warehouse automation systems run for Walmart, led the £44m round; IQ Capital, Latitude and Scania Invest also participated. The raise valued the Cambridge University spinout, founded in 2019, at $1bn. Nyobolt's anode materials, which draw on niobium, enable a 0-80% charge in under five minutes at twenty times the energy density of supercapacitors, with revenue reported to have grown five times year-on-year.

For CBMM, the stake is grounded in its own product: niobium already sits inside Nyobolt's anode chemistry, giving the investment a direct commercial link rather than a purely financial one.

Common Questions
What is CBMM and why does it matter for batteries?
CBMM is the world's dominant niobium producer, controlling 80-85% of global supply. Niobium enhances battery anodes for fast-charging cells — making CBMM a strategic investor in Nyobolt's ultra-fast battery technology.Source: Lowdown uk-startups-and-innovation U#4
Why is Brazil's CBMM investing in a UK battery startup?
CBMM invested in Nyobolt's Series c because Nyobolt's ultra-fast battery chemistry uses niobium-enhanced anodes, directly growing demand for CBMM's core product.Source: Lowdown uk-startups-and-innovation U#4
What is niobium used for?
Niobium is used in high-strength steel alloys, superconductors, and increasingly in battery anodes for fast-charging lithium-ion cells — the application Nyobolt is commercialising.Source: CBMM