
LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions is a propulsion and power generation company supplying lightweight, highly efficient, power-dense, electric and hybrid systems for aerospace, defense, unmanned aircraft systems, and advanced air mobility.
Launchpoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. has raised $4.1M in total funding. The most recent round was Seed.
Launchpoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. is headquartered in Goleta, CA.
LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions is a propulsion and power generation company supplying lightweight, highly efficient, power-dense, electric and hybrid systems for aerospace, defense, unmanned aircraft systems, and advanced air mobility.
LaunchPoint designs and manufactures lightweight, high-specific-power motors, starter/generators, and alternators for combat aircraft, uncrewed aircraft systems, and airborne pods.
They cite a patented ironless axial-flux motor/generator design delivering 30-50% greater power density (kW/kg), over 97% efficiency, patented fault-tolerant winding and dual-core architecture, and a hermetically sealed magnet array.
Founded by Brad Paden, Dave Paden, and Mike Ricci; the company has secured more than $1 million in U.S. Department of Defense grants to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for aerospace.
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