Radical

Market context

Radical builds persistent high-altitude aircraft infrastructure. The Seattle company is a Y Combinator W23 startup developing solar-powered aerial systems for long-duration operations in the sky.

Facts

• Website: https://www.radicalaero.com/
• HQ: Seattle, United States
• Founded: 2022
• Segment: aerial robotics and drones
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2024-04-24 - Seed - $4.5M - Radical raises $4.5M seed round - source: techcrunch.com

Investors

• Inflection Mercury Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-24
• Scout Ventures - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-24
• Y Combinator - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-24

Events

• 2024-04-24 - Funding - Radical raises $4.5M seed round - Scout Ventures led the round. Radical is building autonomous aircraft intended for long-duration high-altitude operation. The seed round added private financing for Radical's high-altitude autonomous aircraft work.

Team

• James Thomas - Founder
• Cyriel Notteboom - Founder

Context tags

• Aerial autonomy builder - Peer Group - Radical belongs in the aerial autonomy builder peer group based on its robotics segment and product or workflow focus.
• Aerospace autonomy innovation - Workflow - Radical's robotics products or services are relevant to aerospace autonomy innovation workflows.