Top California Aerospace Startups (150)

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments

Turion Space is building the infrastructure to secure and sustain the future of space. Founded to address the growing need for space domain awareness, in-space servicing, and debris mitigation, Turion designs, builds, and operates spacecraft with real-world operational capability. Our vehicles are built for national security and commercial missions that require speed, autonomy, and resilience. We believe the next chapter of...

Doodle Labs designs and produces industrial-grade wireless networking solutions. The company focuses on mesh networking for robotic systems, providing high throughput, long-range Mesh Rider solutions for UAVs, UGVs, AMRs and other robotic applications. The company’s Helix Mesh Rider Radio was developed with sponsorship from DIU and is the Blue UAS program’s datalink of choice. Doodle Labs was named one of Fast...

Epsilon3 is the OS for spacecraft and complex operations. Epsilon3’s software platform manages complex operational procedures, saving operators time and reducing errors. If you’re running complex, high-stakes operations, Epsilon3 is for you. Epsilon3 is funded by Y Combinator and other world-class investors.

nnoflight is a Non-traditional Defense Contractor (NDC) founded in 2004. Innoflight offers state-of-the-art software-defined compact/ground radios, cryptographic and cyber secure systems and processing, networking and data storage avionics. Innoflight’s offered products include compact flight computers, payload interface electronics, network switches/routers, solid state data recorders, etc. Our core competency is secure Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) design through innovative implementation...

We are an engineering consulting and design firm specializing in custom electronics and end-to-end electronic systems. We develop cross-disciplined solutions and products to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems by optimizing solutions beyond the first order. Our team members have industrial experience developing power converters, motor controllers, analog sensor drivers, RF amplifiers, antennas, mixed signal circuits, and embedded...

At Auterion we care about providing enterprise with an ecosystem of software-defined drones, payloads, and third party applications within a single easy to use platform based on open-source standards. We’re leaders in an open-source movement bigger than ourselves and we’ve been on the same mission for over a decade, since our co-founder Lorenz Meier created Pixhawk, MAVLink, QGC, and PX4 (the...

We use cutting edge cross-disciplinary approaches to solve pressing problems. Guardian is our AI SaaS platform that addresses Big Data and Sensing Problems in Security, Energy & Health Care.

Our current product offerings include Faucets, Fluid Controls & Water Systems, Cockpit Security Systems, Interior & Exterior Hardware, Door Latching systems, Flight Controls and Oxygen Systems

Our goal is to deliver composite parts faster than any other supplier in the market. We want to continually impress our customers with our speed, quality, and responsiveness to their needs.

Salient Motion’s answer to the national security imperative and present market deficiency is to develop an electric motion operating system. We’re refining our core algorithms as we develop standalone inverters, web-based configuration and analytics platforms, and performant motors made with domestic resources that are accessible to businesses large and small.

JetZero is building the jetliner of the future.

Rebel Space Technologies is a space and cybersecurity company developing autonomous threat recognition and response software for wireless communication networks. Our mission is to protect and optimize networks with intelligent systems, securing humanity's hyper-connected infrastructure from Earth to deep space.

JetInsight's best-in-class quoting and fleet management software helps aircraft charter operators run and grow safer, more efficient, and more profitable businesses. We work with hundreds of operators across the US and are building the world's largest network of on-demand aircraft

We empower people to safely operate complex systems. With nearly 70 years of expertise in human-machine interaction, STI's research-backed solutions enhance assessment, training, and human performance across aerospace, defense, and clinical applications.

Portside is a modern platform connecting the global business aviation Industry. Management companies. Aircraft owners. Corporate flight departments. Fractional and jet card operators. Charter operators. Business aviation customers. Portside is the only purpose-built cloud software platform designed to seamlessly connect all participants in the global business aviation industry, enabling instant exchange of data, reporting and analytics.

Observable Space is unlocking continuous, real-time observations of space with the industry’s first line of vertically integrated hardware and software products. The company is the result of a merger between PlaneWave Instruments, the leader in advanced telescope design and manufacturing in the US, and OurSky, a company founded by SpaceX’s former VP of software engineering to create a developer platform...

Over a century after the Wright Brothers changed the course of aviation at Kitty Hawk, we are working to open up the skies to the masses. By combining technology and human ingenuity, we want to usher in the next great era of transportation. Skyryse wants to allow anyone, to fly anywhere, in any aircraft, safely and as a highly experienced pilot...

Snowline Engineering has developed innovative production solutions for precision commercial and industrial products since 1966. From design to machining and fabrication to turnkey assembly, our services are optimized for efficient and sustainable manufacturability. Our complete engineering support capabilities are backed by decades of applied expertise in some of the world’s most quality-focused industries – from the automotive and transportation sectors...

Umbra builds next-generation space systems that observe the Earth in unprecedented fidelity. Our mission: Deliver global omniscience. To stay ahead of climate change, geopolitical risk, and other major crises and issues, we need a global understanding of what is changing, where, and how fast. Umbra provides easy access to the highest quality commercial satellite data available, which is an indispensable tool for...