Skyworks Aeronautics describes itself as a leader in gyronautics, holding more than 40 patents around gyroplane technology. Its core products include the eGyro™ electric air taxi aimed at urban air mobility and the 400 mph VertiJet™ VTOL targeted to compete with helicopters on speed, range, and operating cost. The company emphasizes a proprietary autorotating main rotor design that it says delivers enhanced safety and performance for eVTOL systems. Skyworks has begun certification efforts and expanded its certification and business development teams, adding industry hires such as Jeff Bartlett and Stephen Judd and assembling collaboration partners for the eGyro. Financially, Skyworks announced a major investment commitment from GEM to support commercialization work. The company intends to use the committed capital to advance aircraft certification and move its gyroplane products toward market. Skyworks Aeronautics develops gyroplane technology and holds more than 40 patents aimed at sustained autorotative flight. Its product roadmap includes the eGyro™ electric air taxi for urban air mobility and the 400 mph VertiJet™ VTOL intended to compete with helicopters at higher speed, longer range, and lower operating cost. The company says the eGyro leverages a proprietary autorotating main rotor design and a Mobius.energy‑developed battery module architecture. Skyworks plans to use financing to advance commercialization and certification of its aircraft and to scale gyrocraft across passenger, cargo, defense, and other markets. The company has recently added senior staff, including Barry Jones as Director of Aviation Operations and Chief Pilot, who is leading certification efforts. Skyworks positions its technology as offering improved safety and performance compared with many existing eVTOL concepts.

Total raised

$300M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Apr 2022