TL;DR: If you are replacing GBatteries, the closest options are Boost Biomes, ThereCraft, Apollo Atomics, Inc.. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces GBatteries (YC Winter 2014).
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The three closest alternatives to GBatteries are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Biomes | — | YC Summer 2019 | 12 | Inactive |
| ThereCraft | — | YC Summer 2017 | 1 | Active |
| Apollo Atomics, Inc. | We make the most compact nuclear reactors | YC Spring 2026 | — | Active |
| Dipole Labs | AI-controlled optical switching for AI clusters | YC Summer 2026 | — | Active |
| Advano | Advano is a battery technology company that improve the longevity of… | YC Summer 2017 | 25 | Active |
| Helion Energy | Building the world's first fusion power plant | YC Summer 2014 | 150 | Active |
| Atum Works | Gigascale Nanomanufacturing | YC Spring 2025 | 3 | Active |
| Micro Meat | Technologies for scaling up cultured/clean meat production | YC Summer 2021 | — | Inactive |
| 1849 bio | Engineering microbes for miners to unlock billions in trapped metal | YC Summer 2024 | 3 | Active |
| Atmeto | We develop ML that optimizes how batteries in the grid store energy | YC Winter 2023 | 2 | Active |
| Meteoric | Drones that clear clouds over solar farms and weaken hurricanes | YC Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Inversion Space | Turning space into a transportation layer for Earth | YC Summer 2021 | 28 | Active |
It depends on your size. Boost Biomes is the closest match on what GBatteries actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
GBatteries is still operating, so switching is a choice rather than a forced migration. Compare on fit and price rather than urgency.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to GBatteries on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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