Top Aerospace Startups in 2027

Sphinx builds software to solve complex national security problems for America and its allies.

Okulo Aerospace is designing and manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to radically improve aerial data acquisition and provide aerial surveillance and monitoring solutions. Specifically, our product is targeted towards industries/organizations that own assets spread over hundreds of kilometres and/or widespread areas, which require periodic monitoring that are either mandated by law, or for insurance purposes, or to ensure efficient operation of equipment, for enhanced capabilities and cost efficiencies. The envisioned products include solar-electric hybrid UAVS, and subsystems/systems for UAVs such as solar-charge controller, composite airframes, hybrid energy management systems, etc.

Natlius designs and produces large scale unmanned aircraft that are reducing air freight costs and emissions by 50%. With over $5 billion in aircraft pre orders from major airlines and integrators, Natilus aircraft are poised to become the market standard in moving global freight. The company has three products: 1.) 3.8 ton 'feeder' aircraft meant to compete with Cessna Caravan and Sky Courrier 2.) 60 ton domestic meant to compete with Boeing 767/757 3.) 100 ton trans-pacific freighter meant to compete with Boeing 777/747 Lead by an aerospace team with experience in 25+ aircraft programs, Natilus is currently in the process of producing the first 3.8 ton aircraft.

Space Capital is an early stage venture capital firm investing in the Space economy, specifically focused on unlocking the value in Space technology stacks such as GPS, Geospatial Intelligence, and Communications. We are actively investing out of our second fund and manage over $35 million in assets. Our sector focus enables us to be a true partner to our portfolio companies and unlock significant value far in excess of our investment capital. Space Capital is the parent brand of Space Angels, an online angel investment platform recognized as the most active investor in the space economy, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs.

Augmentus is a leading provider of robotic programming solutions that simplify and streamline traditionally complex industrial automation processes. Our innovative solution integrates cutting-edge features like 3D scanning, automated path optimization, and seamless robot code generation to make programming accessible and efficient for manufacturers handling high-mix, high-part complexity operations. Trusted by global leaders in industries such as media blasting, painting, and welding, Augmentus empowers companies to achieve scalability, reliability, and superior operational efficiency. Join us to revolutionize the future of robotics and automation.

Digital Identity and Security Businesses and governments rely on Thales to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our identity management and data protection technologies help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. Aerospace Thales is the only player in the marketplace with the expertise in avionics, IFE, support & services, ATM systems and cybersecurity needed to develop this new ecosystem. Space For more than 40 years now, Thales Alenia Space has designed, integrated, tested, operated and delivered innovative space systems. Transport Helping countries, cities and transport operators to create the digital railways of the future and meet new mobility demands.

JETCOOL Technologies is an exciting new hardware startup commercializing its MIT-developed cooling technology for managing heat in electronic devices. We are integrating our ultra-high effectiveness liquid cooling mechanism into emerging high tech markets of defense and aerospace, electric vehicles, and performance processors. JETCOOL uses its patent-pending approach of directing small, high velocity fluid jets to remove heat from devices such as AI processors, EV powertrain modules, and RF communication amplifiers. By using creative fluid dynamics and improved thermodynamic design, JETCOOL's products offer over 10X better cooling ability compared to current commercially available approaches. The improved cooling effectiveness offers advantages to electronics everywhere, including improved efficiency, longer lifetimes, more compact packaging, higher computational power, and much more. Where current electronic designers are running into limits from heat, we are breaking down those barriers to enable the next generation of electronics via enhanced thermal management. We encourage you to visit our website (jetcool.com) and contact us to learn more about what we are building. Do you want to be a part of a groundbreaking thermal technology?

Our Tech Log product is an iPad application used by pilots in the cockpit of aircraft to log information about their plane, flights and maintenance, replacing a stack of paperwork with an easy to use, modern, application.

Stealth mode hardware company backed by the world's best VC firms. Founded by Ex-Anduril leaders on a mission to save lives by creating the world's best interceptors