Pyka
Autonomous electric airplanes
Y CombinatorSummer 2017ActiveIndustrialsAviation and SpaceAirplanesClimateAgricultureTransportation
What they do
Problem
Industries lack safe, clean, and cost-effective ways to perform high-value and dangerous transportation and aerial work tasks.
Solution
Pyka builds autonomous electric airplanes and a supporting stack of autonomy software, avionics, propulsion, batteries, and composite airframes.
Who it's for
Industrial and commercial operators needing autonomous aircraft for hazardous or high-value aerial missions.
Founders
Michael Norcia
Founder/CEO
Nathan White
Founder/CEO
Kyle Moore
Founder
Co-Founder of Pyka building autonomous electric airplanes
Chuma Ogunwole
Founder/COO
Company timeline
- Founded2017
- YC batchSummer 2017
- StatusActive
- Team size75 people
- LocationAlameda, CA, USA
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