What does Beta Technologies make?

Beta Technologies has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: ALIA-250 (Beta Technologies builds physical robots).

Where does Beta Technologies operate robots?

Beta Technologies operates 2 verified deployments, including at Plattsburgh.

Is Beta Technologies a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Beta Technologies ranks in roughly the top 33% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Beta Technologies safe?

Beta Technologies has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Company

Beta Technologies

US electric aviation company developing the ALIA-250 eVTOL for cargo and passenger applications.

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Models

Deployments

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: None on file

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Key facts

Founded

2017, Burlington, Vermont

Founder

Kyle Clark (CEO, former professional baseball player)

Product

ALIA eVTOL - cargo and passenger variants; fixed-wing with tilt propellers; integrated charging network (Charge Cube)

Funding

Series A $5M; B $368M; C $375M; total ~$748M+

Strategic

United Therapeutics organ delivery contract; UPS flight forward partnership; Blade urban air mobility; Air New Zealand

FAA

USAF Agility Prime program participant; FAA certification in progress; flight testing from Vermont headquarters

Differentiation

Cargo-first strategy; integrated charging infrastructure; cold-climate operations expertise

Data & sources

Government records

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

ALIA-250

All-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with lift+cruise configuration. 250 nm range, 1400 lb payload. FAA Type Certificate application. UPS Flight Forward launch cargo customer. Vertiport network development active.

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Beta Technologies on the deployment map

Where Beta Technologies's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Relationships

AAmazon Industrial Innovation FundInvestor SSoftBank Vision FundInvestor FFidelityInvestor BBreakthrough Energy VenturesInvestor BBeta TechnologiesCustomer

Current leadership (1)

Kyle Clark ceosince 2017-01-01secondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Beta Technologies.

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Operated deployments (2)

ALIA-250Plattsburgh
ALIA-250Plattsburgh

Operator customers (1)

Beta Technologies2 deployments

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Funding rounds (3)

Series C2022-01-01
$375M(reported)
Investors: Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (lead), SoftBank Vision Fund, Fidelity
Series B2021-01-01
$368M(reported)
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead), Fidelity, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Series A2020-01-01
$5M(reported)

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Beta Technologies?: 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.
What does Beta Technologies make?: Beta Technologies has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: ALIA-250 (Beta Technologies builds physical robots).
Where does Beta Technologies operate robots?: Beta Technologies operates 2 verified deployments, including at Plattsburgh.
Is Beta Technologies a top robotics company?: On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Beta Technologies ranks in roughly the top 33% of companies tracked by the registry.
Is Beta Technologies safe?: Beta Technologies has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-24

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.