Aviation Startups in the United States

Utah|Aviation Startups

eVTOL aircraft developer for urban air mobility in Salt Lake City, Utah

• Aircraft Manufacturers

Colorado|Aviation Startups

Drone delivery systems developer based in Denver, Colorado

California|Aviation Startups

Aerospace design and technology startup based in Los Angeles, California

California|Drone Services

Autonomous jet-powered VTOL aircraft developer based in Long Beach, California

• Drone Services

California|Aviation Startups

Autonomous cargo aircraft developer for sustainable delivery

Utah|Aviation Startups

VTOL aircraft developer based in Ogden, Utah, since 1983

Pennsylvania|Aviation Startups

Drone-based aircraft inspection technology developer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

California|Aviation Startups

Blended-wing-body cargo and passenger aircraft developer in San Diego

Nevada|Aviation Startups

Electric vehicle and transportation developer based in Las Vegas, Nevada

Virginia|Universities and Research

Nexus234 is an innovation district in Manassas, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. Its website says it supports the full innovation lifecycle, from early research to

• Universities and Research

Oklahoma|Aircraft Manufacturers

Developer of electric vertical takeoff aircraft based in Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Aircraft Manufacturers

United States|Space

Odyssey, in El Segundo, California, plans orbiting supercomputers that run AI workloads in space, with a first flight planned for 2027.

• Space

United States|Manufacturers

OnwardAir is developing the Vertex VTOL, a hybrid heavy lift aircraft with swappable FLEX Pods for cargo, medical and defense missions.

• Manufacturers

United States|Aviation Startups

Startup accelerator for UAS, robotics and autonomy companies in Pendleton, Oregon

• Drone Services

Colorado|Aviation Startups

Aircraft developer based in Aurora, Colorado

California|Aviation Startups

Developer of the Butterfly eVTOL aircraft in Torrance, California

California|Aviation Startups

Developer of all-electric VTOL aircraft in Winters, California

Utah|Drone Services

Developer of Transwing VTOL aircraft in Salt Lake City, Utah

• Drone Services
• Aircraft Manufacturers

California|Drone Services

Heavy-lift autonomous electric aircraft for agriculture and cargo, built in Alameda, California

• Drone Services
• Aircraft Manufacturers

United States|Space

Reditus Space is building reusable spacecraft that return payloads from orbit, with its ENOS vehicle and offices in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Space

Missouri|Manufacturers

Developer of the electric Sea-Glider, with offices in Kansas City, Missouri

• Manufacturers
• Defence and Military

California|Aircraft Avionics

Automated flight systems for aircraft, based in Palo Alto, California

• Aircraft Avionics

Arizona|Aircraft Manufacturers

Hybrid unmanned cargo aircraft developer in Tucson, Arizona

• Aircraft Manufacturers

Utah|Aviation Startups

Developer of the Switchblade flying car in Salt Lake City, Utah

• Aircraft Manufacturers