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Kymeta

US
commercialFounded 2012
Redmond, Washington, United States
www.kymetacorp.com
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Tom Jackson is the Chief Revenue Officer of Kymeta and a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/16/2025Kymeta selected as multi-orbit MILSATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 Pilot

Tom Jackson is the EVP and Chief Revenue Officer of Kymeta and a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL10/16/2025Kymeta selected as multi-orbit SATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 pilot

Kymeta partnered with Intelsat to deploy Hawk u8 terminals to support Help.NGO’s emergency response operations.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/31/2024Kymeta supporting Help.NGO with hurricane emergency comms

Kymeta is shipping the Osprey u8 HGL hybrid geostationary/low Earth orbit/LTE terminal from its facility in Woodinville, Washington.

NARRATIVE GROWTH3/19/2024Kymeta Begins Delivery of First Multi-Orbit Flat-Panel Antenna for Military Users

Kymeta’s Osprey u8 HGL achieved up to 195 megabits per second download, 32 Mbps upload, and latency under 70 milliseconds while operating on a LEO network during tests.

NARRATIVE CAPABILITY3/11/2024Dawn of the multi-orbit era

Kymeta will begin shipping ruggedized Osprey u8 HGL hybrid GEO/LEO terminals for military vehicles on Eutelsat’s network in March 2024.

NARRATIVE PLAN3/11/2024Dawn of the multi-orbit era

Kymeta raised $84,000,000 from investors in 2022 to fund product launches.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/11/2024Kymeta brings in new leadership amid multi-orbit antenna launch

OneWeb will launch its superyacht service with Kymeta’s u8-based LEO terminal, with first deliveries starting in early 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/24/2022OneWeb + Kymeta bringing LEO connectivity to superyachts

Kymeta has established global partnerships with industry leaders and conducted testing demonstrating interoperability with LEO and GEO satellite constellations.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT3/16/2022Funding Of Million$$ For Kymeta

Kymeta raised $84,000,000 on 2022-03-15 to expand manufacturing facilities ahead of deploying its first flat panel electronically steered user terminals for low Earth orbit satellites 2022.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/15/2022Kymeta secures $84 million to scale up antenna production

Kymeta partnered with OneWeb on 2021-12-01 to jointly develop a flat panel, electronically steered user terminal for stationary land applications on OneWeb’s low Earth orbit broadband network.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/1/2021Kymeta plans to release OneWeb terminal by next summer

Kymeta is working with supply chain partners to buy forward in higher quantities to meet demand expected from OneWeb and other LEO constellations in 2022–2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/7/2021Kymeta announces successful OneWeb antenna tests

The agreement between Kymeta and Santander Teleport supports Kymeta’s goal to provide world-class support that is available 24×7.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/23/2021Santander Teleport and Kymeta to Provide Tech and Customer Support Center

During Kymeta’s prototype trials, the u8 terminal achieved 100% connectivity on the move with line-of-sight using either satellite or cellular connections.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/28/2020UPDATE #2: Kymeta Recapitalizes + Fundraises $85 Million + u8 Terminal Enters Beta Trial Program

Members of Kymeta’s leadership team personally invested approximately $1,000,000 in the funding round led by Executive Chairman Doug Hutcheson.

NARRATIVE GOVERNANCE12/28/2020UPDATE #2: Kymeta Recapitalizes + Fundraises $85 Million + u8 Terminal Enters Beta Trial Program

On 2020-08-18, Kymeta acquired Lepton Global Solutions, a Virginia-based company that provides turnkey connectivity solutions to the intelligence community and other government customers.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/25/2020Kymeta raises $85.2 million in Bill Gates-backed round

Kymeta raised $85,200,000 in a funding round led by Bill Gates on 2020-08-25.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/25/2020Kymeta raises $85.2 million in Bill Gates-backed round

By acquiring Lepton, Kymeta improved its ability to offer managed services and operate network operations centers.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/18/2020Kymeta acquires satellite services firm Lepton Global Solutions

Kymeta raised $73,600,000 in an equity financing round in March 2017.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL10/30/2018Kymeta founder Nathan Kundtz stepping down as CEO

Kymeta partnered with television manufacturer Sharp to build flat panel antennas using the same infrastructure used to mass produce liquid-crystal displays.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/7/2018German startup takes Kymeta-like LCD approach to flat panel antenna manufacturing