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Sustainable aviation market map

32 sustainable aviation startups worldwide that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 3 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $2.8B; the biggest segment is air taxis and eVTOL, with 18 companies.

32startups on the map
3segments
$2.8Braised between them
Air taxis and eVTOLmost funded segment

Air taxis and eVTOL

18

Sustainable aviation fuel

11

Electric and hydrogen aircraft

3

Segment by segment

Air taxis and eVTOL

18 startups · $2.1B raised

  1. Quantum SystemsQuantum Systems GmbH is a German technology company based in Gilching, near Munich.Germany$1.6B
  2. OverairOverair is a leader in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and specializes in developing all-electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.United States$145M
  3. AerofugiaAEROFUGIA is a Chinese company specializing in advanced air mobility, focusing on the development of electric vertical takeoff andChina$144M
  4. SkyDriveSkyDrive Inc.Japan$72M
  5. TCab TechTCab Tech, founded in 2021 and based in Shanghai, specializes in developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafChina$42M
  6. Horizon AircraftAn innovative aerospace company building the next generation of eVTOL aircraft.Canada$25M
  7. The ePlane CompanyThe ePlane Company is a deep-tech and cleantech startup based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.India$14M
  8. ARC AerosystemsARC Aerosystems is a UK-based aerospace startup founded in 2017, originally named Samad Aerospace.United Kingdom$12M

Sustainable aviation fuel

11 startups · $100M raised

  1. LanzaJetLanzaJet is a private company founded in 2020 that focuses on sustainable fuels technology.United States$67M
  2. Circularity FuelsCircularity Fuels converts biogas into sustainable aviation fuel.United States$15M
  3. Firefly Green FuelsFirefly Green Fuels is a British developer focused on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).United Kingdom$6.2M
  4. Azure Sustainable FuelsAzure Sustainable Fuels is a fuel company that offers low carbon, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.Canada$3.7M
  5. MetafuelsMetafuels is a Swiss climate technology company founded in 2019, focused on developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology Switzerland$2.2M
  6. FlyOROHello there, we are FlyORO - your solution to last-mile Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) blending technologies.Singapore$1.6M
  7. ATOBA EnergyATOBA Energy is a private company founded in 2024, focused on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) aggregation and financing.France$1.4M
  8. AvioxxAvioxx is a clean-tech company based in the UK, founded in May 2023.United Kingdom$1.3M

Electric and hydrogen aircraft

3 startups · $607M raised

  1. Joby AviationJoby Aviation is an aerospace transportation company developing electric aircrafts.United States$600M
  2. Orb AerospaceOrb Aerospace, Inc.United States$4.5M
  3. ColibrivA new era is being born in the world of aviation with the creation of hydrogen aircraft will help us achieve sustainability.United States$2.6M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in sustainable aviation, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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