Skyryse Raises $300M to Automate Aircraft

Firm will use the funding to complete its FAA certification and install SkyOS system on new airframes.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 03:30 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

The cockpit of Skyryse’s flagship Skyryse One helicopter replaces cyclic, collective, and throttle controls with a single control stick, pair of touchscreen displays, and fly-by-wire system. [Credit: Skyryse]

Key Takeaways:

There’s a new “unicorn” in the aviation technology world.

Skyryse, which on Tuesday announced a $300 million Series C funding raise, said it is now valued at more than $1 billion. The firm claims it is the first founder-led, privately held company offering dual-use civil and defense aviation technology to cross that threshold. It said it has raised more than $605 million in equity capital to date.