# Lyten

> Lyten is a San Jose-based supermaterials company building lithium-sulfur batteries, advanced composites, and sensors on top of its proprietary 3D Graphene platform. Founded in 2015, Lyten makes its 3D Graphene by cracking methane into nanostructured carbon, then uses that material to produce lighter, higher-energy batteries with a domestic, non-conflict supply chain. The company is scaling production from a San Jose pilot line toward a multi-gigawatt-hour gigafactory in Reno, Nevada and a newly acquired European footprint.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Cook (Co-founder and CEO), Lars Herlitz (Co-founder and Chairman), Scott Mobley (Co-founder), William Wraith III (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~320 employees
- **Products:** LytCell Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, 3D Graphene Supermaterial, Lyten Composites, Lyten Sensors, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- **Notable:** 510+ patents granted or pending, First US-made battery-grade lithium metal (April 2025), Acquired Cuberg battery manufacturing assets (November 2024)

## Products & services

- **LytCell Lithium-Sulfur Batteries** — Lithium-sulfur EV battery cells with substantially higher gravimetric energy density than lithium-ion, no cobalt or nickel, and a domestic supply chain.
- **3D Graphene Supermaterial** — Proprietary three-dimensional carbon material produced from methane, tunable for conductivity, porosity, and strength.
- **Lyten Composites** — Lightweight, graphene-reinforced polymer composites for aerospace, defense, and automotive structural parts.
- **Lyten Sensors** — Passive, wireless 3D Graphene sensors for industrial, environmental, and supply-chain monitoring.
- **Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)** — Grid-scale storage systems, expanded via the 2025 acquisition of Northvolt's European BESS assets.

## Achievements

- 510+ patents granted or pending
- First US-made battery-grade lithium metal (April 2025)
- Acquired Cuberg battery manufacturing assets (November 2024)
- Acquired Northvolt's European BESS assets (2025)
- Announced $1B+ Nevada gigafactory with 10 GWh planned capacity (October 2024)

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Acquired Northvolt's European battery and BESS facilities in Poland and Sweden.
- **2025-07** — Raised $200M to expand European battery and BESS operations.
- **2025-04** — Began US production of battery-grade lithium metal.
- **2024-11** — Acquired battery manufacturing assets from Cuberg.
- **2024-10** — Announced $1B+ Nevada gigafactory targeting 10 GWh/yr.
- **2024-04** — San Jose factory transitioned to 100% renewable electricity.

## Links

- Website: https://lyten.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lyten-inc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lyten.inc/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19