Reports second quarter revenue of $3.5 million

Affirms 2025 revenue guidance of $15 million to $25 million

Released MU-0.5, the latest version of Molecular Universe software and services platform for all batteries and chemistries

Expands Reach into Energy Storage Systems with Agreement to acquire UZ Energy

SES AI Corporation (“SES AI”, the “Company,” “we” or “us”) (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced its business results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 and affirmed its previously issued financial guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights:

• Revenue of $3.5 million for a total of $9.3 million in the first half of 2025
• Gross Margin of 74%, primarily from strong service performance
• Cash used in operations of $10.8 million, a 51% decrease from 2Q24 and a 53% decrease from 1Q25
• Quarter end liquidity position of $229 million with no debt
• More than 30 companies are Molecular Universe enterprise-level trial users
• Affirms 2025 revenue guidance of $15 million to $25 million

The Company posted a Letter to Our Shareholders on its Investor Relations website from Founder and CEO Dr. Qichao Hu and Chief Financial Officer Jing Nealis, which provides a business update, details on its second quarter 2025 results, and its guidance for 2025.

Qichao Hu, Founder and CEO of SES AI, noted, “Last week in our preliminary earnings release, we stated that our path to profitability remains strong, and we are on track to reach our year-end revenue target of between $15 million to $25 million. MU-0.5, our most recent version of Molecular Universe, continues to gain traction with battery OEMs, as we now have more than 30 enterprise-level trial users, including several battery OEMs from Japan who join our existing Chinese and Korean trial customers.

“In addition, we also announced an agreement to acquire UZ Energy, an established player in the ESS space in Europe, Australia and Asia. We are excited to leverage UZ’s strong marketing team and hardware platform to expand our market share in not only the global $300 billion ESS market but specifically in the United States. For the remainder of 2025, we will continue to be disciplined in deployment of our excess liquidity in potential M&A and share repurchases, developing the next release of Molecular Universe to meet customer needs and building on UZ Energy’s strengths in ESS,” Hu added.

The Company will hold a conference call on Monday, August 4, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

A webcast of the live conference call will be available through SES’s Investor Relations website, https://investors.ses.ai.

The conference call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing the following numbers:

United States (Toll Free): +1 833-470-1428

International: +1 404-975-4839

https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/479976618

Access Code: 681928

A webcast replay will be available shortly after the call at:

https://investors.ses.ai/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx

About SES AI:

SES AI Corp. (NYSE: SES) is powering the future of global electric transportation on land and in the air with the world’s most advanced Li-Metal batteries. SES AI is the first battery company in the world to accelerate its pace of innovation by utilizing superintelligent AI across the spectrum of its business, from research and development; materials sourcing; cell design; engineering and manufacturing; to battery health and safety monitoring. Founded in 2012, SES AI is an Li-Metal battery developer and manufacturer headquartered in Boston and with operations in Singapore, Shanghai, and Seoul. Learn more at SES.AI.

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