Scaled Power

What Scaled Power does

Scaled Power is a privately held aerospace technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, co-founded in 2016 by Rory Keogh (President/CEO) and Seth Kessler (CFO), both formerly of Metis Design. The company develops compact turbogenerator power systems targeting electric aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS/UAV), and clean energy applications. Its core product is the patented TurboGen turbogenerator, which uses patented air-coupled turbomachinery to achieve a 1:3 speed reduction without a heavy mechanical gearbox, a cold power turbine design enabling lightweight and additively manufactured components, and an advanced integrated recuperator for efficiency and noise reduction. Company materials claim the configuration delivers more than 4x the battery life and an order-of-magnitude improvement in endurance and payload over battery-only solutions.

The company's primary served market is the U.S. Department of Defense, with disclosed customers and partners including the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and AFWERX. The go-to-market is sales-led, conducted through direct engagement and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts; the company received an AFWERX Phase 1 SBIR award in December 2018 for its 'Turbo-alternator for high-endurance UAS/UAV' offering as part of the inaugural SBIR 18.2 solicitation. The TurboAlternator is positioned as a specialized variant of TurboGen for high-endurance defense applications. Company materials also reference engagement with DARPA, NASA, and ARPA-E for adjacent R&D applications, and identify clean energy and commercial electric aviation as secondary segments.

The company operates with a small team of 1–10 employees, including personnel with prior experience at MIT's Gas Turbine Laboratory, Boeing, McLaren F1, and the Trent900/Trent1000 aero-engine programs. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company has been funded through non-dilutive government grants and SBIR contracts rather than institutional venture capital. Ownership appears to remain with the founders and a single disclosed founding investor (Kieran Mitchell, VP of Business Development).

Name

Scaled Power

Legal name

Scaled Power Incorporated

Website

https://scaled-power.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scaled Power is a San Francisco-based aerospace technology company developing patented compact TurboGen turbogenerators for electric aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and clean energy applications, with primary customer engagement through U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense SBIR contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Power Systems

NAICS

Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing (333611), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (3336)

SIC

Engines & Turbines (3510), Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts (3724)

akta.pro primary industry

Turboshaft Engines (IMABADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Turbojet Engines (IMABADAC)

Keywords

• Turbogenerator power systems
• Electric aviation propulsion
• Unmanned aerial vehicles
• Aerospace power generation
• Air-coupled turbomachinery

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Scaled Power develops and manufactures patented turbogenerator power systems designed for electric aviation and unmanned aerial vehicle applications. The core product, TurboGen, uses air-coupled turbomachinery to deliver compact, lightweight, high-efficiency power sources that improve endurance and payload by an order of magnitude over battery-only solutions. The company also offers the TurboAlternator, a variant optimized for high-endurance UAS/UAV defense applications.

Product overview

Scaled Power develops a portfolio of compact turbogenerator products for electric aviation and clean energy applications. The core offering is the TurboGen turbogenerator, which uses patented air-coupled turbomachinery technology to deliver lightweight, high-efficiency power generation. The TurboAlternator represents a specialized variant targeting high-endurance unmanned aircraft systems. Both products leverage advanced integrated recuperators and additive manufactured components to achieve superior power-to-weight ratios compared to batteries, fuel cells, and piston/Wankel engines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TurboGen©: Patented turbogenerator providing endurance and payload capabilities for commercial electric aviation operations, featuring air-coupled turbomachinery, cold power turbine with lightweight materials, and advanced integrated recuperator.

Products and services

• TurboGen A patented turbogenerator designed for electric propulsion aircraft that delivers endurance and payload capabilities required for commercial aviation operations. Features patented air-coupled turbomachinery with 1:3 speed reduction without a heavy mechanical gearbox, a cold power turbine with additive-manufactured lightweight components, and an advanced integrated recuperator for efficiency and noise reduction.
• TurboAlternator A turbogenerator variant optimized for high-endurance UAS/UAV applications, developed in partnership with AFWERX under a Phase 1 SBIR contract to meet US Air Force and DoD requirements. The product targets improved capability and response time for warfighters through tailored power system configurations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x+ performance improvement over state-of-the-art systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AFWERXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2018Scaled Power received a Phase 1 SBIR contract award with AFWERX for their 'Turbo-alternator for high-endurance UAS/UAV' offering. AFWERX partnered with AFRL to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research process. Scaled Power was an awardee of the inaugural SBIR 18.2 solicitation, working with US Air Force and DoD customers to define requirements and optimize the core TurboGen configuration.
• AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFRL partnered with AFWERX to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research process, creating 'Special' SBIR topics that are faster, leaner and open to broader innovations. Scaled Power engages with AFRL through the SBIR program for turbogenerator development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Aerospace: Major aerospace propulsion and APU supplier with established turbogenerator products for manned aircraft. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering turbine-based power generation for aviation, though Honeywell focuses on larger platforms than Scaled Power's UAV-class product.
• Pratt & Whitney (Collins Aerospace): Major aero engine manufacturer producing small engines (e.g., PW100/PW200 turboshaft family) used in UAVs, helicopters, and APUs. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering small turbine-based propulsion across defense and commercial aviation.
• Rolls-Royce: Global aero engine manufacturer with established small-engine programs and APUs. Comparable as a broad incumbent in turbine-based aerospace power; Scaled Power's Lead Propulsion Engineer previously contributed to Rolls-Royce Trent900/Trent1000 development.
• Microturbo (Safran): Safran-owned producer of small gas turbines, APUs, and turbo-generators for missiles, UAVs, and military aircraft. Comparable as a broad incumbent with a small-turbine product line targeting many of the same defense and UAV applications as Scaled Power.

Others

• EaglePicher Technologies: Supplier of advanced batteries and power systems for aerospace and defense, including UAVs. Comparable as an alternative-power ecosystem participant whose battery offerings are the incumbent solution Scaled Power's TurboGen aims to displace for long-endurance missions.

Direct peers

• TurbineAero: Provider of small jet engines and APU/turbogenerator systems, including for UAV and military aviation applications. Comparable as a niche supplier of small turbine-based power systems overlapping with TurboGen's target use cases.
• Williams International: Manufacturer of small turbofan and turbojet engines for cruise missiles, UAVs, and other unmanned platforms. Directly comparable as a small-scale gas turbine propulsion supplier targeting unmanned aerial systems.
• LiquidPiston: Developer of compact rotary (X-Engine) powerplants for UAVs, hybrid-electric vehicles, and portable power. Directly comparable as a small, lightweight combustion-based power source competing with batteries for endurance-limited unmanned platforms.
• AVID Aerospace: Manufacturer of micro turbine engines specifically designed for small UAVs and loitering munitions. Directly comparable as a small-scale turbine engine supplier targeting the same high-endurance unmanned aerial market as TurboGen.

Emerging players

• ZeroAvia: Developer of hydrogen-electric powertrains for commercial-grade aircraft. Comparable as an emerging alternative power architecture for electric aviation, competing with Scaled Power's combustion-based approach for the same long-endurance flight mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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