Reflex Aerospace builds and delivers tailor made satellite platforms. Reflex Aerospace offers manufacturing, assembly and integrations of satellites at competitive prices.
With $37 million in government and civil awards, we are developing a transportation platform called CarryAll, a space-rated shipping container capable of carrying up to 10 tons of cargo. It launches aboard rockets like SpaceX’s Falcon or Starship, reaches low Earth orbit in under 10 minutes, and returns to Earth within 45–90 minutes of command. It lands autonomously within five meters of its target using guided parafoils, GPS, and onboard targeting systems. This delivery vehicle redefines how goods move across Earth and how products are manufactured in space. The ability to deliver large, critical cargo anywhere on Earth within 90 minutes will fundamentally reshape global logistics, enabling a new era of supply chains, emergency response and commercial access to space. Also, some of the most valuable technologies of the coming decades will be manufactured in orbit, where zero gravity, vacuum, and stable thermal conditions make it possible to create materials that can't be made on Earth.
Strong Compute is building the future of Cloud Computing, priced by performance not consumption. Our software and hardware optimizations speed up neural network development 10x-1000x, file transfer 1000x, instance start time 10x. We're starting with AI and are aimed at the $500B cloud market.
Canopy Aerospace is a producer of thermal protection systems. They offer heat shields for emerging space and hypersonic industries. Their software enables early integration of TPS design, allowing vehicle manufacturers to make fully informed decisions during trade studies and reduce costly last-minute revisions.
Interstellar Lab is a biotech company founded in 2018 that develops, manufactures and operates advanced bio-farming platforms to help its customer produce the cleanest plant-based ingredients. Its bio-farming technology combines automated farms (Biopods), AI and bioscience with a unique data-driven approach. Its considerably accelerates plant growth while optimizing plant molecular composition. Interstellar Lab provides sustainable plant-based ingredient solutions to large health, beauty and F&B companies. Its bio-farming technology has also convinced NASA and ESA, which contracted with the company to adapt the system for space deployment. The company counts 45 engineers, scientists and researchers located between its flagship 65,000SF BioPod Facility and Plant Lab in Ivry-sur-Seine (France), its SpaceLab at NASA KSC Florida (USA) and its Business Hub in San Francisco (USA).
The transcontinental travel time is drastically shortened by Destinus' hypersonic aircraft, which integrate the most cutting-edge space and aviation technologies. By using hydrogen as a fuel, long-range aircraft will be able to fly over any part of the planet, creating new routes for the movement of people and cargo. Destinus was established in 2021 by Mikhail Kokorich in Payerne, Fribourg.
Exosonic is an early-stage aerospace start-up based in Los Angeles, CA developing supersonic adversary air UAVs to support the adversary air training mission for both commercial and government customers. The goal is to mature these supersonic UAVs to become loyal wingmen (or collaborative combat aircraft) and eventually develop quiet supersonic airliners from the lessons learned and profits generated by the supersonic UAV product line. Founded in 2019, Exosonic has raised $4.5M+ in private capital and $2M+ in AFWERX funding. The team has 15 FTEs and is developing a subscale flight test vehicle to demonstrate autonomy and potentially crewed-uncrewed teaming with a first flight timeframe of Q2 2023.
infiniDome develops and sells GPS protection and navigation resiliency solutions tailored to defend UAVs and vehicles from jamming attacks.
Modularity Space is developing modular reusable satellites designed to be repaired, refueled, and upgraded in space. It is a transition to reusable space systems by building the constellation of reusable satellites. This includes integrating, launching, operating, and maintaining the satellites and the whole constellation.
At F-drones, we are building the world’s first transition drone to enable aerial deliveries to ships and offshore platforms. Our unique design will have a combination of heavy payload and long-range capabilities that would put other existing delivery drones to shame. With such incredible specs, our drone can still take-off vertically, fly like a fixed-wing aircraft, and land on a moving target. Consumer-grade drones are passe; We are building aviation-grade drones that would set high safety and reliability standards. We aim to be the leader of heavy payload drone logistics across industries in 5 years.
Archangel Lightworks is a laser communications company that builds secure, wireless technology to create the space-enabled networks of the future. They solve the space-ground connectivity problem. They offer an opportunity for resilient connectivity, and the ground is reliant on radio, which is bandwidth-constrained, finite, and not secure.
ResilienX is a complete software monitoring system for the future of autonomous ecosystems. Their software monitors the health, integrity, and performance of complex systems. They are designing, integrating, and deploying safety-critical systems.
At Morf3D their mission is to provide a sustainable eco-system that delivers innovative solutions to solve complex design and manufacturing challenges that fully exploit the benefits of additive manufacturing. They provide a variety of fully-integrated additive design and manufacturing services including conceptualization, parameter optimization, metallic 3D printing, finishing, metallurgical examination, certification and data analysis. Morf3D is AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2008 certified and ITAR Registered.
Morpheus Space is an aerospace company that produces a modular and electric propulsion system for the small satellite industry. The company is disrupting the NewSpace industry by introducing Agile Constellations, a fusion between cutting-edge electric propulsion and Artificial Intelligence. The solution package enables satellite service providers to operate entire constellations as one entity. Thanks to the highly efficient propulsion systems, each satellite can perform countless orbital maneuvers, which allows for the first time the possibility of "objective first" mission planning with an automated trade-off. This provides a never before seen flexibility of satellite networks that is exploited by the A.I. to optimally morph the constellations to fulfill the user's objectives, which can range from revisit frequencies to observation of moving POIs.
Robotic Skies is a brokered global network of more than 150 independently-owned and operated repair stations that have the aviation expertise to provide maintenance and repairs on commercial unmanned systems. It draws on only the best FAA-and aviation authority-approved maintenance organizations currently maintaining manned aircraft to offer comprehensive field service programs designed to keep UAS flying safely, efficiently, and affordably.
Optimized Electrotech builds high-end Electro-Optic surveillance systems for Strategic and Commercial buyers. These products are researched and proven at India's most discerning clients for land and aerospace applications. The company is currently raising funds for commercial production.
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Near Earth Autonomy is creating a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe. Their work enables a range of unmanned aircraft (i.e., sub-meter to full scale) to operate across multiple applications.
Ascent is a versatile company operating in two distinct sectors. In the ride-sharing domain, it offers an on-demand helicopter platform that transforms travel by connecting major activity hubs such as airports, business districts, and leisure areas. Customers can conveniently book flights in seconds and enjoy refreshments at dedicated heliports before departure. The service is available in the Philippines and Thailand, utilizing state-of-the-art helicopters for urban travel. In addition to its transportation services, Ascent also specializes in risk management, providing temporary safety staffing, training, consulting, inspections, and case management. This dual focus allows Ascent to cater to diverse client needs, enhancing both travel experiences and safety protocols across various sectors.
First Resonance is developing a manufacturing software platform for modern manufacturers. Its factory operating system accelerates manufacturing and tracks parts and processes from prototype to full-scale production. ION Analytics provides decision-makers with immediate insights into manufacturing process bottlenecks, enabling them to make rapid and scalable iterations, ultimately leading to quicker time-to-market outcomes.
Atomic-6 is an advanced manufacturing startup bringing next-generation composite products to the forefront of the logistics, military, and aerospace industries. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Wabbi offers a continuous security platform that enables businesses to ship code that meets their application-specific security standards. Their security teams capture centralized, automated governance by orchestrating each enterprise's unique application security program, while development teams are empowered to manage security as part of their day-to-day workflows, unifying processes between development, security, and operations teams.
precursor SPC is building an AI-enabled ground sensor and satellite system network to provide Geospatial Intelligence services to meet the earth-scale challenges of Space Weather and Natural Disasters. precursor provides actionable information on the real time status of Space Weather and forecasts on Earthquake activity to empower decision makers with actionable information to avoid operational disruption, reduce damages and mitigate the impacts of these consequential events. precursor has two use-cases: Earthquake Forecasting days in advance of a seismic event, and Space Weather Nowcasting, a high-resolution real-time 4D representation of the ionosphere. precursor’s initial market verticals include (re)insurance providers, government agencies, and large asset holders.
FuelX Innovation is a chemical company manufacturing solid-state hydrogen storage products for power systems. The company's mission is to lead the establishment of the solid-state hydrogen materials and systems industry for energy storage and power conversion markets.
Concurix builds data and visual analytics tools that allow developers to achieve breakthrough software performance. By applying big data analysis techniques to software development, Concurix developed the most advanced production tracing service for Node.js. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.
Skyways is creating a new form of transportation to advance our civilization. The company's focus in the immediate future is on cargo transportation with the idea to then fund a new personal air transportation vehicle that will be operated as a service. Skyways has a big focus on software to enable full autonomy and large scale fleet operations. Skyways was founded in 2017, is YC-backed and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
SyncFab connects OEM part buyers in Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, and Medical industries to distributed parts manufacturers backed by distributed ledger blockchain technology solutions for superior security, traceability and supplier management. SyncFab is a Member of the MOBI Automotive Industry Blockchain Consortium. OEMs can slash procurement time and costs for precision parts with SyncFab's supplier network secured by blockchain for anti-counterfeit, recalls, smart payments & more. SyncFab is the pioneer and creator of the smart manufacturing blockchain process architecture protocol (patent pending). SyncFab is also a digital manufacturing platform that enables hardware supply chain buyers to transact POs (purchase orders) and source RFQs (requests for quotes) directly from a network of manufacturers. was established in 2013 and has developed an online decentralized buyer- to-manufacturer platform aggregates all orders and sends requests directly to manufacturers that match the buyer’s requirements on the Smart Manufacturing Blockchain Supply Chain. Eliminating intermediaries, utilizing our Smart Contracts to streamline procurement processes, eliminating wasted labor-hours on miscommunication that lead to manufacturing mistakes or delays. The MFG is an ERC20 cryptocurrency token issued by Smart MFG Tech for use in supply chain and manufacturing smart contracts developed by SyncFab. MFG can be used to incentivize RFQs, secure and pay for smart contract POs (Purchase Orders) along with supply chain tokenization on the manufacturing blockchain. SyncFab was initially developed in response to an economic development challenge shared with SyncFab by San Leandro City as part of the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation Startup-in-Residence Program. The industry solution identifies idle precision component production capacity and makes it available to buyers with a suite of simple and easy to use supply chain management tools. SyncFab was also recognized as a member of the White House-appointed & Department of Energy sponsored Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Initiative within the Department of Commerce's National Network of Manufacturing Innovation. As a CESMI member, SyncFab will be part of the dialogue and implementation of DOE driven standards for Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing.
Cluster helps companies hire 30+ types of mechanical and electrical engineers for full-time roles. The Cluster platform matches companies to vetted ready-to-interview candidates from top OEMs and suppliers. The platform is free for talent to join. We work with industry leading companies in electric vehicles, aviation, space, telecom, auto, consumer electronics and hardware. For more information, visit www.clusterinc.com/.
C4 Systems is an aerial command and control system that integrates into a single platform, forms a real-time common operational picture for all participating units, and enhances situational awareness, leading to smarter decision-making for aerial and ground forces.
Deepwave Digital directly enables the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) in radio frequency (RF) and wireless systems by supplying customers with an integrated hardware and software solution. Their technology moves the AI computation engine to the signal edge of the RF system to reduce network bandwidth, latency, and human-driven analysis requirements. Deepwave Digital is a dedicated team of RF industry experts with over fifty years of combined experience providing digital signal processing solutions to the commercial and defense industries. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Launcher develops the world’s most efficient rockets and transfer vehicles to deliver small satellites to orbit.
ZeroAvia provides hydrogen-electric propulsion systems designed to eliminate aviation emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. The company focuses on scalable technologies that can retrofit existing aircraft and support sustainable aviation. By partnering with various stakeholders, ZeroAvia aims to revolutionize the aviation industry with cleaner, more efficient flight options.
Paladin AI creates data-driven tools for optimizing training delivery at your flight school or training center. We work with flight simulator OEMs, airlines, and ATOs to help accelerate training, while reducing costs. We use data science to enable competency-based training with minimal disruption to training center operations and using your existing training media.
The Standard of Trust for Physical Objects – Protect anything with Vision AI. Using a smartphone, you can identify, authenticate, and track anything by creating a non-invasive code that represents an object's unique material structure. It is impossible to breach or tamper with. Services: 1/ Identification – Automatically generate a non-invasive code to identify your products. Track anything with smartphone integration. No stickers, tags, nothing required. Works anywhere, anytime. 2/ Authentication – Authenticate your products with the highest accuracy. Avoid counterfeits and regulatory non-compliance. It's 100% immutable and invisible. Powered by your smartphone & cloud. 3/ Inspection – Monitor the integrity of your products on a microstructure level. Minimal costs, ultra-scalable, and no special hardware required. Just use the pure code secured by Vision AI. 4/ Tokenization – Create an immutable link between the physical product and the blockchain record, such as the source code or NFT, to secure ownership and ensure authenticity with a smartphone.
Orbital Sidekick utilizes satellite-based hyperspectral technology - capturing hundreds of narrow contiguous spectral bands, from visible light through infrared - to help commercial and government organizations meet their sustainable operations, ESG, and security goals. Its satellite constellation supplies fast, efficient hyperspectral intelligence from anywhere on the planet.
Block Aero is a blockchain platform that allows organizations across the aviation supply chain to manage their data. Block Aero also helps customers to take control of their operations and collaborative workflows. they also helps organizations lower their cost of business, reduce turnaround times and explore new revenue streams. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sightec develops Visual Intelligence for autonomous flights. Sightec's product suite is based on Computer Vision and AI technologies. It enables a complete camera-based visual situation awareness any time of the day or night, including navigation, ground objects detection and 3D change detection – all entirely GPS free. NavSight, Sightec’s first product release, is a visual aerial navigation system (GPS-free). NavSight uses advanced machine-vision and AI to process the drone's camera feed (RGB, thermal) and provides it with visual positioning for navigation in GPS denied areas. Sightec’s clients include governments, OEMs, integrators and service providers in a wide range of UAS applications including aerospace, public safety, security, inspection and delivery. Sightec's vision is to unleash the full potential of the autonomous flights market by augmenting (and ultimately replacing) the human pilot with a lightweight and affordable Visual Situation Awareness solution.
Ravyn provides aerospace and defense engineering services.
Skyloom is developing a spaceborne infrastructure based on optical communications technology and relay satellites placed in geostationary orbit. Their mission is to drastically increase space-to-Earth bandwidth and unlock the true economic potential of low Earth orbit.
AnsuR, based in Norway & Spain, provides software for mission-critical satellite communication of multimedia content, reducing bandwidth by 99% and increasing efficiency by 100 times.
FLITE protects industrial surfaces from rust, ice and fouling, using patented laser techniques instead of toxic and temporary chemical coatings. By applying this technique in manufacturing or maintenance, FLITE makes products safer and more resilient while reducing or eliminating millions of liters of chemicals used in priming, painting and cleaning.
Momentus is a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services. Momentus believes it can make new ways of operating in space possible with its planned in-space transfer and service vehicles that will be powered by an innovative water plasma-based propulsion system that is under development.
Prime Lightworks Inc. manufactures electric propulsion systems for space satellites.Their goal is to engineer new possibilities in space while drastically reducing cost and waste.
RED 6 is a creator of ATARS, which allows real pilots in real airplanes to fly and visually maneuver against any synthetically generated enemy in real time. With Red 6’s augmented reality visor, AI-driven multi-player network, and biometric feedback loops, it can deliver an optimized experience in countless industries such as entertainment, sports, and medicine.
Spaceit provides a platform for satellite operations, ground station services and cybersecurity. Spaceit's offering includes a Mission Control System (MCS), aggregated marketplace for ground station services, Satellite Operations Simulator (SatOpSim).
SeRo Systems is a leading provider of cost-efficient safety, security and compliance monitoring solutions for ADS-B, GPS and Mode S — relied upon by select European ANSPs and regulatory agenciesto collect, store, process, analyze, and visualize ADS-B and SSR-based tracking information.
Airfree SAS specialized respectively in duty-free commerce, technology, digital and e-commerce.
Clarvoyant is commercializing a multi-platform suite. It also provides AR or VR compatible, immediate holographic prototyping and collaboration tools developed by NASA and JPL to facilitate early-stage mission design.
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Compression.ai is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of machine learning and web services. The company has developed encoding and decoding capability for images using machine learning, which achieves on-average about 95% compression rates of a raw image without significantly losing its quality.
Airfree SAS specialized respectively in duty-free commerce, technology, digital and e-commerce.
WhiteFox Defense Technologies develops and provides drone threat mitigation device the DroneFox. It offers two systems DroneFox Tactical, a portal mobile device which responds to drone threats based on operator feedback or automatically based on preset conditions; DroneFox Fortify, a fixed device which integrates and provides continues automatic protection of vulnerable facilities and critical infrastructure. WhiteFox Defense's device detects small and modified drones in airspace, analyses target drones based on variables including its model, location, and flight pattern, and reroutes. Additionally, its clientele include critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, public safety, and defense. Luke Fox founded WhiteFox Defense in 2016. It has its headquarters in San Luis Obispo in California.
Internest is a developer of a precise positioning system designed for rotating winged vehicles. The company's system utilizes a local landing system which is an embedded system with firmware and hardware to provide robust and accurate positioning information for all visibility, weather and environment, enabling security companies, military and maritime companies to assist drones and helicopters in their critical operations to improve flight safety.
The Third Revolution in Aviation has begun and Ampaire is leading the charge by developing aircraft that make flying clean, quiet, safe, reliable, affordable, and more accessible to more people than ever before. With key innovations in energy storage, propulsion, and aircraft architecture, the Ampaire team is maximizing the potential of the aircraft industry. Ampaire is a portfolio company of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. It was founded in year 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
Hionos brings years of expertise in safety-critical avionics software to the world of drones. They make drones safer.
Sen's vision is to democratize space using video to inform, educate, inspire and benefit all humanity. Sen's mission is to stream real-time videos from space to billions of people, gathering news and information about Earth and space and making it universally accessible.
EVA serves as an enabler for drone-applications by gradually connecting cities and countries through the creation of a network of drone control and charging stations.
Phase Four is a provider of electric propulsion (EP) for small satellites. The company was founded in 2015 to accelerate the advancement of its core differentiator, the Radio Frequency Thruster (RFT). The hallmark of Phase Four’s RFT is simplicity. Because the RFT omits a hollow cathode and high voltage electronics, three key improvements are realized: 1) a 10x materials cost savings versus legacy EP systems, 2) a significant decrease in the size of power electronics, and 3) propellant agnosticism. In a first for EP, the Phase Four RF thruster accomplishes this while achieving performance in the same thrust, specific impulse (Isp), and efficiency class as legacy plasma propulsion solutions.
Corenova is a military-grade solution to protect critical infrastructure. They offer autonomous systems that fundamentally transform how we solve real-world problems. Their blockchain is the key to building consumer confidence in autonomous systems. Their HiveDefense solution maximizes collaboration between machines and their human operators, leveraging automation to secure and distribute actionable intelligence in real-time.
Natilus was co-founded by Aleksey Matyushev and Anatoly Starikov in 2016 to commoditize the freight transport industry through innovative designs and advanced technology. The team is comprised of passionate engineering experts who have worked on more than 25 aircraft programs in general aviation, commercial and military aviation. The company's mission will reduce air freight costs and lower the price of food in stores, level the barriers in cross-border trade, and help connect low infrastructure areas to the rest of the world. By commoditizing the freight transport industry, Natilus will maximize the value, efficiency, and sustainability of the world's supply chain. The market for autonomous cargo aircraft is greater than $280 billion based on market research; however, Natilus believes that by lowering the cost of air cargo transport, it can introduce a new category of freight and expand the total addressable market of air freight to $470B once operations begin. Natilus aircraft use existing ground infrastructure and standard air cargo containers, as well as offer remote piloting to produce an innovative turnkey solution for its customers. The Natilus family of cargo aircraft includes: Kona - short-haul feeder UAV, Alisio - medium/long range UAV, and Nordes - long-range UAV.
Airfree SAS specialized respectively in duty-free commerce, technology, digital and e-commerce.
Crypta Labs is a London-based quantum security startup specialising in the development of Quantum Random Number Generators and software to secure encryption. To date we have built a USB powered quantum hardware secuity module and a 1U rack mountable dual quantum random number generator. Visit our website for more info, or to get in touch.
AirMap is helping make drones a part of everyday life by building the foundations for the low-altitude air navigation systems of the future. The emergence of small, powerful, and autonomous drones, is transforming society. Drones are being used for agriculture, public safety, aerial photography and cinematography, and soon, package delivery. The next century of aviation innovation is happening at the local level, not across oceans, and it's happening below 500 feet. AirMap is organizing this low altitude information so innovation can take flight. AirMap works collaboratively with industry partners to create the future for drones. It focuses exclusively on providing airspace information so that others in the nascent industry can build amazing vehicles and applications. AirMap is a member of the Small UAV Coalition and the NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) program.
We develop pioneering technology to empower analysts to take smart actions for a safer world. Our artificial intelligence solutions are based on an automated analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) workflows. Powering state-of-the-art Machine Learning and Computer Vision, we aggregate information from multi-intelligence sources (Multi-INT), such as imagery (IMINT), electromagnetic (ELINT), or open source (OSINT), to provide our Defence and Intelligence customers with strategic knowledge regarding mission critical areas of interest ensuring a more insightful operating picture.
WiN MS offers a reduction in the risks resulting from malfunctions in wiring and network systems. It develops and sells immediate diagnostic tools for aeronautical maintenance and a monitoring device for wired infrastructures that combats cable theft. WiN MS is a spin-off of the CEA-LIST Institute. Its clients include the major airline companies and the key players in the railway system. Founded in 2012 in Orsay, France, WiN MS was initially incubated at Incuballiance and has since joined Starbust Accelerator (Paris, France), the first aeronautics incubator in France. WiN MS is also supported by French partners Bpifrance, Scientipole, Ubifrance, and the COFACE for its R&D and export development.