# Simon Litsyn: Co-Founding StoreDot & Now Building XtraLit to Transform the Future of Energy

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Podcast: [Legends N Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-n-leaders-6687872)
Published: 2026-07-27T16:50:22+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-weiss9/episodes/Simon-Litsyn-Co-Founding-StoreDot--Now-Building-XtraLit-to-Transform-the-Future-of-Energy-e3mjql5
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## Resource

Simon Litsyn, co-founder of StoreDot and CEO of XtraLit, joins LegendsNLeaders to share his journey building companies at the forefront of battery and energy technology. Simon takes us through the early days of StoreDot, the mission to develop extreme fast-charging battery technology, and what he learned building an ambitious deep-tech company focused on solving some of the biggest challenges facing electric vehicles and energy storage. Now, Simon is leading XtraLit, an energy technology company focused on lithium extraction and helping unlock new sources of one of the world's most important battery materials. In this episode, Simon shares why he decided to build again, the opportunity he saw in lithium, and the challenges of turning complex scientific breakthroughs into scalable businesses. We also discuss batteries, electric vehicles, lithium supply, energy independence, deep-tech entrepreneurship, and where Simon believes the future of energy is headed. #SimonLitsyn #XtraLit #StoreDot #Lithium #BatteryTechnology #EnergyTech #Energy #ElectricVehicles #EV #CleanTech

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