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Alex Kroll

Former US Air Force test pilot with over 3,500 flight hours; co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Grid Aero. Brings extensive operational and flight test experience to Grid Aero's autonomous cargo aircraft development for contested logistics.

American · 2 current roles · 1 founding

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  • Grid Aeroverified→
    Founder

    Grid Aero is a San Leandro-based aerospace startup building [Lifter-Lite](/models/lifter-lite), a low-cost autonomous cargo aircraft designed to carry 2,000–10,

    Seed · $6M1 model

Current roles (2)

  • Grid Aero Co-founderSecondary-verified
  • Grid Aero Co-founder & former Air Force test pilotSecondary-verified

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Sources (3)

  1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2025/08/18/china-taiwan-war-air-force-autonomous-plane/
  2. https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/2025/08/start-up-grid-aero-unveils-plans-for-unmanned-cargo-aircraft/
  3. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandon-florian-mba_thanks-again-to-rose-mary-aguilar-for-having-activity-7264314239211745281-ZPaf

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