79 indexable Aerospace Tech companies headquartered in California, United States, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $4.4B across 32 funded companies, including 2 unicorns.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shield AI
Unicorn Developer of AI-powered platforms and software for defense applications |
$930.2M | $2.8B as of 2023 |
Series G | Series G Mar 2026 | 364 | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
Archer
Unicorn Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for commercial use |
$1.5B | $1.7B as of 2021 |
Public | Post IPO Dec 2025 | 424 | 2018 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
Reliable Robotics
Provider of automatic flight control systems |
$133.5M | — | Series C | Series C Apr 2026 | 72 | 2010 | ↑ Active |
| 4 |
Joby Aviation
Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft |
$690M | — | Public | Post IPO May 2025 | 1,777 | 2009 | ↑ Active |
| 5 |
PteroDynamics
Developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft systems and platforms |
$7.5M | — | Seed | Seed May 2026 | 14 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 6 |
Grid Aero
Developer of uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft for resilient logistics networks |
$26M | — | Series A | Series A Jan 2026 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 7 |
Mach Industries
Developer of advanced military aviation platforms |
$186.7M | — | Series B | Series B May 2025 | — | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 8 |
SkySelect
Provider of an AI-powered platform for aircraft parts procurement and sourcing |
$9M | — | Series A | Series A Mar 2026 | 56 | 2011 | ↑ Active |
| 9 |
Odys Aviation
Designer and manufacturer of a VTOL aircraft |
$13.7M | — | Series A | Series A Oct 2025 | 28 | 2019 | ↑ Active |
| 10 |
Poseidon Aerospace
Developer of unmanned aircraft systems for commercial and defense applications |
$11M | — | Seed | Seed Nov 2025 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 11 |
Elroy Air
Autonomous aircraft systems for cargo delivery purposes |
$109.5M | — | Series B | Series B Oct 2024 | 48 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 12 |
Icarus
Developer of autonomous, solar-powered aircraft for sustained flight applications |
$500K | — | Seed | Seed Sep 2025 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 13 |
Astro Mechanica
Developer of supersonic propulsion systems |
$500K | — | Series A | Series A Aug 2025 | — | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 14 |
Wisk
Developer of autonomous electric aerial vertical take-off and landing vehicles |
$450M | — | Acquired | Series D Jan 2022 | 426 | 2019 | — |
| 15 |
Airhart
Developer of fly-by-wire aircraft with intuitive avionics for personal aviation |
$125K | — | Series A | Series A Oct 2025 | 5 | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 16 |
LaunchPoint
Provider of hybrid electric propulsion systems and modeling software |
$11.4M | — | Early Stage | Unattributed Apr 2024 | 35 | 1992 | — |
| 17 |
Hydrogen
Manufacturer of capsule modules to store hydrogen fuel in aircraft |
$85.5M | — | Series B | Series B Oct 2022 | 2 | 2020 | — |
| 18 |
AIBOT
Manufacturer of e-VTOLs. |
$15M | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Nov 2023 | — | 2022 | — |
| 19 |
AEVEX Aerospace
Provider of airborne intelligence solution |
$160M | — | Public | Conventional Debt Jul 2019 | 341 | 2018 | — |
| 20 |
Xwing
Developer of autonomous aircraft technologies |
$57.2M | $400M as of 2021 |
Series B | Series B Apr 2021 | 87 | 2016 | — |
| 21 |
Zenith Aerospace
Manufacturer of solar-powered aircraft |
$2.8M | — | Seed | Seed Apr 2024 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| 22 |
Sandel Avionics
Manufacturer of avionics for rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft |
$19.5M | — | Series B | Series B Oct 2019 | 46 | 1998 | — |
| 23 |
Ampaire
Manufacturer of hybrid-electric propulsion |
$20K | — | Series A | Grant (prize money) Apr 2025 | 20 | 2016 | ↑ Active |
| 24 |
Elodin
Aerospace design software |
$500K | — | Seed | Seed 2024 | — | 2023 | — |
| 25 |
Mayman Aerospace
Developer of dual-use vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with AI autonomy |
$3M | — | Seed | Seed Feb 2023 | — | 2016 | — |
| 26 |
Exosonic
Low boom supersonic aircraft manufacturer |
$4.1M | — | Seed | Seed May 2022 | 16 | 2019 | — |
| 27 |
Seaflight Technologies
Designer of electric aircraft |
$885.7K | — | Seed | Seed Jun 2023 | 6 | 2022 | — |
| 28 |
JetPack Aviation
Manufacturer of personal VTOL vehicles |
$2.6M | — | Seed | Seed Nov 2019 | 7 | 2015 | — |
| 29 |
AlphaSTAR Corporation
Provider of a software simulation tool for additive manufacturing |
$2.2M | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Dec 2009 | 59 | 1997 | — |
| 30 |
Hoversurf
Developer of commercial drones and electric aircraft |
$210K | — | Seed | Seed Oct 2016 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 31 |
Talyn
Developer of autonomous aircraft systems for cargo and passenger transportation |
$125K | — | Acquired | Seed Mar 2020 | 22 | 2019 | — |
| 32 |
JetInsight
Online marketplace for on-demand aircraft and fleet management system |
$120K | — | Seed | Seed Mar 2016 | 36 | 2015 | — |
| 33 |
GALT
Provider of airborne systems engineering, design, development, and integration solutions |
— | — | Seed | Seed Apr 2026 | 33 | 2015 | ↑ Active |
| 34 |
Morf3D
Provider of additive manufacturing design and manufacturing services |
— | — | Acquired | Series A Aug 2019 | 40 | 2013 | — |
| 35 |
Opener
Developer of VTOL aircraft for personal aviation |
— | — | Seed | Angel Jul 2018 | 70 | 2018 | — |
| 36 |
Solar Flight
Manufacturer of solar-powered aircraft |
— | — | Series A | Series A Feb 2018 | — | 1986 | — |
| 37 |
Kitty Hawk
Manufacturer of electric personal aircraft |
— | — | Deadpooled | Angel Jun 2016 | 123 | 2015 | — |
| 38 |
Aero Connect
Offers a marketplace for buying & selling aircraft parts |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2001 | — |
| 39 |
Aerobat Aviation
Develops manned and unmanned aerial vehicles for multiple applications. |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2010 | — |
| 40 |
Aeros
Electric cargo airships |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 1 | 1987 | — |
| 41 |
Airflow
Electric Plane Manufacturer |
— | — | Acquired | — | 7 | 2019 | — |
| 42 |
AirPartZ
Online marketplace for aircraft parts |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2017 | — |
| 43 |
Ampex
Developer of the data acquisition and recording systems |
— | — | Acquired | — | 32 | 1991 | — |
| 44 |
Aska
Developer of autonomous eVTOL vehicles |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 33 | 2018 | — |
| 45 |
Aura
Manufacturer of e-VTOL aircraft |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2020 | — |
| 46 |
Avionics Innovations
Manufacturer of video and audio systems for aviation |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 1994 | — |
| 47 |
Catalyst Aerospace Technologies
Developer of cloud-based autopilot software and avionics for aerospace |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 5 | 2019 | — |
| 48 |
CCS
Manufacturer of the temperature, flow and pressure sensors |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 119 | 1958 | — |
| 49 |
ConsuNova
Provider of aerospace engineering, avionics certification, training, and compliance solutions |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2012 | — |
| 50 |
CST Sensors
Sensors and actuators for control and monitoring |
— | — | Acquired | — | 765 | 1990 | — |
Developer of AI-powered platforms and software for defense applications. The company provides solutions for mission autonomy, surveillance, and object detection. Its offerings include autonomous pilot software, command and control toolkits, and autonomy development platforms. It also manufactures unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for commercial use. The company focuses on aircraft certification, safety, and defense applications. It provides updates through its newsroom and offers various resources. These resources include information for investors, media, and potential employees.
Reliable Robotics is a provider of automatic flight control systems. It provides automated operation of aircraft and commercialization of technologies for cargo and passenger vehicles.
Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The company designs and builds aircraft that use electric power for vertical takeoff and landing operations. It focuses on developing innovative solutions for urban air mobility and sustainable aviation. Users include businesses and operators seeking advanced aircraft technologies.
Developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft systems and platforms. These systems combine fixed-wing aircraft speed and range with vertical takeoff and landing performance. The company's aircraft are designed for delivery of payloads to locations lacking runways. The company focuses on government and commercial applications.
Developer of uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft for resilient logistics networks. The company focuses on building aircraft designed for moving heavy payloads across long distances. The aircraft are built for low-cost operation and designed for strategic reach. The company's distributed fleet aims to power resilient logistics at scale. The aircraft operate as a distributed mesh, supervised by a small ground team.
Developer of advanced military aviation platforms. This company designs and develops next-generation aircraft for military applications. Their portfolio includes a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) strike aircraft, a long-range high-altitude glider for munitions delivery, and an airborne satellite platform equipped with advanced sensors and communication capabilities. These platforms are designed to enhance militar
Provider of an AI-powered platform for aircraft parts procurement and sourcing. The platform offers self-service software and full-service options for procurement and order tracking. It provides sourcing and purchase order optimization for cost savings and lead-time reduction. The platform also offers full-service procurement to increase purchasing capacity. It allows supply chain visibility, improves on-time deliver
Designer and manufacturer of a VTOL aircraft. It mostly covers domestic airline routes and uses city airports and helipads.
Developer of unmanned aircraft systems for commercial and defense applications. The company focuses on creating autonomous aircraft designed for diverse environments and missions. These aircraft aim to revolutionize logistics by providing faster and cheaper goods transportation. The company is building unmanned systems to transform future logistics operations.
Autonomous aircraft systems for cargo delivery purposes. It developed a prototype featuring rotor-based vertical takeoff and landing and fixed-wing cruise flight with a hybrid powertrain. It offers various features, including reduced delivery times, minimal human error, enhanced delivery accuracy, and improved safety. It enables users to optimize routes, reduce fuel consumption, and potentially reshape urban infrastr
Developer of autonomous, solar-powered aircraft for sustained flight applications. The company designs and builds aircraft capable of autonomous operation. The focus is on creating systems for extended flight durations. The company is scaling its team and systems to expand its capabilities.
Y Combinator
Soma Capital
Climate Capital
Gaingels
Boeing
Boost VC
Calm Ventures
Hemisphere Ventures
Homebrew
Starburst
ARK Investment Management
Alumni Ventures
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-23.
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