When was Grid Aero founded?

Grid Aero was founded in 2024 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Grid Aero located?

Grid Aero is headquartered in San Leandro, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Grid Aero?

Arthur Dubois and Arthur D s of Grid Aero. Arthur Dubois has also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Grid Aero have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Grid Aero is 35.

Is Grid Aero a funded company?

Grid Aero is a funded company, having raised a total of $26M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Nov 01, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Grid Aero?

Grid Aero's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 26, 2026, with participation from 7 investors. Its primary sector is Aerospace Tech. In United States, the Aerospace Tech sector has seen $3.8B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Grid Aero rank among its competitors?

Grid Aero ranks 5th amongst 73 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Poseidon Aerospace, which secured $60M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Grid Aero?

Grid Aero's top competitors include Ehang, Wisk and Elroy Air. Among them, Poseidon Aerospace secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Grid Aero - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft for resilient logistics networks. The company focuses on building aircraft designed for moving heavy payloads across long distances. The aircraft are built for low-cost operation and designed for strategic reach. The company's distributed fleet aims to power resilient logistics at scale. The aircraft operate as a distributed mesh, supervised by a small ground team.

Website: www.grid.aero/
Email ID: *****@grid.aero

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2024

Location

San Leandro, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$26M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 26, 2026, $*****

Investors

Calibrate Ventures & 8 more

Ranked

5^th among 73 active competitors

Employee Count

35 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Elroy Air & 57 more

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Grid Aero has raised a total funding of $26M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 01, 2024. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 26, 2026 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Grid Aero has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Grid Aero:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 26, 2026	2853990	Series A	4003754	8627144	5060748	4780869
Nov 01, 2024	3409809	Seed	4373427	5127047	Calibrate Ventures & 1 more	Boost VC & 2 more

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The founders of Grid Aero are Arthur Dubois, Chinmay Patel, Chinmay Patel, Chinmay Patel and Brandon F. Arthur Dubois is the CEO of Grid Aero.

Here are the details of Grid Aero's key team members:

Arthur Dubois: Co-Founder & CEO of Grid Aero.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Chinmay Patel: Co-Founder & CTO of Grid Aero.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Chinmay Patel: Co-founder & CTO of Grid Aero.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Chinmay Patel: Co-Founder & CTO of Grid Aero.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Brandon F: Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer of Grid Aero.

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Grid Aero's employee count trend

Grid Aero has 35 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Grid Aero's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Grid Aero include Ehang, Wisk and Elroy Air. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Grid Aero, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ehang 2014, Guangzhou (China), Public	Developer of autonomous aerial vehicles and related command and control systems	$52M	Granite Asia, GP Capital & 14 others	77/100
2nd	Wisk 2019, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Developer of autonomous electric aerial vertical take-off and landing vehicles	$450M	Boeing, Kitty Hawk & 1 others	67/100
3rd	Elroy Air 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Autonomous aircraft systems for cargo delivery purposes	$116M	Levitate Capital, Shasta Ventures & 33 others	64/100
4th	TCab Tech 2021, Shanghai (China), Series B	Developer of electric VTOL aircraft	$100M	HuaHan Capital, Grand Flight Investment & 9 others	57/100
5th	Grid Aero 2024, San Leandro (United States), Series A	Developer of uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft for resilient logistics networks	$26M	Boost VC, Geodesic Capital & 7 others	56/100
6th	Poseidon Aerospace 2024, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Developer of unmanned aircraft systems for commercial and defense applications	$71M	TQ Ventures, Tamarack Global & 9 others	56/100
7th	PteroDynamics 2017, California City (United States), Seed	Developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft systems and platforms	$7.5M	Lavrock Ventures, Kairos Ventures & 1 others	55/100
8th	Alpha Unmanned Systems 2014, San Sebastian de los Reyes (Spain), Seed	Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicle helicopters and control station systems	-	Europa & 3 others	51/100
9th	HopFlyt 2016, Lusby (United States), Seed	Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff & landing aircraft	$3.65M	Albers Aerospace, TEDCO & 1 others	50/100
10th	Cloudline 2017, Cape Town (South Africa), Seed	Operator of a platform providing cloud computing and data storage	$6M	Schmidt Futures, MassChallenge & 9 others	49/100