Where is Joby Aviation based?

Joby Aviation is based in Santa Cruz, CA.

When was Joby Aviation founded?

Joby Aviation was founded in 2009.

What does Joby Aviation make?

Joby Aviation has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Joby S4 (Joby Aviation builds physical robots).

Where does Joby Aviation operate robots?

Joby Aviation is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Company

Joby Aviation

Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi company; Joby S4 is certified for commercial air taxi service; NYSE: JOBY.

Based in Santa Cruz, CA · Founded 2009 · 1 model on record

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Key facts

Ticker: NYSE: JOBY

HQ: Santa Cruz, CA
Founded: 2009
ID: b838c714-d7aa-4e4d-bcd7-5e4982724502

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Models (1)

Joby S4aerial

Current leadership (1)

JoeBen Bevirt Founder & CEOsince 2009-01-01secondary-verified

Founders (1)

JoeBen Bevirtsolefounded 2009-01-01

Funding rounds (3)

Delta Strategic2022-10-01
$60M(reported)
Investors: Delta Air Lines (lead)
SPAC IPO2021-08-01
$1.6B · $6.6B post
Toyota Strategic2020-01-01
$394M(reported)
Investors: Toyota Motor Corporation (lead)

Regulatory filings (2)

FAA-TC-JAS4-1-Stage5faa action · us_faagranted2024-03-08
FAA-Part135-Joby-2022faa action · us_faagranted2022-05-26

Common questions

What is Joby Aviation?: Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi company; Joby S4 is certified for commercial air taxi service; NYSE: JOBY.
Where is Joby Aviation based?: Joby Aviation is based in Santa Cruz, CA.
When was Joby Aviation founded?: Joby Aviation was founded in 2009.
What does Joby Aviation make?: Joby Aviation has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Joby S4 (Joby Aviation builds physical robots).
Where does Joby Aviation operate robots?: Joby Aviation is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Claimed (not independently verified)

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.