Kyten Technologies

Winter 2026

Custom aerospace-grade battery pack factory

Seattle, WA, USA20262 peopleActive

ManufacturingAerospace

About Company

Kyten Technologies is building a factory to manufacture custom aerospace-grade battery packs. 100,000+ drones, submarines, and satellites are being built in the US, but the legacy supply chain can't keep up. During our six years at Starlink, we put 5,000+ battery packs into space. Now, we're bringing rapid development and volume production of aerospace-grade battery packs to the entire industry.

Active Founders

Lucas Maddox

Co-Founder

For nearly three years at Starlink, Lucas owned some of the program's most difficult and urgent test and manufacturing challenges. Before SpaceX, Lucas cofounded the University of Wisconsin's solar car team, building its electrical system and organization from scratch. B.S. in Electrical Engineering, specifically Power Systems.

Cooper McBride

Co-Founder

Cooper has spent more than 6 years in the aerospace industry, primarily at SpaceX and Shield AI. At SpaceX, he managed the Starlink Hardware Test team, which was responsible for developing automated test stands for all the components on the satellites. At Shield AI, he started the Hardware Test Team from scratch and grew it to over 20 people in under a year. B.S. in Electrical Engineering, specifically, Power Electronics.

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