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Alphabet Energy: Thermoelectrics and Market Entry
Alexander, Beverly , Adam Boscoe, Mason Cabot, Philip Dawsey, Luc Emmanuel Barreau, and Russell Griffith
55/1  (Fall 2012): 149-160

Alphabet Energy was founded in 2009 with a new thermoelectric technology that had the potential to advance energy efficiency by recovering heat wasted in combustion and mechanical processes. Matt Scullin, Alphabet’s founder, and his team were convinced that their product was cheaper to produce, and therefore had more than 80 different potential applications. By 2010, Alphabet was facing its biggest challenge yet: how to select its initial market. After receiving seed funding in early 2010, Alphabet was choosing among four markets: Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Power Generation, and Manufacturing.

 

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