Beta Technologies, Inc.

South Burlington, VT · Founded 2018 · Aerospace · Public

ALIA eVTOL aircraft with electric propulsion and charging infrastructure

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · beta.team

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: South Burlington, VT
Founded: 2018
Latest Form D: $7.1M, Apr 2026
Total capital: $1.1B

Federal grants: $1.1M; 2 awards · 2019–2020; Rank in peer group#80 of 91
Private capital raised: $1.1B; 5 Form D · last Apr 2026; 6 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $3M; 1 award · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#424 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$7.1M
Sep 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$300M
Nov 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$318M
Apr 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$375M
Apr 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$143M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 19.3 Phase II, SBIR 19.3 Pilot Commercial Solutions Opening (cso), F2-13247.$3M
May 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Developmental Flight Testing & Advancement of an eVTOL Aircraft$1M

Show 1 earlier federal award

Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · eVTOL Aircraft Adaptation for Cargo Logistics$49K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

16months

from Beta Technologies, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2019: Defense · $49K
First Form D · Apr 2021: $143M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 91 peers

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Aerospace · Components · Device

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

David ChurchillResearcherDirectorLinked by $49K in grants as PI
Amy GowderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Blain NewtonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Brian DunkielExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles DavisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Dean KamenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 17 people

Edward EpplerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Francesco CaprettiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
HERMAN CUETOExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
James McConvilleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
JOHN ABELEDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John SlatteryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kyle ClarkExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
MARTINE ROTHBLATTDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mike StoneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sean DonovanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Shawn HallExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.