Aerofugia Funding, Investors & Competitors

AeroVironment Inc is a defense technology provider delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. It develops and deploys autonomous systems, precision strike systems, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. The company operates business in two reportable segments: Autonomous Systems (AxS) and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy (SCDE). It derives majority of revenue from Autonomous Systems segment focuses on the design, development, production, delivery, and support of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, including UAS, uncrewed underwater vehicles and ground robot systems. Geographically it derives the majority of revenue from domestic operations.

Joby Aviation Inc is a transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi for commercial passenger service. Its Joby eVTOL aircraft is designed to transport a pilot and up to four passengers or an expected payload of up to 1,000 pounds at speeds of up to 200 mph. The aircraft is optimized for urban routes, with a target range of up to 100 miles on a single charge. The company is also developing an app-based platform to build and operate an aerial ridesharing service powered by a network of eVTOL aircraft that it will manufacture and operate. It has one operating and reportable segment, namely flight services. Currently, the company generates all of its revenue from flight services provided to the Department of Defense in the United States.

Nanchang Sanrui Intelligence Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the research, development, production and sales of electric power systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and power systems for robots. The company develops and manufactures electric propulsion systems for applications such as drones and robotics. Its portfolio includes several brands, including LIGPOWER, T-Hobby, CubeMars, SUPER-E, and MEPSKING.

Archer Aviation Inc advances the benefits of sustainable air mobility. The company is engaged in designing and developing a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing eVTOL aircraft for use in UAM networks. It is creating an electric airline that moves people throughout cities in a quick, safe, sustainable, and cost-effective manner.

HT Aero is a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles for urban air mobility. A subsidiary of EHang Holdings, the Shenzhen-based company unveiled the EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying drone in 2021, capable of carrying two passengers at speeds up to 130 km/h for 30 minutes. It collaborates with aviation authorities in China and abroad for certification, conducting test flights in Guangzhou and partnerships with urban developers for vertiport infrastructure to enable commercial air taxi services.

Eve Holding Inc is a provider of Urban Air Mobility solutions. The company's operating segments are; eVTOL that includes; the design and production of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) including fixed wing and helicopter operators, as well as lessors that purchase and manage aircraft on behalf of operators; Service and Operations Solutions segment which includes a portfolio of maintenance and support services focused on its and third-party eVTOLs; and the UATM segment , a new Urban Air Traffic Management system designed to allow eVTOLs to operate safely and efficiently in dense urban airspace alongside conventional aircraft and drones.

Glydways is a California-based mobility company developing personal rapid transit systems with autonomous Glydcars on dedicated guideways. Providing on-demand, direct rides without traffic delays, its network targets campuses, airports, and urban corridors with lower construction and operational costs than traditional rail.

Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry is an eVTOL developer focused on manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Based in China, it engineers multirotor designs for urban air taxi services and cargo delivery. The company tests prototypes with redundant propulsion and autonomous flight controls for certification under CAAC standards.

EHang Holdings Ltd is an urban air mobility (UAM) technology platform company focused on autonomous aerial vehicle technology and solutions. The company provides unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and solutions for air mobility, including passenger transportation and logistics, as well as smart city management and aerial media solutions. Its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft has obtained a production certificate and standard airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Airlift Technologies is a Pakistan-based logistics firm founded in 2019. It operates decentralized transportation networks and Airlift Express for 30-minute last-mile deliveries of food, pharmacy, groceries, and electronics across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi, backed by First Round Capital with over $24 million raised.

Primoco UAV SE is engaged in developing and producing of unmanned aircraft. It also offers maintenance and Training services. The company sells its aircraft in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America.