Aviation Startups

United States|Aviation Startups

Rural vertiport network for eVTOL landing and ground operations, based in New York

• Air Ambulance
• Airport Services

Aircraft Software

Layover Solutions is an online platform that lets airline staff book hotel rooms, meals and transport for passengers hit by flight disruptions.

• Aircraft Software

Texas|Aviation Startups

HEXA personal electric aircraft developer based in Austin, Texas

• Drone Services

Germany|Aviation Startups

Electric air taxi developer based in Weßling, Germany

Washington|Aviation Startups

Electric propulsion systems for aircraft, developed in Seattle, Washington

• Aircraft Parts Suppliers

United States|Space

Mandala Space Ventures is a venture studio and fund that builds and backs early stage companies in the emerging space economy.

• Space

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

France|Aircraft Avionics

Integrated modular avionics for drones, eVTOLs and civil aviation from France

• Aircraft Avionics

California|Aviation Startups

Autonomous cargo aircraft developer for sustainable delivery

Switzerland|Aircraft Manufacturers

Training aircraft built for private pilot flight schools, from Switzerland

• Aircraft Manufacturers
• Flight Schools

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

Germany|Drone Services

Autonomous VTOL aircraft carrying up to 100 kg to vessels and remote sites

• Drone Services
• Aircraft Manufacturers

Virginia|Universities and Research

Nexus234 is an innovation district in Manassas, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. It supports the full innovation cycle, from early research to commercialization and advanced manufacturing.

• 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