KiteGen - About the company
KiteGen is an unfunded company based in Milan (Italy), founded in 2007 by Massimo Ippolito. It operates as an Airborne Wind Energy Systems. KiteGen has not raised any funding yet. The company has 31 active competitors, including 9 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Windlift, Enerkite and kiteKRAFT.
Company Details
KiteGen is an Airborne Wind Energy generation system which is using a radically different technology to generate power instead of the now matured wind turbine systems. The KSU (Kite Steering Unit) is the unit that allows to automatically pilot a power kite or an array of power kites over a predefined flight path, these power kites are maneuvered by deferentially unrolling and recovering the two lines on two winches controlled by engines. With such configuration, a single KiteGen power plant is able to intercept very large amounts of altitude wind, which is finally converted to electricity through a generator on ground.
- Website
- kitegen.com
- Email ID
- *****@kitegen.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2007
Location
Milan, Italy
Stage
Unfunded
Ranked
23rd among 31 active competitors
Employee Count
6 as on Apr 30, 2026
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KiteGen's funding and investors
KiteGen has not raised any funding rounds yet.
KiteGen's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of KiteGen is Massimo Ippolito.
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- Massimo Ippolito: Founder of KiteGen.
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KiteGen's employee count trend
KiteGen has 6 employees as of Apr 26. Here is KiteGen's employee count trend over the years:
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KiteGen's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of KiteGen include Windlift, Enerkite and kiteKRAFT. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of KiteGen, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Windlift 2006, Raleigh (United States), Seed | Airborne Wind Energy Systems | $450K | 54/100 | |
2nd | Airborne Wind Energy System | $1.85M | 46/100 | ||
3rd | Developer of airborne wind energy systems using tethered aircraft technology | $1.8M | 40/100 | ||
4th |  Skypull 2013, Lugano (Switzerland), Seed | Developer of box-type altitude wind power systems | $132K | 39/100 | |
5th | Makani 2006, Alameda (United States), Acqui-Hired | Harnesses high altitude wind energy | $15M | 36/100 | |
6th | Renewable energy company pioneering airborne wind energy technology through high-altitude tethered kites | $2.54M | 36/100 | ||
7th | eWind Solutions 2013, Beaverton (United States), Funding Raised | Airborne Wind Energy systems | - | 34/100 | |
8th | TwingTec 2013, Dubendorf (Switzerland), Funding Raised | Provider of wind energy drones | - | 34/100 | |
9th | Kite Power Solutions 2011, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Deadpooled | Airborne wind turbine manufacturer | $6.34M | 33/100 | |
10th |  Kite Power Systems 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Manufacturer of airborne wind turbines | $2.36M | 27/100 | |
23rd | Airborne Wind Energy Systems | - | - | 19/100 |
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