Xwing is an autonomous aviation technology startup that is developing a suite of technologies for pilotless commercial aircraft, including vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as well as fixed-wing aircraft.

Xwing's software integrates sensors and maps with onboard flight control systems to allow regional aircraft to navigate, take off and land safer than ever before.

Xwing was founded in 2016 by Marc Piette. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Xwing has been developing a technology stack to convert aircraft, including a widely used Cessna Grand Caravan 208B, to function autonomously.

Xwing's suite of solutions include integrating lidar, radar and cameras on the plane; retrofitting the servomotors that control the rudder, braking and other functions; and ensuring all of these are communicating properly so the plane understands where it is in space and can execute its flight.

 

Xwing has already performed close to 200 missions with its AutoFlight system. For all these flights, there’s been a safety pilot on board. In addition, a ground control operator sits in a control center and acts as a go-between from the autonomous aircraft to the human air traffic control operator.

 

Xwing is backed by Blackhorn Ventures, ACME Capital, Loup Ventures, R7 Partners, Eniac Ventures, Alven Capital and others. The company raised $40M in a Series B round on Apr 15, 2021. This brings Xwing's total funding to $54M to date. The latest round valued Xwing at $400M post-money.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2016
  • Funding Info: $54M over 3 Rounds (Latest Funding Type: Series B)
  • Yearly Revenue: NA
  • Employee Size: 11-50
  • Business Valuation: Valued at $400M as of Apr 15, 2021
  • City/Town: San Francisco
  • State: California
  • Country: United States
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