XWING, INC.

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2016 · Aerospace · Acquired by Joby Aviation (2024)

Autonomous flight control system for aircraft enabling remote piloting and automated flight operations

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Updated Oct 9, 2026 · xwing.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2016
Latest Form D: $3.2M, Mar 2018
Total capital: $7.3M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 4 awards · 2019–2023; Rank in peer group#51 of 53
Private capital raised: $3.2M; 1 Form D · last Mar 2018; 103 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $1.8M; 4 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#496 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; first 2022; Rank in peer group#23 of 53

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P017: Full Aircraft Autonomy For New And Existing Aircraft.$248K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Agile Flag Demonstration And Support$692K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Trajectory Management to Enable Resilient Autonomy$147K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Safety Assessment of a Machine Learning-Based Runway Detector$145K
Mar 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Xwing Remotely Operated Large Cargo Trails and Detect and Avoid Testing$1.2M
Sep 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Requirements Management with Bidirectional Traceability in Modern Version Control Systems$743K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · This SBIR Addresses The Need For Robust Airborne Software Design Processes That Are Scalable, Efficient, And Low-cost To Ensure Safety Features And Design Assurance For Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) And Manned Aircraft.$743K
Mar 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.2M

Show 1 earlier federal award

Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Airborne Software Processes Are Required To Comply With Existing Aviation Design Assurance Level Procedures To Ensure Safety. However, The Use Of The Existing Procedures For Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Is Expensive, Slow And Not Scalable. Cost Estimates For Certification Are Around $100-150 Per Line Of Code, Which Drives Up Cost Significantly In Any Program. A New Tool Called Tracer Is Proposed To Manage Requirements, From The System-level Objectives All The Way Down To Software Requirements A$106K

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Standing among 53 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#23 · top 43%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Dhiraj SinghDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Marc PietteExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 1

Mar 8, 2022GrantedAutonomous Path PlanningUSPTOUS 11,270,596

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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 9, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Jul 3, 2026.