Wright Electric, Inc. (Wright) is a U.S.-based company developing the world’s first family of zero-emissions commercial aircraft. The Wright Spirit will incorporate Wright’s megawatt-class electric propulsion system and serve the 100-passenger market for one-hour flights by retrofitting BAe 146 aircraft with entry into service in 2026. The Wright 1 will be a 186-seat airliner with an 800-mile range, targeting entry into service in 2030.
Location: United States, New York, Albany
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $647K
Founded date: 2016
Investors 8
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.08.2020 | Grant | $647K | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| 17.10.2022 | 6 top players racing to crack the near-impossible puzzle of making batteries work for airplanes — and to unlock a $27.7 billion industry | Eviation's Alice electric plane made its first flight in September. Eviation This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now While today's tech can't produce battery-powered ai... |
| 08.11.2021 | Wright Electric Announces Details of Powertrain Development for the Wright Spirit Aircraft | Wright has taken another key step in the development of the world’s first zero-emissions regional jet. On the heels of the Wright Spirit launch announcement, the company has announced the launch of the Joint Technical Assessment Phase (JTAP... |
| 05.11.2021 | Wright Electric Launches the Wright Spirit – The World's First Zero-Emissions Airliner for the Regional Jet Market | Wright Electric, Inc., a leader in net-zero propulsion and aircraft design, announced the launch of a new addition to their family of zero-emissions aircraft for the commercial market. The announcement is being made today in conjunction wit... |
| 08.09.2021 | Wright тестирует 2-мегаваттные электродвигатели для пассажирских самолетов | Стартап Wright начал испытывать 2-мегаваттные электродвигатели для пассажирских самолетов, которые потенциально можно применять для создания первого поколения самолетов с электроприводом.Проект электросамолета Wright Сложность в разработке ... |
| 07.09.2021 | EasyJet : partner Wright Electric successfully tests powerful new motor and announces plans for dedicated Wright lab and test site for a zero-emission aircraft | easyJet welcomes these important milestones which are crucial steps forward on the path to zero-emission aircraft Wright's next phase of development will be supported by a new dedicated laboratory and specialised motor test site The airline... |
| 07.09.2021 | Wright tests its 2-megawatt electric engines for passenger planes | Just like the automotive industry, aerospace has its sights set on going electric — but flying with battery-powered engines is a tougher proposition than rolling. Wright is among the startups looking to change the math and make electrified ... |
| 03.05.2019 | Today's Entrepreneur: Jude Gomila, Golden CEO | This week, he celebrates the launch of a startup aimed to organize information better than Wikipedia Today's Entrepreneur is Jude Gomila, founder and CEO of Golden, which launched this week as it raised $5 million in seed funding. Golden, a... |
| 08.07.2018 | The electric aircraft is taking off | Evan Gaj Contributor Evan Gaj is a mechanical engineering graduate from Lehigh University currently on a Fulbright Scholarship in Warsaw studying drones. In 2008, the electric motor vehicle experienced a rebirth triggered by a rise in oil p... |
| 21.03.2017 | All 51 startups that debuted at Y Combinator W17 Demo Day 2 | More than 15,000 founders from 7,200 startups applied to this batch of Y Combinator . It chose just over 100, with founders from 22 countries, to go through its accelerator program. Today, the second half of those companies launched onstage... |
| 21.03.2017 | Wright Electric unveils its commercial electric plane business | Gas is the biggest cost for airlines. The easiest way to reduce these costs? Don’t use gas at all. That was the pitch from Wright Electric, a startup building a commercial passenger plane that runs on batteries and can handle flights under ... |
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