#161 Material: F1 Engineer 3D Prints Batteries?!

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Investing, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Formula 1 engineer Gabe Elias got bored designing cars for Mercedes. Using his experience on the championship team he’s created a manufacturing method to 3D print batteries of any size, shape, and chemistry. Will the investors be charged for this innovation or will Gabe get sent back to the paddock? This is The Pitch for Material. Featuring investors Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman. ... Watch Gabe’s pitch on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter: insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack: thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party: pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Material is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm getting a haircut today.
0:01.5	I wonder if I should put a hat on or something.
0:04.1	My name's Gabe Elias.
0:05.4	I'm from Miami, Florida.
0:06.9	I am a gear head engineer.
0:09.3	I worked in the auto industry for 14 years,
0:11.4	used to design Formula One cars.
0:13.2	I'm Josh Muchio, and this is the pitch,
0:15.6	where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest.
0:19.2	Today on the show, Gabe Elias pitches a whole new way to
0:23.2	manufacture batteries. He can 3D print them in any shape or size. Sounds rad. But why would you
0:30.8	ever quit your job at a championship Formula One team? I kind of started this company out of boredom.
0:37.8	In my day job, I wasn't really being challenged.
0:40.9	And I realized that there is no opportune time or good time to do this kind of stuff.
0:45.9	You just have to kind of get out there and try.
0:48.1	We want to take this to the moon.
0:49.7	And we really hope these investors will see the vision that we have for it.
0:54.9	The pitch for material is coming up after this.
0:58.4	And whether you're watching or listening on YouTube, Patreon, or your favorite podcast player,
1:03.8	thanks so much for subscribing.
1:05.8	Don't forget to turn on notifications.
1:11.1	Support for season 13 of the pitch comes from Mercury, the banking platform that makes
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