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$230M Venture Capital Fund Targets Electric Air Mobility

From left, Adam Grosser, Cyrus Sigari and Ben Marcus, managing directors of UP.Partners. UP.Partners
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Key Takeaways:

  • UP.Partners, a group of transportation industry leaders, has launched a $230 million venture capital fund to invest in cleaner, faster, safer, and lower-cost alternative air transportation solutions for people and goods.
  • The fund has secured investments from prominent figures and companies including Cathie Wood, Woven Capital (Toyota), and Alaska Air Group, which also launched its own tech venture, Alaska Star Ventures, focused on achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
  • The initiative aims to transform global mobility through advanced technologies like electric aircraft and AI, addressing both the efficiency and significant environmental impact of the transportation and logistics sectors.
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Transportation industry leaders have launched a $230 million venture capital fund aimed at investing in cleaner, faster, safer, and lower-cost alternative air transportation solutions to move people as well as goods.

Thom Patterson

Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.

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