BLADE - About the company
BLADE is a public company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2014 by Steve Martocci and Rob Wiesenthal. It operates as a Provider of private jet chartered services. BLADE has raised $44M in funding from The Raine Group and Lerer Hippeau. The company has 5 active competitors, including 2 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Surf Air, VINI and KinectAir.
Company Details
- Website
- blade.com
- Email ID
- *****@blade.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$44M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 5 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
252 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with BLADE
BLADE is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blade Air Mobility Inc United States, Active | $100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | - | |
BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC. CIN: 1779128 , United States, Active | May 23, 2019 | $100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | - |
BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc CIN: 47-2604579 , United States, Active | $100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | - |
BLADE's IPO details
BLADE got listed on Nov 05, 2019.
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BLADE's funding and investors
BLADE has raised a total funding of $44M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 19, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Jan 19, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. BLADE has 5 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BLADE:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 19, 2023 | 6781456 | Post IPO | 6922422 | 2978202 | 5026159 | 4034106 |
Mar 23, 2018 | 6328569 | Series B | 9999033 | 8804679 | 7713535 | |
Jul 14, 2016 | 6973077 | Series A | 9714766 | 3020318 |
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BLADE's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of BLADE's key team members:
- Steve Martocci: Former Co-Founder of BLADE.
- Rob Wiesenthal: Co-Founder & CEO of BLADE and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
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BLADE's employee count trend
BLADE has 252 employees as of Aug 26. Here is BLADE's employee count trend over the years:
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BLADE's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of BLADE include Surf Air, VINI and KinectAir. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BLADE, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Surf Air 2012, Hawthorne (United States), Public | Platform offering providing private arline services | $24.8M | 76/100 | |
2nd |  BLADE 2014, New York City (United States), Public | Provider of private jet chartered services | $44M | 65/100 | |
3rd | Company is building an AI-native demand, distribution, network and operations platform for regional air mobility | $1.67M | - | 35/100 | |
4th |  KinectAir 2019, Vancouver (United States), Seed | Operator of an on-demand aviation network providing flight booking services | $998K | 34/100 | |
5th |  ALTO 2026, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Network connecting aircraft operators and passengers for air mobility services | - | - | 16/100 |
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BLADE's Investments and acquisitions
BLADE has acquired Trinity Air Medical. BLADE has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to BLADE
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News related to BLADE
Filter this listMedia has covered BLADE for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Flyte Partners with Blade to Expand Vision Jet Accessibility and DistributionGlobeNewswire•Jul 22, 2026•BLADE
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Monarch Air Group Files Lawsuit Against Blade Urban Air Mobility and Trinity Air MedicalAccess Newswire•Dec 18, 2025•Monarchairgroup, BLADE, Trinity Air Medical
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Air Taxi Co. Settles SPAC Merger Price Suit For $17.75MLaw360•Dec 17, 2025•KSL Capital Partners, Joby Aviation, BLADE
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Blade to offer 12-minute helicopter commuter flights between Manhattan and WestchesterNew York Post•Nov 06, 2025•BLADE
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Blade Urban Air Mobility Named Official Air Mobility Partner of The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage BlackBusiness Wire•Sep 19, 2025•BLADE
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Joby Hopes to Bring Flying Taxis to U.S. Faster Through Blade AcquisitionSkift•Aug 22, 2025•BLADE, Joby Aviation
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Blade Announces Sale of Passenger Division to Joby, Transitions to Medical ServicesBenzinga•Aug 04, 2025•BLADE, Joby Aviation
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Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Adjusts Portfolio: Trades Include Several Tech and Energy CompaniesBenzinga•May 24, 2025•ARK Investment Management, Intuitive Machines, Oklo, L3Harris and 5 others
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Manatuck Hill Partners LLC Makes New Investment in Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDE)MarketBeat•May 04, 2025•BLADE, Bienville Capital
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