Justin Lopas

Companies founded

Base Power

COO · Founder · 2023 – present

$13B valuation (2026)Decacorn

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Currently

Active roles, board seats and partnerships.

Starlink

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Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Anduril

2020 – 2023

$90B valuation (2026)Decacorn

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Apple

Intern · 2015

$5T valuation (2026)

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Baker Hughes

Completions & Wellbore Intervention Intern · 2014

$47.5B valuation (2026)

Compact Carbon Capture

2014

Interlube Systems

2013

SpaceXSI

Lead Engineer · 2013 – 2020

$1.8T valuation (2026)Gigacorn

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Timken

Application Analysis Systems Intern · 2013

$7B valuation (2026)

University of Michigan

2012 – 2016

Quicken Loans

Intern, Business Intelligence · 2011 – 2012

Education

University of Michigan

Bachelor · Mechanical Engineering

Talks 2

Interviews and talks Dealroom has written up, with the key moments.

The 15-Minute Battery: Inside Base Power's Austin Factory

Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Sept 2026

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The Factory Discipline Behind Base Power's Grid Mission

Suffiyan Malik interview · Sept 2026

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