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Carbon Origins is an aerospace startup company empowering people with the best tools to explore space.

​Pierce Aerospace is a Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS) focused on practical and robust integration of Remote ID services into the UAS ecosystem. As an industry leader, Pierce Aerospace serves on the Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team, ASTM F38 UAS Remote ID Committee, and the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee Task Groups for Remote ID and Waivers. Funds from the US Air Force and the State of Indiana support the development of Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal ID suite of Remote ID technologies. Flight Portal ID was nominated as Indiana’s Innovation of the Year by Techpoint and was awarded first place in Remote ID technology by AUVSI’s Xcellence’s Awards. Pierce Aerospace is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, The Racing Capital of the World.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

ParaSpace develops VR simulations for high risk construction and mining activities. The company works with companies to create softwares that solve industry problems using AR, VR, and 360 Video. ParaSpace focuses on the Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) industry and develops a collection of VR and AR safety modules called SafetyAugment, designed to supplement existing high risk work courses such as working from heights, confined space, asbestos, and dogger training. These modules will enable trainers to repeatedly place students in high risk environments in a repeatable, measurable manner, without placing them in any physical danger.

ELECTRIC VISIONARY AIRCRAFTS, INC. designs landing and charging stations for drones and electric flying vehicles. It also manufactures battery-enabled aircrafts. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal with additional offices in Toulouse, Paris, France; Doha, Qatar; and Tokyo Japan.

Orbit Fab offers a supply of satellite propellant in Earth Orbit that expands the operational potential of new and existing space assets. It develops the infrastructure needed to grow a thriving in-space market for products and services that support both existing space businesses (communications and Earth observation) and new industries like space tourism, manufacturing, and mining. The future for satellites is no longer restricted to the fuel they are launched with. Orbit Fab was founded in 2018 by its Co-Founders Daniel Faber and Jeremy Schiel.

Airspace Link digitizes local airspace for urban air mobility. It provides government, citizen, and business drone solutions to support local government airspace management, fostering citizen empowerment, and business innovation through consumer and b2b air logistical support and services. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

Leo Aerospace is building a dedicated delivery service for microsatellites. Their mission is to make it as easy to put a satellite into space as it is to ship a package across the country. To achieve this, they’re developing a suite of services to launch on-demand to any low earth orbit. Their systems require zero fixed ground infrastructure and provide high launch frequency. After a successful launch-test campaign at the end of 2018, they are poised to service defense and civil customers with their platform in 2020.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

ELECTRIC VISIONARY AIRCRAFTS, INC. designs landing and charging stations for drones and electric flying vehicles. It also manufactures battery-enabled aircrafts. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal with additional offices in Toulouse, Paris, France; Doha, Qatar; and Tokyo Japan.

AirShare combines over 75 years of experience in advanced technology development and combines talents in high technology telecommunications, digital signal processing, embedded systems, and aerospace development, commercialization, and operations.

Atomos Space is a Denver-based company focused on developing a fleet of spacecraft designed to transport satellites and other assets between orbits and to various destinations in space. The company specializes in electric-propulsion vehicles that can easily rendezvous with customer payloads in low Earth orbit, delivering them to their intended locations. Atomos also addresses the disposal of defunct satellites through deorbitation or relocation to a graveyard orbit and offers solutions for recovering launch failures. Incorporating advanced nuclear technologies, Atomos is pioneering the use of small modular fission power systems, which promise to enhance the capabilities of space operations, including asteroid mining and other power-intensive activities. This innovative approach aims to create a sustainable and scalable in-space transportation network, enabling enterprises and explorers to expand their reach within both low and deep space.

Atomos Space is a Denver-based company focused on developing a fleet of spacecraft designed to transport satellites and other assets between orbits and to various destinations in space. The company specializes in electric-propulsion vehicles that can easily rendezvous with customer payloads in low Earth orbit, delivering them to their intended locations. Atomos also addresses the disposal of defunct satellites through deorbitation or relocation to a graveyard orbit and offers solutions for recovering launch failures. Incorporating advanced nuclear technologies, Atomos is pioneering the use of small modular fission power systems, which promise to enhance the capabilities of space operations, including asteroid mining and other power-intensive activities. This innovative approach aims to create a sustainable and scalable in-space transportation network, enabling enterprises and explorers to expand their reach within both low and deep space.

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.

Aerotronic Inc. is a manufacturer of drones and unmanned aerial systems, established in 2016 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company specializes in advanced data analytics for power line inspections, offering a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional manual methods. Their flagship product, Dauntless, is a hybrid single rotor helicopter equipped with remote sensing technology, enabling both hover and forward flight. This system allows for high-speed data capture using manned, unmanned, and ground-based vehicles, significantly reducing inspection costs to $1,000 per mile while maintaining an 80% profit margin. Aerotronic's proprietary analytics platform provides clients with access to processed data via a web portal, facilitating 3D time-series data access and predictive maintenance insights through machine learning. The company is also exploring additional revenue streams through a marketplace for vegetation management services. With a team that includes experienced professionals in aerospace engineering and manufacturing, Aerotronic has conducted inspections for utility companies and responded to emergency situations, showcasing its capabilities in the energy sector.

Flugauto is a B2B tech company developing a world-class platform for aerial delivery of industrial cargo for the energy industry. For businesses that want to transport cargo we offer the benefits of a helicopter, speed and access to remote locations, but at the cost of ground transportation. We do this by leveraging our proprietary UAS technology which we provide as a Platform-as-a-Service. This helps companies streamline their material management, reduce costs and carbon emissions associated with logistics, warehousing and unplanned maintenance, as well as reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities.

14bis Supply Tracking helps aerospace and defense supply chain managers reduce the risk of unapproved parts and eliminate the high admin costs caused by the current paper-based documentation practice. We provide transparency and immutable lifecycle provenance tracking and can adapt to any industry ERP platform and tagging mechanism. Selected as Privacy/Security finalist for SXSW2018, winner of the Accenture Innovate Award for Websummit 2017 and featured startup at the Paris Air Show 2017.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

Additive Rocket Corporation designs and manufactures rocket engines by leveraging metal 3D printing. The company also provides testing of liquid propellant thrusters and rocket engines. It caters to aerospace and defense industry. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in La Jolla, California.

Iridium Dynamics is an Australian drone manufacturer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Toulouse, France. They offer high performance fixed-wing UAVs for commercial markets, and supply a range of accessories for fixed-wing UAVs. Iridium Dynamics was founded in Sydney in 2015 by Ian Conway Lamb, and is now headquartered in Brisbane. The company was accelerated by the Techstars Adelaide accelerator in 2017, and the Airbus Bizlab accelerator in 2018. They use advanced technologies to develop aircraft, ground-based robotics, batteries, and avionics which outperform existing solutions in the fixed-wing UAV market. Their products take the greatest advantage of the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft to squeeze out every last bit of performance.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

Iridium Dynamics is an Australian drone manufacturer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Toulouse, France. They offer high performance fixed-wing UAVs for commercial markets, and supply a range of accessories for fixed-wing UAVs. Iridium Dynamics was founded in Sydney in 2015 by Ian Conway Lamb, and is now headquartered in Brisbane. The company was accelerated by the Techstars Adelaide accelerator in 2017, and the Airbus Bizlab accelerator in 2018. They use advanced technologies to develop aircraft, ground-based robotics, batteries, and avionics which outperform existing solutions in the fixed-wing UAV market. Their products take the greatest advantage of the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft to squeeze out every last bit of performance.

De-Ice is an MIT spin-out that’s developing ground and in-flight ice protection systems for the aerospace industry. De-Ice's electrical system generates time and cost efficiencies by replacing the incumbent on-ground chemical solutions with a technology that is faster, cheaper, safer and less disruptive to operations. The system is also a mission-enabler by allowing flights into and out of remote locations, as well as enhancing in-flight capability through eliminating bleed air.

SpaceView Inc. provides design visualization solutions to help users to visualize a virtual object in a real space. It offers a mobile application and SaaS solution that enables businesses to shorten their sales cycle by enabling their sales teams to show their clients how their products work in their space; collaborate with customers; and increase opportunities for up-sell and cross-sell. The company serves digital signage, display manufacturing, visual merchandising, event management, home furnishing, retail design, interior design, medical, and real estate industries. SpaceView Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Portland, Oregon. As of July 12, 2017, SpaceView Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Atheer, Inc.

SkyFront develops long-endurance drone systems for agriculture, search and rescue, and infrastructure inspections. The company offers multi-rotor systems that enable users to gather actionable insights about crop health; and allow users to run automated remote search missions during day and night. The company is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.

General Atomics develops technology solutions for defense, energy, and transportation applications worldwide. The company’s defense solutions comprise aircraft launch and recovery systems; energy solutions include nuclear energy, nuclear fuel, and alternative energy; transportation solutions comprise magnetic levitation (maglev) systems, including urban maglev systems, electromagnetic cargo conveyors, and high-speed maglev systems as well as linear motor systems for civil transportation applications. General Atomics also offers unmanned aircraft systems and sensors as well as training and support services. In addition, the company offers various commercial products, including capacitors, terminal automation products, radiation monitoring systems, deicing products, diagnostic enzymes, electrostatic oil separator systems, nirvana storage products, fusion technology products, research reactor control systems, products for cleanroom services, and algae for aquaculture as well as integrated drive systems, power inverters, and permanent magnet motors. Further, it offers education outreach programs, which include elements that support fusion energy research and development as well as general science education. General Atomics was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional offices in Newport News, Virginia; Lakehurst, New Jersey; and Washington, D.C. It also has operations in Berlin and Dresden, Germany; Adelaide, Australia; Denver, Colorado; Los Alamos, New Mexico; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Tupelo, Mississippi; Ogden, Utah; and Washington, District of Columbia.