Top San Francisco Bay Area, CA Aerospace Companies (61)
Stellar is building the most innovative operations management solution for business aviation. We’re bringing together advanced technologies to reimagine and revolutionize business aviation for operators, corporate flight departments, brokers, and their customers. With a new technology platform, built from the ground up for this purpose, Stellar will drive transformative operational improvements in the business aviation sector, radically improving efficiency, profitability, and customer experience.
Precious Payload is a US/UAE space-tech startup that makes planning and execution of satellite missions easier by taking care of mission and supply chain management. The company focuses on the digital transformation of space mission management and brings transparency into small satellite supply chains through its user-friendly software and vast network of providers. Its mission is to streamline satellite design, manufacturing, testing, logistics, and in-orbit operations, bringing together all the suppliers needed for a successful launch on the same page with the teams developing payloads. The latest company’s feature, a comprehensive launch schedule for small satellites, is now available to the public at https://preciouspayload.com/launch-schedule.
Pixxel is a space technology company working towards creating the world's highest resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite-imaging constellation. The images gathered by Pixxel's satellites will provide up-to-date information relevant to climate monitoring, crop yield prediction, urban planning, and disaster response.
Airware is the leading enterprise drone analytics company helping enterprises leverage today’s rapidly advancing technologies (such as drones, cloud computing, machine learning and more) to safely see and sense their sites and structures to improve productivity, mitigate risks, and take workers out of harm’s way. Effective Friday, September 14th Airware has ceased operations: https://www.airware.com/en/blog/thank-you-farewell/
In 2021, Swissport International AG provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 97 million airline passengers and handled roughly 5.1 million tons of air freight at over 120 air cargo centers worldwide. Swissport was active at 287 airports in 45 countries on six continents as of 14 July 2022. http://www.swissport.com
SkySelect is an algorithmic purchasing system for $100B aircraft material industry. SkySelect was founded in 2017 with a clear mission to connect aircraft material buyers and suppliers through touchless transactions and make the commercial aviation leaner by building a world class aircraft material supply chain. We are a fast-growing company backed by top tier investors from Silicon Valley such as Bain Capital Ventures, Lux Capital and Initialized Capital.
Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. (EBI), founded in 1836, is a privately-owned high technology conglomerate focused in space & defense, pet food science, and biotechnology. We participate in businesses that are relevant to the future of the world and have multigenerational growth prospects. EBI companies are unified by a common shared operating system and a common set of values.
JetInsight's best-in-class quoting and fleet management software helps aircraft charter operators run and grow safer, more efficient, and more profitable businesses. We work with hundreds of operators across the US and are building the world's largest network of on-demand aircraft
Skyfront builds hybrid-electric drones that fly for 5 hours, a 10X improvement over battery powered drones, for use in long range infrastructure inspection, surveillance, and SAR missions.
Loon is working to connect people everywhere by inventing and integrating audacious technologies. We started as a project of Google[x] in 2013 and became an independent business within Alphabet in 2018. Using a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, Loon is making it possible to extend internet access to the billions who currently lack
Vantage makes UAVs and UAV components for customers, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, FBI, NASA, DEA, and CNN. Our first product, Snap, achieved a landmark FAA waiver for commercial flight over people. Our second product, Vesper, was one of five products selected by the Pentagon for use by the federal government. We’re currently making the next generation micro drone for the U.S. Army’s $100M Soldier Borne Sensor Program and a family of modular micro-gimbals as part of the Pentagon’s Blue UAS program. Vantage has been awarded over $22M in R&D contracts over the last two years and raised $20M in venture funding. The company has strong backing from VCs who previously backed Twitter and Zoom, the founder of Insitu, and the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit. We are a team of Stanford engineers, DARPA Grand Challenge winners, IDEO and Volkswagen alums, NASA roboticists, 3D printer designers, and pioneering software developers. We’re also ardent kite surfers, mountain bikers, rock climbers, surfers, and award winning pilots. We work to achieve ambitious goals but also to achieve meaningful lives.
About Airspace Systems Airspace uses AI and advanced robotics to create fully automated, always-on solutions that deliver the three mandatory requirements of airspace security: long-range detection, instant identification, and safe capture and removal of unauthorized or malicious drones. Airspace solutions protect people, property, and IP for businesses, law enforcement, and the military. All Airspace solutions are mobile, modular, and simple to operate. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, Airspace is funded by early investors in Nest, Palantir, and Skype. Mission Autonomous airspace security. Vision Safe and secure skies open for business and social good.
ATP is the leading provider of aviation software and information services. ATP's innovative product line, including Flightdocs, Aviation Hub, ChronicX, and SpotLight, reduces operating costs, improves aircraft reliability, and supports technical knowledge sharing and collaboration in all aviation and aerospace industry sectors. ATP's products and services support more than 75,000 aircraft maintenance professionals worldwide. As a global company, ATP has more than 7,500 customers in 137 countries and partnerships with over 90 OEMs.
Xwing is on a mission to build the world’s smartest and cleanest air mobility system. With our autonomous flight technology, Superpilot — we're transforming the way airplanes fly so regional mobility will be significantly safer, more efficient, accessible, and sustainable than ever. Our work begins with converting today’s cargo aircraft into remotely-operated airplanes so every person in the world can have greater access to reliable and affordable delivery services no matter where they live. Beyond air cargo, we plan to expand our technology safely, scalably, and sustainably to other areas of commercial aviation. Founded in 2016, Xwing is based in Northern California with offices in San Francisco and Concord, CA. Fast Company named us one of the Most Innovative Transportation Companies of 2021 and a World Changing Idea in 2022; and TIME Magazine featured us on its 2021 Best Inventions List after completing the world’s first fully autonomous cargo flight. Backed by strategic investors, we've raised over $57 million in venture funding to date, and we're partnering closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify our advanced aircraft. Visit us at xwing.com to learn more. Visit us at xwing.com/careers to join our team.
Xona is developing the most accurate and secure real-time PNT service on the planet.
Kittyhawk (HQ in Palo Alto, CA) is building a single-person, remotely-piloted electric aircraft with the goal of making airtaxis affordable, ubiquitous and eco-conscious. Founded by self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, Kittyhawk has been advancing aviation for more than a decade and has built and flown more than 100 aircraft. If anyone can do this, we can.
Skycatch is the leading industrial data collection and analytics company, focused on indexing and extracting critical information from the physical world. We use a combination of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to deliver high precision data at unprecedented speed and ease of use. Built for enterprise, our turnkey solutions are deployed across global project sites with the world's largest construction, mining, and energy companies.
Authenticiti is taking out the supply chain complexities between buyers and sellers by creating a hyper real-time digital platform for them to connect, share and serve. We do that by deploying our open-source blockchain-based platform to achieve real-time visibility, hyper-efficiency and faster payment for industrial manufacturers. The platform enables industrial manufacturers to: Connect their information siloes like legacy applications, supplier portals or excel spreadsheets to our next-generation middleware layer that standardizes the data to a common format for real-time retrieval and sharing. Share information with internal or external users securely with distributed encryption enforcing permissions and guaranteeing that any user controls their data across on a shared network. Serve their customers more efficiently with an application layer to visualize supply chain data in real-time, receive real-time alerts, and automate complex business logic such as rule-based inventory replenishment, service lifecycle management or electronic billing. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with an engineering office in Toronto, Canada.
B GARAGE was founded in 2017 by a Ph.D. graduate from Stanford University. After having spent over five years researching robotics, computer vision, aeronautics, and drone autonomy, the founder and team set their minds on building a future where aerial robots would become an integral part of our daily lives without anyone necessarily piloting them. Together, our common goal is to redefine the user experience of drones and to expand the horizon for the use of drones.
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company dedicated to delivering safe everyday flight for everyone. With over a decade of piloted and autonomous flight experience, we’ve created Cora—our all-electric, self-flying air taxi that will change the future of daily commutes and urban travel. Formed as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation, Wisk will shape the future of daily commutes and urban travel—safely and sustainably, starting with our launch partnership in New Zealand. The Cora team is now the foundation of Wisk and together we’re working toward a future where you’ll be able to safely soar over traffic and get to where you’re going, faster. Because everyone has somewhere to be, someone to see, and now—a better way to get there. Join our team of innovators, engineers and entrepreneurs in making everyday flight a reality for everyone.
