The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies AIR: 1 model, 3 deployments across 3 regions, $23.0M raised, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Israeli aerospace OEM developing eVTOL aircraft for autonomous uncrewed cargo logistics and piloted personal flight. Founded in 2018, AIR produces the AIR ONE platform in both crewed and uncrewed cargo variants, with production cargo aircraft delivered to launch customers. The company operates production facilities in Kfar Yona, Israel and a U.S. operations center in West Palm Beach, Florida, and participates in the U.S. Air Force Agility Prime program.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →AIR on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Aug 2026. Explore where AIR's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full AIR deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Rani Plaut CEO & Co-founderSEC-verified
- Chen Rosen CTO & Co-founderSEC-verified
- Netanel Goldberg COO & Co-founderSEC-verified
Founders (3)
- Rani Plautcofounderfounded 2018-01-01
- Chen Rosencofounderfounded 2018-01-01
- Netanel Goldbergcofounderfounded 2018-01-01
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting AIR (1)
- Air One eVTOL prototype crashes in South Florida during envelope expansion test flight2025-10-23 · Collision
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- AIR3 deployments
Recent coverage
AIR in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every AIR competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Alsodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aseon Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Autonomous A2Zdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $23.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2025-07-30
$23M · $138M post
Investors: Entrée Capital (lead), Shmuel Harlap
Timeline
Every recorded move in AIR’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-07-30Series A raising $23000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 11, 2026
AIR ONE at Auburndale, Florida, USA
- Record createdJul 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedOct 23, 2025
Air One eVTOL prototype crashes in South Florida during envelope expansion test flight
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
AIR ONE at Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedOct 1, 2023
AIR ONE at Kfar Yona, Israel
Sources (1)
- Global Construction Review · https://globalconstructionreview.com
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AIR from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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The test examined how a fighter pilot can issue tactical instructions to an uncrewed aircraft whose onboard software executes them.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/air-evtol.md
- RSS feed: /companies/air-evtol/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a09af3bd-0077-46fa-979e-c1c36c5e64e4
- Revision history: /companies/air-evtol/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
AIR draws attention at the 90th percentile but verifies reality at the 67th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +23.6, 28th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026