The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies LEO Flight: 2 models, $580,000 raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
LEO Flight Corporation (formerly Urban eVTOL) is an American electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company based in Pendleton, Indiana, developing personal flying vehicles using a proprietary ducted electric jet propulsion system. Founded in 2021 by Pete Bitar and Carlos Salaff, its products include the LEO Coupe flying car and the LEO JetBike personal eVTOL, both designed to operate without exposed propellers. The company targets FAA MOSAIC light-sport aircraft certification for the Coupe and FAA Part 103 ultralight classification for the JetBike.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundPre-Seed post-money
Key facts
Founded
Technology
Products
Flight record
Awards
Partners
Founders
Co-Founder & Director of Flight Systems
Co-Founder & Design Director
Propulsion
Former name
Pre-seed funding
NASA HeroX award
DARPA
CES appearances
Advisory Board — Boris Sofman
Advisory Board — Rob Ferber
Advisory Board — Randy Schlitter
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
LEO JetBike
The LEO JetBike (also marketed as LEO Solo) is a motorcycle-style personal eVTOL using ducted electric jet propulsion rather than exposed propellers. Designed to operate under FAA Part 103 ultralight rules (no pilot license required), it has a top speed of approximately 60 mph, 10-15 minutes flight time, and altitude electronically limited to about 15 feet. Priced at $99,900 with deliveries targeted for Q4 2026.
Current platform
LEO Coupe
The LEO Coupe is a multi-passenger eVTOL flying car designed to resemble a sports car. It uses a double box-wing configuration powered by approximately 200 clustered electric lift jets for vertical flight, with six horizontal thrusters for forward flight. The vehicle measures 20ft x 10ft, fitting in a standard two-car garage, with a carbon fiber exterior, gull-wing doors, and a semi-autonomous fly-by-wire control system. Target cruise speed is 200mph with a range of ~250 miles.
Partnerships
Every company LEO Flight has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1GoAERO1× joint
- 2Indiana Economic Development Corporation1× joint
Most recent
- with Indiana Economic Development Corporationoperating
- LEO Flight x GoAERO2024-10-01with GoAEROoperating
LEO Flight on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Pete Bitar Co-Founder & Director of Flight Systems, Director of Flight Systemssecondary-verified
- Carlos Salaff Co-Founder & Design Director, Design Directorsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Pete Bitarcofounderno longer at company
- Carlos Salaffcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for LEO Flight.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
LEO Flight in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $580,000
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
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Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company LEO Flight has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Indiana Economic Development Corporationoperating
- LEO Flight x GoAERO2024-10-01with GoAEROoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1GoAERO1× joint
- 2Indiana Economic Development Corporation1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- LEO Flight x Indiana Economic Development CorporationwithIndiana Economic Development Corporationdevelopment2024-12-01operating
- LEO Flight x GoAEROwithGoAEROdevelopment2024-10-01operating
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Seed2022-06-01
$580,000(reported) · $2M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in LEO Flight’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipLEO Flight x Indiana Economic Development Corporation
2024-12-01The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) selected LEO Flight to represent Indiana at CES 2025, providing support for the company's advanced air mobility showcase. The partnership aligns with IEDC's mission to drive economic growth and innovation in Indiana, where LEO Flight conducts R&D and prototyping.
PartnershipLEO Flight x GoAERO
2024-10-01LEO Flight is competing in the GoAERO emergency response aircraft competition with its LX-1R Flyer, a compact electric-jet VTOL designed for emergency response in tight spaces where helicopters cannot go. The multi-million-dollar global challenge aims to create a new classification of emergency response vehicles.
Funding roundPre-Seed funding round
2022-06-01Pre-Seed raising $580000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for LEO Flight.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning LEO Flight from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tidy flying motorcycle with electric microjets opens pre-orders
LEO Flight opens pre-orders for the LEO Solo (JetBike), a Part 103-friendly single-seat personal eVTOL using ducted electric jet propulsion, priced at $99,900.
Meet the Teams: Team LEO Flight — GoAERO Emergency Response Aircraft
LEO Flight competes in the GoAERO competition with its LX-1R Flyer, a compact electric-jet VTOL designed for emergency response in tight spaces where helicopters cannot go.
State of Indiana showcases LEO Flight at CES 2025, Championing the Future of Personal Air Mobility
Indiana Economic Development Corporation selects LEO Flight to showcase at CES 2025, highlighting the state's support for advanced air mobility and the LEO Coupe.
LEO Flight Looks Ahead To Preproduction Flying Car Prototype
LEO Flight prepares to raise seed funding for its first preproduction LEO Coupe prototype, having raised ~80K in pre-seed for the LX-1 tethered hover demonstrator.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/leo-flight.md
- RSS feed: /companies/leo-flight/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4ec04443-a4c1-4731-8aad-3a6a90ed3101
- Revision history: /companies/leo-flight/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
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
LEO Flight draws attention at the 2nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026