Mobility & Aviation
Aircraft, rail, boats and vehicles. 9 companies, $950M in disclosed funding.
| SpaceX alumni founders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermeus Hypersonic aircraft, starting with uncrewed high-speed jets. | Mobility & Aviation | Mike Smayda | 2018 | California | $510M |
| Reliable Robotics Autonomy systems that let existing aircraft fly without a pilot on board. | Mobility & Aviation | Robert Rose, Juerg Frefel | 2017 | Mountain View, CA | $294M |
| Arc Electric boats built with aerospace battery know-how. | Mobility & Aviation | Ryan Cook | 2021 | Torrance, CA | $100M |
| Parallel Systems Autonomous battery-electric rail cars for short-haul freight. | Mobility & Aviation | Matt Soule | 2020 | Los Angeles, CA | $38M |
| Airhart Aeronautics A personal airplane that almost anyone can learn to fly. | Mobility & Aviation | Nikita Ermoshkin | — | Not disclosed | $5.06M |
| Glīd Autonomous vehicles that drive on road and rail. | Mobility & Aviation | Kevin Damoa | 2022 | Not disclosed | $3.1M |
| ArrivoClosed High-speed maglev lanes for cars. | Mobility & Aviation | Brogan BamBrogan | 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | — |
| Grounded Modular electric vans for living and working on the road. | Mobility & Aviation | Sam Shapiro | — | Detroit, MI | — |
| Hyperloop OneClosed The best-funded attempt to build a hyperloop. | Mobility & Aviation | Brogan BamBrogan, Josh Giegel | 2014 | Los Angeles, CA | — |