Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures invests in Jump Aero news Yves Le Marquand 5 Dec 23 0 Jump Aero has received an undisclosed investment from the North Bay’s first regional venture capital fund, Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures. Launched in 2021, the fund… Read more
ZeroAvia completes $116m series C raise news Yves Le Marquand 27 Nov 23 0 ZeroAvia has raised $116m from its Series C funding round led by UK Infrastructure Bank, Airbus, Barclays and NEOM’s investment fund. The Series C cash… Read more
Joby awarded $9.8m California Competes grant news Yves Le Marquand 22 Nov 23 0 Joby has been awarded a $9.8m California Competes grant to support the firm’s continued growth in the state. The grant, given out by the Governor’s… Read more
Aibot awarded $15m by California Competes programme news Yves Le Marquand 22 Nov 23 0 Aibot has been awarded a $15m grant from the California Competes Grant Program. The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), which gives… Read more
Dronamics signs deals on production and operations at Dubai Airshow news Yves Le Marquand 15 Nov 23 0 Dronamics has agreed a joint production venture with UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF) and partnered with Aramex as it approaches global operations launch. With both… Read more
From Brisbane to the White House Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 10 Nov 23 0 When Stralis Aircraft founders got the call last month from former Australian PM and current ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, to visit the White… Read more
NEOM to invest in Boom through new investment arm news Yves Le Marquand 3 Nov 23 0 NEOM is investing in Boom Supersonic through its newly inaugurated investment arm, NEOM Investment Fund (NIF). The investment arm has been launched to support the… Read more
Mayman awarded $2m grant by US DoD for Speeder development news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 Mayman Aerospace has been awarded a $2m grant via an Other Transaction Authority from the US Department of Defense (DoD). The US-based air utility vehicle… Read more
Forza Jetson Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 25 Oct 23 0 Back in 1954, a football match between Fiorentina and Pistoiese ground to a halt when UFOs were spotted above the Stadio Artemi Franchi in Florence.… Read more
SkyDrive granted $82m contract by Japan government news Yves Le Marquand 24 Oct 23 0 SkyDrive has been awarded a contract worth over $82m by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to develop its eVTOL. The contract comes under… Read more
Nidec and Embraer get electric propulsion joint venture approval news Yves Le Marquand 6 Oct 23 0 Nidec Corporation and Embraer have got unconditional approval from regulators to launch their joint venture, Nidec Aerospace. The idea behind the new company is to… Read more
Regent secures $60m in series A funding news Yves Le Marquand 5 Oct 23 0 REGENT Craft has raised $60m in its series A round, providing enough funding for a full-scale prototype build and test programme. The round was co-led… Read more
Cyviation raises $4m ahead of series A news Yves Le Marquand 5 Oct 23 0 Aircraft cyber security startup, Cyviation has raised an initial $4m ahead of its series A opening due for 2024. The firms claims to be the… Read more
Conference report: Revolution.Aero San Francisco 2023 – Ascent update (on the hill) news Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 23 0 If you were in San Francisco this month for Revolution.Aero it is likely you saw a few cars driving around with a curious array of… Read more
H55 completes first Series C financing worth $50m news Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 23 0 H55 has successfully completed the first part of its Series C financing round securing CHF45 million ($49.6m) in financing. The secured funds will finance H55’s… Read more