LIFT Aircraft

Consumer Electronics · Drones
$9.2Mlatest round · Venture round · Mar 2022 · 4 yr ago
1backers · Point Nine
$2.6Mgrants · 5 grants · CORDIS
3cities with offices

Overview

Top of page We’re on a mission to make flying accessible to everyone, for the first time in history. Here's our story.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$9.2M
7 rounds on record
Latest round
$9.2M
Venture round · Mar 2022 · 4 yr ago
Grants
$2.6M
5 grants · CORDIS
Backers
1
Point Nine
The money's age
Long since its last round
56 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 16 Took on debt financing $1.2M · SEC Form D Jun 11, 2024 Won a grant $1.6M · CORDIS May 26, 2022 Won a grant $750k · CORDIS Mar 16, 2022 New executive Kenneth Miller, Executive Officer · SEC Form D Dec 7, 2020 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS Mar 6, 2020 Won a grant $50k · CORDIS Dec 12, 2019 Won a grant $50k · CORDIS 2017 Founded
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Hacker News stories
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Debt Financing Mar 2026 $1.2M — SEC Form D
Grant Jun 2024 $1.6M — CORDIS
Grant May 2022 $750k — CORDIS
Venture round Mar 2022 $9.2M — SEC Form D
Grant Dec 2020 $150k — CORDIS
Grant Mar 2020 $50k — CORDIS
Grant Dec 2019 $50k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity LIFT Aircraft Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Matthew ChasenExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Kenneth MillerExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Matt ChasenExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Financials

Total raised
$13.1M
Latest round
Debt Financing
Funding rounds
7
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Debt Financing 2026 $1.2M Details
Grant 2024 $1.6M Details
Grant 2022 $750k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $9.2M Details
Grant 2020 $150k Details
Grant 2020 $50k Details
Grant 2019 $50k Details

People

Matthew Chasen
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
Kenneth Miller
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
Matt Chasen
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
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Shared investors1
Point NineVia a fund
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Austin United States
HQ
April 2022 | Austin, TX ANDERSON COOPER FLIES HEXA ON 60 MINUTES
ANDERSON COOPER FLIES HEXA ON 60 MINUTES
company site
Springfield United States
Regional office
March 2021 | Springfield, OH USAF PROVES HEXA CAN BE TRANSPORTED VIA C-130
USAF PROVES HEXA CAN BE TRANSPORTED VIA C-130
company site
Lago Vista United States
Regional office
July 2019 | Lago Vista, TX 1st BETA FLIGHT PILOTED BY COLIN GUINN (GUINN PARTNERS)
1ST UNMANNED FLIGHT
company site