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About Novo Graphene

Graphene’s gap is not scientific — it’s industrial. We make consistent, characterised rGO that engineers can specify, test, and deploy.

Novo Graphene was founded on one conviction

Novo Graphene was founded on one conviction: graphene’s gap is not scientific — it’s industrial. The material works. What was missing was consistent, characterised rGO that engineers could specify, test, and deploy.

We began as Capattery Inc., developing rGO for energy storage applications. As our material platform matured, its industrial relevance extended well beyond batteries — into concrete, coatings, and polymers. In 2026, we rebranded as Novo Graphene to reflect that broader mandate. Battery materials remain a core vertical. The platform now spans into multiple applications.

At a Glance

Legal entity

Novo Graphene, Inc. (formerly Capattery Inc.) — Nevada, USA

Headquarters

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Manufacturing & R&D

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra, India

Patents

2 granted — Indian Patent Office

US IP

Pre-grant publications

Our Team

The people behind the platform
Gopi

Gopi Latpate

Founder & CEO

Chemical Engineer by training (ICT Mumbai) and systems thinker by practice, Gopi brings a rare combination of deep technical grounding and serial entrepreneurial execution to Novo Graphene. Gopi bootstrapped and scaled ValuD Consulting LLC into a global technology services firm, acquired by JLL — a Fortune 500 company — in 2018. Since then he has built an active portfolio of 50+ companies across energy, materials, and technology in India and the US. Novo Graphene represents the convergence of his engineering foundation and his conviction that graphene belongs in industrial infrastructure. He operates from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ravi

Ravindra Waybase

Head of Operations

Ravindra brings 15+ years of enterprise operations and technology delivery leadership to Novo Graphene’s India operations. He held senior positions at JLL Technologies — including Global Vice President, Customer Delivery and Senior Director, Digital Solution Management — overseeing large-scale programme delivery across global markets. Before JLL, he built the global delivery infrastructure at ValuD Consulting, managing recruitment, capability development, project governance, and quality systems from the ground up. Ravindra is based in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and leads all manufacturing, supply chain, and India operations for Novo Graphene.

Sunil

Dr. Sunil Peshane

Lead Scientific Advisor

Dr. Sunil Peshane is a materials scientist and polymer chemist with doctoral qualifications and a DPATech designation, specialising in coatings, nanotechnology, and advanced materials for energy applications. He serves as PhD Co-Guide at the Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai — bringing direct academic linkage to Novo Graphene’s university engagement strategy. His research spans polymer systems, nanomaterial characterisation, and surface coatings — spanning three of Novo Graphene’s four application verticals. His industry experience includes central R&D, vendor development, and analytical work in applied industrial settings. Dr. Peshane provides the materials science depth that bridges Novo Graphene’s process development with application-level performance validation.

Academic Engagement

Novo Graphene is building academic relationships in Maharashtra for independent material characterisation, application research, and collaborative validation. Conversations are active and progressing toward formal agreements.

Institution

Status

Focus Area

BAMU, Aurangabad

Active conversation

Material characterisation & research collaboration

University of Mumbai

Active conversation

Application validation research

ICT Mumbai

Founder alumni engagement

Application research & independent validation

Formal MOU agreements in progress. Updates published as partnerships are formalised.

Backed By

Institutional investors

Novo Graphene is backed by institutional investors and senior executives from global companies across the US, UK, India, South Korea, and Singapore.

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Executive investors

Our investor network includes senior executives and operators from global organisations including Reckitt, Intel, Applied Manufacturing Technologies, and Coupang.

Investor Geography

Geographic diversity in our investor base reflects both the global relevance of advanced materials and the industrial markets Novo Graphene is building toward.