The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Beta Technologies: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region, $748.0M raised, 1 active incident. 2 sources back the record.
Beta Technologies holds 1 FAA action, per the DEPLOY registry.
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Overview
US electric aviation company developing the ALIA-250 eVTOL for cargo and passenger applications. FAA Type Certificate application in progress. UPS partnership for cargo operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
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Data & sources
Government records
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Beta Technologies has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1United Therapeutics Corporation1× joint
Most recent
- with United Therapeutics Corporationoperating
Beta Technologies on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Beta Technologies's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Beta Technologies deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Kyle Clark ceosince 2017-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
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 Beta Technologies (1)
- FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight2026-07-14 · Regulatory action
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)
- Beta Technologies2 deployments
Recent coverage
Beta Technologies in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every Beta Technologies competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Supplied by (1)
Compute / semiconductor
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $748.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Beta Technologies has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with United Therapeutics Corporationoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1United Therapeutics Corporation1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- BETA Technologies x United Therapeutics eVTOL organ transportwithUnited Therapeutics Corporationdeployment2026-07-14operating
Funding rounds (3)
Beta Technologies’s 3 disclosed rounds, $748M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series C2022-01-01
$375M(reported) · $3.8B post
Investors: Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (lead), SoftBank Vision Fund, Fidelity
- Series B2021-01-01
$368M(reported) · $2.9B post
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead), Fidelity, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
- Series A2020-01-01
$5M(reported) · $30M post
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faaactive
Linked models: ALIA-250
Timeline
Every recorded move in Beta Technologies’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: BAE Systems
2026-08-23Supply: Battery systems for electric aircraft from BAE Systems
New supplierNew supplier: Garmin
2026-08-23Supply: G3000 PRIME flight deck avionics from Garmin
PartnershipBETA Technologies x United Therapeutics eVTOL organ transport
2026-07-14BETA Technologies and United Therapeutics Corporation in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation flight-tested organ medical-transport capabilities from Virginia to Maryland using ALIA eVTOL aircraft. FAA announced this as a major milestone in eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. Organ containment system transferred between two ALIA aircraft.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2022-01-01Series C raising $375000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2021-01-01Series B raising $368000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2020-01-01Series A raising $5000000
Key hireKyle Clark joins as ceo
2017-01-01Kyle Clark appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Incident recordedJul 14, 2026
FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Blade Air Mobility Completes Test Flight of BETA Technologies...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Alia 250 eVTOL Aircraft Achieves Piloted Transition Flight
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
BETA Technologies Alia aircraft homecoming
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-regulatory-filing
- Regulatory filing
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Beta Technologies from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
FIA 2026: eVTOL Insights speaks to Simon Newitt, Head of Sales at BETA Technologies
In this video, eVTOL Insights’ Jason Pritchard speaks with Simon Newitt, Head of Sales at BETA Technologies, and talks about The post FIA 2026: eVTOL Insights speaks to Simon…
BETA Plans to Expand Manufacturing With Proposed $1 Billion EXIM Financing
BETA Technologies and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) have announced plans to expand their existing financing relationship, The post BETA Plans to Expand…
FAA Announces Major Milestone in eVTOL Technology Use
FAA announces BETA Technologies and United Therapeutics conducted multi-leg organ transport test flights using BETA's ALIA electric aircraft under the eVTOL Integration Pilot…
DOT’s 26-State Electric and Autonomous Aircraft Trials Officially Begin - FLYING Magazine
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Get Ready: Consumer Air Travel Is About To Change - Investor's Business Daily
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Flying taxis program the future of air transportation: CEO - NewsNation
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DOT and FAA Launch eVTOL Integration Pilot Program - Dronelife
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America’s eVTOL integration programme: Eight projects cleared to fly - Zag Daily
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FAA Names Partners For Air Taxi Pilot Projects, Coming This Summer - Investor's Business Daily
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Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states - TechCrunch
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New York, Florida among the states selected for electric aircraft pilot program - Aerospace America
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2025: A Big Year for Electric Air Taxi Testing, But 2026 Will Be Bigger - FLYING Magazine
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/beta-technologies.md
- RSS feed: /companies/beta-technologies/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0c693b5b-6077-4ada-ad16-8c9872662157
- Revision history: /companies/beta-technologies/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
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As part of their Local Business Spotlight segment, WCAX interviewed Kyle Clark, the founder and CEO of Beta Technologies. Kyle began his journey to success at t
Beta Technologies gives Vermont students a turn in the pilot’s seat For more Local News from WCAX: https://www.wcax.com/ For more YouTube Content: http
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BETA Technologies is reaching out to area students who may choose careers in aerospace manufacturing. BETA set up a flight simulator at this year's North Countr
Meet NEO Beta! AI robotics company 1X has introduced NEO Beta. This robot features a bio-inspired design that allows it to operate safely alongside humans. Be
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
Beta Technologies draws attention at the 81st percentile but verifies reality at the 22nd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +58.9, 13th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Broad public reach with 1.4M video views. Thin IP estate 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: Sep 6, 2026