Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator Mixer

​Get ready for an evening of light bites, sips, and mingling as the ALTA program joins us at Onward HQ—America’s first Lithium Technology & Battery Supply Chain accelerator, co‑developed by The Venture Center, Standard Lithium, and the University of Arkansas.

​About ALTA:
ALTA brings together Arkansas’s leading lithium producers with best‑in‑class technology startups to drive next‑gen battery innovation—and position the U.S. (and Arkansas!) at the forefront of the energy transition.

​About the cohort:
Menen Group - an Arkansas-based water treatment collective, leverages patented MPVD technology to more efficiently concentrate dilute lithium streams from various DLE technologies, cutting energy use by 60%. Partnering with Smackover bromine producers, Menen can also provide a full flowsheet – modular containerized assets with zero CAPEX to process tail brines for lowest-cost battery-grade lithium carbonate production.

​Lithios - developing Advanced Lithium Extraction (ALE), a clean, electricity-powered process that extracts lithium from U.S. brines at dramatically lower cost. Created by MIT scientists, ALE offers a scalable, sustainable solution to meet America’s growing demand for lithium and energy independence.

​Tyfast - creates diesel-grade batteries that charge in minutes, last over 10,000 cycles, and provide reliable all-weather performance. Using its patented lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anode, Arkansas-sourced vanadium and U.S.-sourced lithium, Tyfast powers the electrification of the world’s toughest commercial and defense vehicles with a secure, domestic supply chain.