Leon Rizzi

www.jolt-solutions.com, CEO

Speaker Bio

The green hydrogen market is currently facing a massive reality check. Capital allocators are tired of utopian projections and are finally demanding real unit economics.

But behind the hype cycle, what is actually causing the friction? It isn't just a lack of demand—it is the underlying physics of manufacturing. We simply cannot produce the electrodes required for global decarbonization fast enough using legacy methods that take days to complete.

So, who is building the deep-tech hardware moat to actually fix these unit economics?

Enter Jolt Activated Electrodes and their CEO, Leon Rizzi.

Jolt isn't selling a hydrogen pipe dream; they are building the fundamental electrochemical architecture to make it viable. Based on the proprietary Sparkfuze™ technology invented by Dr. Alberto Bucci, Jolt has rewritten manufacturing physics, cutting electrode production time from days to mere minutes.

And here is the real business case: instead of burning cash waiting for the hydrogen market to mature post-2030, Leon is generating near-term recurring revenue by deploying this exact technology into massive, established markets like industrial chlorine and wastewater treatment today.

This pragmatic, capital-efficient approach is exactly what smart money is looking for —which is why Jolt closed a €6 million Series A in December 2025, backed by Axon Partners Group, CDP Venture Capital SGR, and the Santander Climate Fund.

Leon is joining us to discuss the realities of funding & scaling deep tech and how founders can build venture-backed hardware that survives the hype cycle.


Find out why Jolt is fast becoming the NVIDIA of electrochemistry

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