# Dovetail Electric Aviation: Airlines/aviation, Docklands, Australia

> Dovetail Electric Aviation: Dovetail Electric Aviation is an innovative Australian technology company founded in 2020, focused on converting legacy...

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# Dovetail Electric Aviation

Dovetail Electric Aviation is an innovative Australian technology company founded in 2020, focused on converting legacy combustion aircraft into zero-emission electric models.

Funding reported Last round: Grant

Airlines/aviation Docklands, Australia

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2021 5 years old
- **Team:** 21 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 3M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Grant Feb 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Dovetail Electric Aviation has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Dovetail Electric Aviation

Dovetail Electric Aviation is an innovative Australian technology company founded in 2020, focused on converting legacy combustion aircraft into zero-emission electric models.

The company aims to lead the regional and general aviation industry towards sustainability by enabling operators to fly commercially viable routes using battery and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems. Dovetail is unique in its ability to retrofit Cessna 208 aircraft into battery-electric models and is developing a hydrogen-electric system for the Beechcraft King Air. The company offers electric conversion integration technology, which includes its proprietary DovePower electric propulsion system and the DovePackTM immersion-cooled battery system. Dovetail's solutions are designed for regional airlines, leisure flights, and cargo transport, targeting a global market with a strong presence in Europe, Australia, and Spain. With a mission to reduce aviation's carbon footprint, Dovetail aims to lower operating costs significantly and is preparing for its first flight in early 2025.

## What company datasets say Dovetail Electric Aviation raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **3M** in the source's currency

Rounds **1**

Last round **Grant**

Last round size **4M**

Last round date **Feb 2023**

## Founders and team

From Dovetail Electric Aviation's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

**David Doral** Co-founder and CEO

**Aaron Shaw** Co-founder

- **Ignacio Echavarria** CTO and Head of Engineering
- **Alan Tilley** CFO

Advisers *Michel Van Maanen* *Fermin Tirado* *Ron Bartsch*

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [EnergyLab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energylab)

Each firm lists Dovetail Electric Aviation on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

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- **Sector:** Airlines/aviation
- **Industry code:** NAICS 336411, 335312, 335910, SIC 3721
- **Region:** Victoria
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/dovetail-electric-aviation)

## Airlines/aviation in Australia

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- [**Alauda Aeronautics** Adelaide · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/alauda-aeronautics)
- [**Savion Aerospace Pty Ltd** Melbourne · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/savion-aerospace-pty-ltd)
- [**PilotPath** Sydney · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pilotpath)
- [**Aeroster** Melbourne · founded 2017](https://millionrounds.com/startup/aeroster)

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