Tidal Flight, Inc.
Hybrid-electric commuter seaplane
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- SUFFOLK, VA
- Founded
- 2023
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Aug 2025
- Total capital
- $5.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.2M
- 1 award · 2025
- Rank in peer group#61 of 91
- Private capital raised
- $3.2M
- 2 Form D · last Aug 2025
- 14 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.2M
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#544 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 0
- 2 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Hybrid-electric Amphibious Aircraft For Runway Independence In Agile Combat Employment$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Hybrid-electric Amphibious Aircraft For Runway Independence In Agile Combat Employment$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150K
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Standing among 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Jude Cheriathundam AugustineExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark Cheriathundam LauDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Pranav Sateesh KrishnamurthyExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 2- PendingAirborne Vehicle Having V-tail Mounted PropellersUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025014719
- PendingMonohull Airborne Vehicle Capable of Takeoff and Landing on WaterUSPTOApplication 63550279
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- FRONTIER ASTRONAUTICS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $1.2M in contracts
- MIGHTYFLY INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $1.2M in contracts
- FarcastSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $1.2M in contracts
- VESTIGO AEROSPACE, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $1.2M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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
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