SkyDrive Funding, Investors & Competitors

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.

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.

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk and incorporated in Texas, alongside launch and manufacturing sites in Hawthorne, California, Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Vandenberg Space Force Base. The company designs, builds, and operates the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew and cargo spacecraft, and the fully reusable Starship vehicle, and has accounted for the large majority of global mass launched to orbit in recent years on the strength of reusable-rocket economics and a high launch cadence. Its Starlink division operates a low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation delivering broadband internet to more than ten million subscribers across roughly 160 countries, while the Starshield program supplies satellite and connectivity services to government and defense customers. In February 2026 SpaceX combined with Musk's artificial intelligence firm xAI, the developer of the Grok chatbot, which had itself absorbed the social platform X, consolidating space, connectivity, and AI operations under common ownership. The company completed an initial public offering on June 12, 2026, one of the largest in market history, and is led by Musk as CEO.

Agile Space Industries is an aerospace propulsion company designing and manufacturing in-space propulsion systems for satellites and spacecraft using metal 3D printing technology. The company operates purpose-built propulsion test facilities with over a decade of experience testing rocket engines for defense, civil, and commercial space programs. Engineering team includes alumni from SpaceX, NASA, and Aerojet Rocketdyne.

BETA Technologies Inc is an aerospace company manufacturing electric flight. It designs, manufactures and sells high-performance electric aircraft, advanced electric propulsion systems, charging systems and components. The company has one operating and reportable segment - Development and Manufacturing Electric Aircrafts. Its products include: Aircraft, Charge, Motor, Battery, and Flight Controls.

Relativity Space is a Long Beach-headquartered aerospace manufacturer pioneering 3D-printed rockets. Founded in 2015, it builds Terran 1 and Terran R vehicles using additive manufacturing, AI, and robotics for a supply chain with 100 times fewer parts. The company assembles rockets in under 60 days at its Florida launch site for satellite constellation missions.

Mach Industries is a Huntington Beach-based manufacturer of defense systems including unmanned aerial vehicles, missiles, and propulsion components. The Forge platform supports decentralized production of drone parts such as sensors, engines, and communications across flexible factories. It produces the Viper vertical-takeoff cruise missile with 290 km range, 10 kg warhead, and AI navigation for GPS-denied operations. In 2024, Mach secured a US Army contract for the Strategic Strike missile, completing design and tests by January 2025, and partners with Heven Drones on hydrogen-powered UAVs.

True Anomaly is an Austin-based space technology company designing autonomous spacecraft and software for orbital security and resilience. The firm builds Jackal electronic warfare satellites and develops simulation platforms for space domain awareness. True Anomaly supports U.S. Space Force contracts and partners with defense primes to field counter-space capabilities.

Vast is a Long Beach-headquartered space company engineering commercial space stations for low Earth orbit missions. Its Haven-1 outpost, set for 2025 launch via SpaceX Falcon 9, accommodates four crew members with Starlink connectivity and radiation shielding. Vast develops modular architectures supporting artificial gravity via rotation, in-space manufacturing bays, and science payloads, collaborating with NASA under CCSC-2 agreements for private astronaut flights.

JetZero is a Los Angeles-based aerospace startup founded in 2021 developing blended wing body aircraft. The design achieves 50% greater fuel efficiency on routes like Los Angeles to London, reducing emissions and increasing passenger comfort with wider cabins. JetZero's Z5 model targets commercial service by 2030, backed by US Air Force contracts and partnerships with Northrop Grumman. The company leverages decades of research into aerodynamic shapes pioneered by co-founder Mark Page.

Hermeus is an Atlanta-headquartered aerospace company developing hypersonic aircraft reaching Mach 5 speeds to transform global travel. Its Quarterhorse demonstrator targets New York to London flights in 90 minutes, using turbine-based combined cycle engines compatible with existing runways and air traffic systems. Founded in 2019, the firm advances prototypes for military and commercial applications.

Venus Aerospace is a Houston-based aerospace company founded in 2020 by CEO Sassie Duggleby and CTO Andrew Duggleby. It develops 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engines capable of Mach 9 speeds, aiming to enable one-hour global transport for commercial and defense applications. The company has completed engine test flights, including the world's first high-thrust test of a liquid-propellant rotating detonation rocket engine, and holds contracts with NASA and U.S. defense agencies to advance the technology.

Turion Space is a U.S.-based space technology company that builds Droid spacecraft for orbital debris removal and satellite servicing. The vehicles use vision sensors and docking mechanisms to rendezvous with targets, then employ propulsion to deorbit debris or adjust satellite orbits. Operations enhance space sustainability through turionspace.com.

Lockheed Martin is the world's largest defense contractor and has dominated the Western market for high-end fighter aircraft since it won the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2001. Aeronautics is Lockheed’s largest segment, which derives upward of two-thirds of its revenue from the F-35. Lockheed’s remaining segments are rotary and mission systems, mainly encompassing the Sikorsky helicopter business; missiles and fire control, which creates missiles and missile defense systems; and space systems, which produces satellites and receives equity income from the United Launch Alliance joint venture.