Top California Aerospace Startups (161)

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

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.

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), an aerospace engineering design and manufacturing company, specializes in cost-effective development of innovative and advanced concepts, with emphasis on simple honesty and a track record of commitment. Since 2003, ESAero has served the needs of the engineering industry through its work on military and commercial conceptual air vehicle designs, electric and hybrid propulsion system development,...

Varda Space Industries was founded in 2020 with the goal of manufacturing products in space to benefit life on Earth. Co-founders Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov imagined a world where space could be leveraged not only for storytelling and awe, but for its economic benefits. Varda was created as a platform for in-space manufacturing, with a range of real-life, on-Earth...

Interstellar Lab develops modules for sustainable living on Earth and in Space. Using space exploration design and technologies, we have developed environment-controlled pods for crop cultivation on Earth and life support in Space. Susbcribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2Y7dlMJ

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...

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...

Cape unlocks the full potential of commercial drones, giving companies all of the benefits with none of the traditional hassle. Every day, Cape users log in to the Cape Aerial Telepresence™ platform, connect to physical drones around the world, and safely conduct remote flights with ultra-low latency to capture live, high-resolution video. As the only cloud-based system for drone telepresence...

Advanced automation will make aircraft safer, more available, more affordable and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move around the planet. Starting with a certification-forward approach, Reliable Robotics first demonstrated gate-to-gate fully automated operation of a Part 23 aircraft and is now working towards commercialization of technologies for Part 23 cargo and Part 25 passenger vehicles.

Rhoic makes on-demand, on-site chemicals with a new class of programmable reactors using electric fields. These reactors produce critical industrial chemicals from abundant feedstocks like air and water without fossil fuel inputs or hazardous transport. Rhoic's near-term beachhead is the oxidizer supply chain for bipropellant spacecraft, specifically NTO, MON-3, and MON-25, which today flow from a single domestic source that...

Aalyria is creating, organizing and managing the world’s most advanced networks to enable connectivity everywhere at the speed of discovery. Aalyria brings together two technologies originally developed at Alphabet as part of its wireless connectivity efforts: atmospheric laser communications technology and a software platform for orchestrating networks across land, sea, air, space and beyond. It is backed by leading Silicon...

The future of aviation is all about innovation and digitization. Our mission is to make flight operations feel simple and we do so by removing any manual obstacles on the way and providing a customizable platform that seamlessly integrates all flight operation requirements in one place.

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...

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.

We mine asteroids to extract platinum group metals (PGMs) in space at a lower cost and smaller carbon footprint than the current terrestrial mining methods. PGMs are critical to advanced manufacturing, clean energy technologies, and sustainable infrastructure, but are rapidly depleting on Earth. Traditional mining for these resources comes at high environmental and financial costs. Extracting these resources from asteroids...

Slingshot Aerospace builds world-class space simulation and analytics solutions. We are driven by our vision of accelerating space sustainability to create a safer, more connected world. Space is increasingly complex due to the exponential growth of global launch activity, the proliferation of new data sources, and the ever-growing body of new satellites and debris. Organizations are making mission-critical decisions in this...

Stratos Solutions, Inc. is a professional technical services company specializing in systems engineering and technical assistance (advisory services) in support of the U.S. Intelligence Community. We are looking for candidates with a TS/SCI Clerance with a polygraph. To check out current opportunities go to https://stratos-solutions.breezy.hr/ or email [email protected] for more information. Incorporated in Virginia in 2003, our employee-owners average 20+ years...

Point One Navigation provides Precise Location as a Service. Our offering is tailored for autonomous systems including self driving vehicles, commercial drones and other robotic applications where robust and high integrity localization is required.

Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research is an aerospace research and development company building experimental and certified manned and remotely piloted airships. We are developing advanced technologies to dramatically increase the capabilities and lower the cost of 21st century airships. With these next-generation airships, we strive to improve humanitarian aid delivery and reduce carbon emissions, while providing economic opportunity and new jobs...