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Launch YC: Kyten - The modern aerospace battery pack supplier

"Custom Aerospace-Grade Battery Packs"
TL;DR:
American manufacturers are racing to build 100,000+ autonomous vehicles for the air, sea, and space. Every vehicle needs a custom, aerospace-grade battery pack, but the supply chain delivering them is holding programs back. Kyten is changing that.
During their six years at Starlink, they put over 5,000 battery packs into space. Now, they are bringing rapid development and volume production to the entire industry.

Ask: They have capacity for a few pilot customers—if you know any sea, air, or space manufacturers, shoot them an email.

https://youtu.be/xwCdkOi8HsM?si=ChUu-JEHP3Z6CRm5

Founded by Lucas Maddox & Cooper McBride

🐌 The aerospace supply chain is holding OEMs back

Every drone, submarine, and satellite needs a custom battery pack. But as demand grows into the tens of thousands per year, the supply chain is a generation behind:

  • 6-12 months to design and qualify custom builds.
  • 6-12 months to ramp to high volume production.
  • At least 5x the cost of vertically integrating the product itself.

Forced vertical integration results in slower programs, higher costs, and significant delivery risk.

🛠️ Kyten builds aerospace battery packs fast and at high volume

They spent a combined eight years at Starlink and Shield AI driving down lead times and increasing production capacity of aerospace-grade battery packs. Kyten builds on this experience to deliver high volumes in weeks, not 12+ months:

  • 1 week to design via adaptive architecture.
  • 1 week to qualify via automated in-house testing.
  • 1 week to volume production via software-defined manufacturing.
  • 1,000s of units/year per product.
Image Credits: Kyten

Unlike the legacy aerospace supply chain, Kyten thinks like a modern manufacturer.

Learn More

🌐 Visit www.kytentech.com to learn more.
💥 If you, or anybody you know, needs custom aerospace-grade battery packs, please reach out here.
🤝 They have capacity for a few pilot customers—if you know any sea, air, or space manufacturers, shoot them an email.
👣 Follow Kyten on LinkedIn & X.

Posted 
January 29, 2026
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