Skydweller is a US-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft solutions capable of achieving perpetual flight with the highest—and most meaningful—payload capacity. Utilizing technology based upon the longest continuous solar powered flight program in history, our fast-growing startup is developing a new class of unmanned aircraft, providing the persistence of geosynchronous satellites with the powerful sensing capabilities and range of a large, airborne platform.
Location: United States, Virginia, Alexandria
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $40M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Neva SGR | nevasgr.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.09.2021 | Series A | $40M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.10.2024 | Skydweller Aero Successfully Completes Initial Uncrewed Flight Test Campaign | Skydweller Aero has successfully completed the initial uncrewed autonomous flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. A series of uncrewed flight tests – with the two longest being 16 hours and 22 ½ hours – were launched... |
| 28.09.2021 | Intesa Sanpaolo S p A : Neva Sgr (Intesa Sanpaolo Group) invests in sustainable u.s. aerospace company, “Skydweller Aero” | PRESS RELEASE NEVA SGR (INTESA SANPAOLO GROUP) INVESTS IN SUSTAINABLE U.S. AEROSPACE COMPANY, "SKYDWELLER AERO" Through the Neva First investment fund, the company supports the development of the high growth potential company oper... |
| 12.09.2021 | Skydweller Aero Raises $40M in Series A Funding | Skydweller Aero Inc., a Oklahoma City OK-based aerospace company, raised $40M in Series A funding. The round was led by Leonardo S.p.A, Marlinspike Capital, and Advection Growth Capital. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate th... |
| 09.09.2021 | Solar-powered aircraft developer Skydweller Aero adds $8M to Series A, partners with Palantir | Airplanes and drones today, regardless of size or fuel type, all face the same limitation: eventually they have to land. Skydweller Aero, the U.S.-Spanish aerospace startup, wants to break free from that constraint by developing an autonomo... |
| 09.09.2021 | Skydweller : Aero Inc. Raises $40M in Oversubscribed Series A Funding Round to Continue Rapid Technological Development to Meet Demand for Persistent Flight | OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, today announced it has raised $40 million in an oversubscrib... |
| 09.09.2021 | Skydweller Aero Inc. Raises $40M in Oversubscribed Series A Funding Round to Continue Rapid Technological Development to Meet Demand for Persistent Flight | |
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| 02.04.2020 | The space in between: The stratosphere | Tess Hatch Contributor Share on Twitter Tess Hatch hopes to travel to space, in the meantime she is a venture investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, investing in frontier tech. More posts by this contributor The space in between: The strato... |