Ampaire, Inc. is developing high performance, zero emission aircraft to transform the landscape of aviation. With key innovations in energy storage, propulsion, and aircraft architecture, our team is maximizing the potential of the aircraft industry.
Location: United States, California, Hawthorne
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2016
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Techstars | techstars.... |
| - | Columbia E... | diamondstr... |
| - | Massive | massive.vc |
| 17.05.2024 | 1955 Capit... | 1955.capit... |
| - | Elemental ... | elementali... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 20.08.2026 | Series B | $19M | Techstars |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| 25.08.2026 | Thunder Compute Secures $13M to Unleash Dormant AI Power | Thunder Compute secured $13 million in Series A funding, led by Matrix Partners. The company addresses a critical industry problem: over $200 billion in idle GPU capacity, with enterprise utilization often below 5%. Its pioneering GPU virtu... |
| 20.08.2026 | Thunder Compute Raises $13M in Series A Funding | Thunder Compute, a San Francisco, CA-based GPU virtualization and cloud infrastructure platform provider, raised $13m in Series A funding. The round was led by Matrix Partners, with participation from Y Combinator and CEAS Investments. The ... |
| 20.08.2026 | Ampaire Raises $19M in Series B Funding | Ampaire, a Long Beach, CA-based provider of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft, raised $19M in Series B funding. The round was led by DiamondStream Partners, with participation from Alaska Star Ventures, IAGi Ventures, Pay it F... |
| 18.08.2026 | Ampaire Closes Series B to Advance Hybrid-Electric Aviation Commercialization and Increase Scalability | Ampaire’s Eco Caravan and Electric EEL hybrid-electric aircraft on the tarmac outside the company’s headquarters hangar at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California. DiamondStream-led financing strengthens Ampaire’s path from flight-prov... |
| 07.08.2026 | Ampaire Hybrid-Electric EEL Lands at Rural Airport, Battery Recharged in Flight | By Ronald Holman Published: Aug 07 2026, 10:02 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 06.08.2026 | Ampaire and Utah Launch uFLY eIPP Program with Hybrid-Electric Regional Flights | Ampaire hybrid-electric aircraft, the EEL, during take offover Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah. Hybrid-electric EEL begins real-world flights in Utah under FAA eIPP program; completing 1,340 miles of routes relevant to cargo, pas... |
| 05.01.2026 | Hawaiian Airlines Unveils $600 Million Kahu’ewai Hawai’i Plan To Upgrade Airports And Aircrafts | Hawaiian Airlines has announced a more than $600 million, five-year investment program aimed at modernizing airport infrastructure across Hawaiʻi, improving digital and operational technology, and refreshing key elements of its onboard expe... |
| 19.11.2022 | Ampaire Flies First Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft | Eco Caravan Reduces Fuel Consumption and Emissions, Leading the Way to a Sustainability Revolution CAMARILLO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampaire's Eco Caravan, a nine-seat regional aircraft, made its first flight today on a fully... |
| 17.10.2022 | 6 top players racing to crack the near-impossible puzzle of making batteries work for airplanes — and to unlock a $27.7 billion industry | Eviation's Alice electric plane made its first flight in September. Eviation This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now While today's tech can't produce battery-powered ai... |
| 20.07.2022 | Ampaire Announces Firm Order for Hybrid-Electric Eco Caravan | The hybrid-electric, nine-passenger Eco Caravan burns up to 70 percent less fuel. Innovative WingTips Program Will Build Nationwide Fleet Ampaire and WingTips share a vision of reducing the cost and increasing the convenience of regional ai... |
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