The Esid, Great Power and Scud Group-backed portable power storage technology developer received the funding at a $1bn valuation.

EcoFlow, a US-headquartered power bank producer backed by manufacturing services provider Esid and battery makers Great Power (Penghui Energy) and Scud Group, secured more than $100m in series B funding today.

Venture capital firm Sequoia China led the round, which included China International Capital Corporation, hedge fund manager Hillhouse Capital’s GL Ventures unit, Guoxin Yihe and WH Capital, and it valued the company at $1bn.

Founded in China in 2017, EcoFlow manufactures portable energy storage products it claims are low-carbon…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.