LIFT AIRCRAFT INC.

Austin, TX · Founded 2017 · Aerospace · Private

Autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with integrated computer vision and robotic crane system for autonomous cargo handling

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · liftaircraft.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2017
Latest Form D: $1.2M, Jun 2026
Total capital: $13.1M

Federal grants: $2.5M; 4 awards · 2019–2024; Rank in peer group#9 of 48
Private capital raised: $10.4M; 2 Form D · last Jun 2026; 5 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $150K; 1 award · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#653 of 1335
Granted patents: 2; 1 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#15 of 48

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.2M
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$1.6M
May 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Furtherance Of Modular Payload Use Case For Evtol Platform Through Electromagnetic Adherence And Computer Vision$750K
Mar 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9.2M
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Advancing Modular Payload Use Case For Electric Vertical Take-off And Landing Platform Through Electrmagnetic Adherence And Computer Vision$150K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research On Multi-rotor First Response And Evacuation Applications$50K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K

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

27months

from LIFT AIRCRAFT INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2019: Defense · $50K
First Form D · Mar 2022: $9.2M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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Standing among 48 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grants#9 · top 19%
Granted patents#15 · top 31%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Kenneth MillerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matt ChasenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matthew David ChasenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 3

Nov 1, 2022GrantedAircraft With Distributed Power System, Distributed Control System, And Safe Deployment Mechanism For Ballistic Recovery SystemUSPTOUS 11,487,283
Sep 21, 2021GrantedAerial VehicleUSPTOUS D,931,182
PendingAircraft With Distributed Power System, Distributed Control System, And Safe Deployment Mechanism For Ballistic Recovery SystemUSPTOApplication 62777668

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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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

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