Kethinni Chittibabu

Ambient Photonics, Inc. is a US-based energy harvesting company that was founded in 2019. The company is based in Mill Valley, CA. The company's mission is to bring low-light energy harvesting technology to mass scale. Ambient's technology was originally developed at the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry and funded at inception by Cthulhu Ventures LLC. The company's low light solar PV cells deliver ground-breaking power density from a broader spectrum of ambient light, inspiring a new era in connected device form and function. Ambient works with leading smart home and IoT device manufacturers on embedded solar cells to deliver superior design possibilities, performance, sustainability, and consumer convenience. The company has opened its European headquarters to further support its worldwide consumer electronics and IoT customer base. Ambient Photonics eliminates disposable batteries by harnessing power from ambient light, reducing connected IoT device carbon footprints. The company was founded by Bates Marshall and Kethinni Chittibabu, with Bates Marshall serving as the CEO since 2019.

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