QuantumScape 's capital-light strategy shows traction as Q3 records its first customer billings and leaner spending. QuantumScape ’s innovative solid state battery technology brings us into a new era of energy storage with improved energy density, charging speeds and safety. QuantumScape is an American company that develops solid-state rechargeable lithium metal batteries for electric cars. It was founded in 2010 by Stanford University professors and has investors such as Bill Gates and Volkswagen. Read the latest press releases and media coverage on QuantumScape and learn more about the company revolutionizing next-generation solid state batteries.