Startup · United States

Lyten

HQ San Jose, CAFounded 2015501-1000 employees

San Jose maker of lithium-sulfur battery cells built on its 3D Graphene carbon material, with lithium-sulfur UAV cells and packs sold to drone and defense customers. Since 2024 it has bought most of bankrupt Northvolt's assets, including the Gdansk BESS plant and the Skelleftea and Vasteras sites in Sweden, and sells Voltpack energy storage systems. The company says it has raised more than $625 million in equity.

StartupFielded

Stage undisclosed · Jul 28, 2025

News4

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Jul 1, 2026CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Signs Exclusive MOU to Progress Acquisition of Northvolt Drei Assets in GermanyLyten Feb 26, 2026CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Completes Acquisition of Northvolt Sweden and Establishes its First Lyten Industrial Hub in SwedenLyten Jul 28, 2025CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Secures More than $200 Million in Investment to Support its Ongoing Acquisition StrategyLyten May 8, 2025CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Announces Next-Generation Drone Propulsion Initiative to Support U.S. National Security Needs with American-Made Lithium-Sulfur BatteriesLyten

Funding4 rounds · $400M

Equity raised: $400M
Latest: $200MStage undisclosed · Jul 28, 2025

Cumulative raised$400M

Sep 13, 2023Jul 28, 2025

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Jul 28, 2025	Undisclosed	$200M	—	—	—	Confirmed
Jul 18, 2024	Strategic	Undisclosed	—	Luxembourg Future Fund 2	—	Reported
Sep 13, 2023	Series B	$200M	—	Prime Movers Lab	FedEx, Honeywell International, Stellantis, Walbridge Aldinger	Reported
May 25, 2023	Strategic	Undisclosed	—	Stellantis Ventures	—	Reported

Undisclosed
Confirmed
$200M
Jul 28, 2025
Strategic
Led by Luxembourg Future Fund 2
Undisclosed
Jul 18, 2024
Series B
Led by Prime Movers Lab
With FedEx, Honeywell International, Stellantis, Walbridge Aldinger
$200M
Sep 13, 2023
Strategic
Led by Stellantis Ventures
Undisclosed
May 25, 2023

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems2

Lyten lithium-sulfur UAV cells and packs

U.S.-made lithium-sulfur battery cells and packs for drone propulsion, free of nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite.

Limited fielding

Voltpack Mobile System (VMS)

Modular, plug-and-play battery energy storage system scalable from 290 kWh to 1,450 kWh.

Fielded

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Supply Chain2 facilities

Facilities2

Facilities
Facility	Kind	Location	Status	Confidence
Lyten San Jose headquarters and lithium-sulfur pilot line	Headquarters	San Jose, CA, United States	Operating	Confirmed
Lyten San Leandro battery plant	Factory	San Leandro, CA, United States	Operating	Reported

Lyten San Jose headquarters and lithium-sulfur pilot line
Headquarters · San Jose, CA, United States
Operating
Confirmed
Lyten San Leandro battery plant
Factory · San Leandro, CA, United States
Operating
Reported

People8

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Dan Cook
Co-Founder
Lars Herlitz
Co-Founder
Scott Mobley
Co-Founder
William Wraith III
Co-Founder
Dan Cook
President and CEO
David Mindnich
EVP, Operations
Keith Norman
Chief Marketing Officer
Lars Herlitz
Chairman

Hiring Observations10 observed listings

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Accountant ↗
Vasteras, Sweden · Full time · Other
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
Checked Oct 13, 2026
Additive Manufacturing Technician III ↗
Indianapolis, IN · Full time · Manufacturing
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Application Engineer ↗
Skelleftea, Sweden · Full time · Engineering
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Assembly Operator ↗
Gdansk, Poland · Full time · Manufacturing
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Assembly Operator ↗
Gdansk, Poland · Full time · Manufacturing
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Automation Controls Engineer ↗
San Jose, CA · Full time · Engineering
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Automation Engineer ↗
Gdansk, Poland · Full time · Engineering
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Automation Engineer - Cell Assembly ↗
Skelleftea, Sweden · Full time · Manufacturing
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Automation Engineer - Formation & Ageing ↗
Skelleftea, Sweden · Full time · Engineering
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
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Battery Management System (BMS) software Engineer ↗
San Jose, CA · Full time · Engineering
Open when checked · lyten Workday public career board (observed CXS endpoint)
Checked Oct 13, 2026

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company Metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles: 536; Observed Oct 13, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers: 65,325; Observed Oct 13, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources16

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Profile1

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CompanyPowering Critical Infrastructure | Lyten
Lyten · Supports Organization · description, Organization · ownership
“A sovereign energy platform powering everything from gigawatt-scale AI data centers to physical AI at the edge for defense, industrials, and automotive.”

Systems4

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CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Secures More than $200 Million in Investment to Support its Ongoing Acquisition Strategy
Lyten · Jul 28, 2025 · Supports Facility, Funding round, Organization · description, System
“In November 2024, Lyten announced the acquisition of Northvolt's battery manufacturing plant in San Leandro, California”
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CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Announces Next-Generation Drone Propulsion Initiative to Support U.S. National Security Needs with American-Made Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Lyten · May 8, 2025 · Supports System
“Lyten now taking orders for its latest lithium-sulfur battery for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).”
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CompanyBattery Systems | Lyten
Lyten · Supports System
“A stand-alone, modular system designed as a plug and play energy storage solution at the edge. Scalable from 290 kWh to 1,450 kWh for commercial, industrial and data centers. Made in Poland.”
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CompanyLithium-Sulfur Batteries | Lyten
Lyten · Supports System
“Lyten Lithium-Sulfur is Now Powering High-Performance UAVs”

Funding4

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NewsLyten acquires facilities from Northvolt subsidiary Cuberg
electrive.com · Nov 14, 2024 · Supports Facility, Funding round
“The acquisition will give Lyten two pilot production sites in future: San Leandro and San Jose, both of which are located in California.”
7
NewsLuxembourg Future Fund 2 invests in Lyten
electrive.com · Jul 18, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“has received financial support from Luxembourg Future Fund 2”
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NewsLyten raises $200 million in capital
Lyten (electrive.com excerpt) · Sep 13, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“Lyten's Series B funding round was led by Prime Movers Lab, however, existing investors Stellantis, FedEx, Honeywell and Walbridge Aldinger also participated in the new round.”
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NewsThe EV Report - Stellantis Ventures Capitalizes on Lyten's Innovative Lithium-Sulfur EV Battery Technology
Lyten (The EV Report excerpt) · May 25, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“Stellantis Ventures, the venture capital branch of global auto innovator Stellantis, has recently announced its investment in Silicon Valley-based Lyten”

Supply chain1

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CompanyCareers | Lyten
Lyten · Supports Facility
“Located in the heart of innovation in San Jose”

People3

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CompanyPRESS RELEASE: Lyten Completes Acquisition of Northvolt Sweden and Establishes its First Lyten Industrial Hub in Sweden
Lyten · Feb 26, 2026 · Supports Role
“Dan Cook, Lyten CEO and Co-Founder stated”
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OtherLyten - Wikipedia
Wikipedia · Supports Organization · legal name, Role
“Lyten, Inc. is an American advanced materials company headquartered in San Jose, California.”
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CompanyAbout Us | Lyten
Lyten · Supports Role
“Dan Cook President, CEO & Co-Founder”

Other3

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CompanyLyten public job board
Supports Job posting
“Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Material Flow (Formation & Ageing)”
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CompanyLyten public job board
Supports Job posting
“Additive Manufacturing Technician III”
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DatabaseLyten - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · website, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“company_size: 501-1,000 employees”

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