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:

Skyryse achieved "unicorn" status with a valuation over $1 billion after securing $300 million in Series C funding, totaling over $605 million raised to date for its dual-use aviation technology.
The company will use the funds to complete FAA certification and expand deployment of its SkyOS, described as the "first universal operating system for flight," which simplifies aircraft control to a single stick and touchscreen displays.
SkyOS, already integrated into airframes like the UH-60 Black Hawk and Cirrus SR22, enables simplified and optionally piloted flight, with ongoing partnerships including the U.S. Army and Cal Fire.

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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.