69 Best Aviation Startups to Watch in 2024

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Aviation Startups

We track 22,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 13 start-ups . with an aggregate funding of $1.2B. The average funding per company in this subset is $95.6M. The list encompasses 9 founders. It includes data on 9 professionals within these filtered companies.

Last update to the database: Dec 3, 2024. See changelog.

Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation is an aerospace transportation company developing electric aircrafts.

TransportationElectric vehicleSustainable transport

Location:

🇺🇸 San Carlos, California

United States

🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, California

United States

Founded:

2009-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 8

Total Raised: $1220.00M

Last Funding: $500.00M (Unknown)

Key People:

JoeBen Bevirt - CEO

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AviLabs

AviLabs is a passenger disruption management platform for airlines founded in 2019.

Software as a service (SaaS)Aviation

Location:

🇮🇸 Reykjavik, Capital Region

Iceland

Founded:

2019-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 1144

Total Raised: $8.70M

Last Funding: $8.70M (Series A)

Key People:

Sveinn Akerlie - CEO

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Wingbits

Wingbits is a flight tracking network builder founded in 2023 by Robin Wingårdh .

Software as a service (SaaS)TransportationAviation

Location:

🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County

Sweden

Founded:

2023-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 1287

Total Raised: $3.50M

Last Funding: $3.50M (Seed)

Key People:

Robin Wingårdh - CEO

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Signol

Software provider for aviation and shipping industry to reduce emissions.

Software as a service (SaaS)SustainabilityEnergy efficiency

Location:

🇬🇧 London, England

United Kingdom

🇬🇧 Londonderry County Borough, Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

Founded:

2017-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 1756

Total Raised: $3.30M

Last Funding: $3.30M (Seed)

Key People:

Michael Fanning - CEO
Daniel White - CEO

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Sabrewing Aircraft Company

Sabrewing Aircraft Company is a Camarillo, California-based aerospace and aviation company and a developer of heavy-lift commercial vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Machine learningRoboticsTechnology

Location:

🇺🇸 Camarillo, California

United States

Founded:

2016-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 7488

Total Raised: $1.80M

Last Funding: $1.80M (Unknown)

Key People:

Ed De Reyes - CEO

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AirMap

AirMap is a California-based drone industry company improving low-altitude-airspace infrastructure to help drone operators fly safely and legally.

Machine learningDronesRobotics

Location:

🇺🇸 Santa Monica, California

United States

Founded:

2015-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 8240

Total Raised: $5.90M

Last Funding: $3.30M (Unknown)

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Lift Aircraft

Life Aircraft is a company developing an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Machine learningDronesRobotics

Location:

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California

United States

Employees:

1 - 9

Seedtable Rank:

# 13148

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Assaia

Assaia is a Zurich-based company.

Machine learningTechnologyComputer Vision

Location:

Employees:

11 - 49

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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ePlane

ePlane is an eCommerce platform designed to bring together buyers and sellers in the aerospace industry.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data analysisRetail

Location:

Employees:

11 - 49

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation is an aerospace transportation company developing electric aircrafts.

TransportationElectric vehicleSustainable transport

Location:

Employees:

1001 - 4999

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Ola Electric

Ola Electric is a multimodal electric vehicle project in Nagpur founded in 2017 by Bhavish Aggarwal, Anand Shah and Ankit Jain.

Clean technologyAutomotive industryElectric vehicle

Location:

Founded:

2017-01-01

Employees:

1001 - 4999

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. is a transportation network company (TNC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Machine learningRoboticsManufacturing

Location:

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California

United States

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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Federal Aviation Administration

United states government agency dedicated to civil aviation matters

TechnologyE-commerceEducational Technology

Location:

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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United Airlines

US-based airline

AviationAirline

Location:

🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois

United States

Founded:

1926-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

Key People:

Oscar Munoz (executive) - CEO
Larry Kellner - CEO
Scott Kirby - CEO

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Capillary Technologies

Capillary Technologies is a company founded in 2012.

Software engineeringTechnologySoftware

Location:

Employees:

501 - 999

Seedtable Rank:

# 17212

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Jetex Flight Support

Jetex Flight Support is a company founded in 2005.

Location:

Founded:

2005-01-01

Employees:

201 - 499

Seedtable Rank:

# 19523

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Aireon

Space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for global air traffic surveillance.

AerospaceAviationSpace industry

Location:

Employees:

51 - 199

Seedtable Rank:

# 22561

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SkyDrive

SkyDrive is and eVTOL company based in Tokyo, Japan.

Electric vehicleSustainable transportAerospace

Location:

🇯🇵 Tokyo, Tokyo

Japan

Employees:

51 - 199

Seedtable Rank:

# 22561

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