Beacon AI

www.beaconai.co/careers We're looking to add several members to our team over the next 1-2 months, including BD, PM/Ops, and several engineering roles.

BREAKING: Beacon AI has just raised $15m in Series A funding to aid development of its artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions for pilots. Founded by former US Navy pilot Matt Cox, Beacon AI is on a mission to put an AI assistant or copilot, aka R2-D2, in every professional flight deck. Oversubscribed in terms of interest, the Series A was led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Scout Ventures, joining existing industry heavyweights Sam Altman and JetBlue Ventures. The Series A brings Beacon’s total investment to $20m. “There is no better team to bring AI to the flight deck for commercial and military pilots,” said Greg Sands, founding and managing partner at Costanoa. “They have already proven themselves in the most high-stakes cockpits in the world, which is why we’re excited to see their progress with commercial pilots.” Read full: https://lnkd.in/e7MJWXQQ

BIG NEWS: Beacon AI just raised a $15M Series A round, led by Costanoa Ventures (Greg Sands), and significant participation from Bradley and Cody at Scout Ventures! The momentum is just getting started! We have secured recent commercial customers and strategically important engagements with military organizations. With an exciting roadmap of features and deployments ahead, we have ambitious plans for this funding! (and yes - we are hiring - A LOT!) We have a super talented and dedicated team and looking to add more teammates - primarily in the SF Bay Area. If you're passionate about our mission, aviation, and AI, apply at https://lnkd.in/gbnHm6Yw Series A announcement post here: https://lnkd.in/ggjRDTQz Thank you to our early supporting investors from: Apollo Projects & Hydrazine (Sam Altman) Lachy Groom JetBlue Ventures Mischief (Zachary Perret and Lauren Farleigh) Countdown Capital (Jai Malik) And Angel Investors Including: Six former Cruise colleagues (including): Adrian Macneil, Elliot Branson, Luke Holoubek, Roman Shtylman, and Scott Purdy Aaron Pigeon, Adarsh Kulkarni, Amir Kazmi, Anand Chandrasekaran, Ashish K Kulkarni, Benjamin Dadbin, Christoph Markson, Chris Moreno, Dan Romero, Don Ho, Harvey Multani, Jackson Moses 🇺🇸, Jimmy Douglas, Joey Arora, John Kung, Joshua Steinman 🇺🇸, Julia DeWahl, Matt Steiner, Jeremy Hitchcock / New North Ventures, Nicholas Galano, Nick Sammut, On Deck Runway Fund, Shishir Sharma, Toan Ton, Zane Mountcastle

I hope everyone is doing ok in Florida. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to represent Beacon AI at Stanford University Graduate School of Business DEFCON with Ahmad Nasir, Greg Sands (Costanoa Ventures), and Lindsey Sheppard (DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office). Today, I had the chance to represent Beacon again at the SVB experience center for SF TECH WEEK by a16z through an invite from Suffiyan Malik (DraperU Ventures) and Mohammad khoori (Emirates). This is an amazing time to work on mission-driven products, as interest in real-world technology, including dual-use and defense technology, is at an all-time high. 🇺🇸 Now, back to work 🛫 We are hiring -- www.beaconai.co/careers

Announcing the first session at our Aerospace, AI & Robotics Day at SF Tech Week. 🕰️ 10:00am Hear from the companies literally building our future. - Archer is building the future of transportation. Phoebe Martin will be sharing more on the company’s progress and roadmap. They recently announced launching an air taxi network in LA, delivered their first product to USAF and are accelerating. - Pattern is automating airport logistics with their robots. kellen schroeter will be sharing more on their partnerships, how he’s raised over $20m without raising from any VCs on either coast and how he runs a lean company. He was previously an early engineer at a company that exited to Amazon Robotics. - Beacon AI is building the future of flight safety with their intelligence products. Matt Cox will be sharing more about the company and might share some exciting news 🗞️ Thank you to all partners again ⬇️ Parsec Institute Andreessen Horowitz TECH WEEK by a16z Alumni Ventures Mangusta Capital SVB AviationXLab Emirates Fun hosting with ⬇️ Mohammad khoori Ray W. Kevin Jiang Sophia Zhao 趙念菲

I am excited to announce Scout Ventures latest investment in Beacon AI as part of a matching fund investment for a USSOCOM / AFWERX contract. Beacon AI is building the future of flight safety for commercial & private fleets across the globe. The team is top notch and led by professional pilots with deep experience in aviation, and also leadership with years of experience building self-driving car software. We look forward to continuing our support for Matt Cox and the Beacon AI Team as they continue to build and expand their partnerships across the DoD & Commercial markets! 🚀 Bradley C. Harrison Jay Wisham Ian Folau Nate George Michael Keane Jeff Green Troy Lambeth

On Labor Day, we honor the strength, resilience, and intelligence of the American worker—both past and present. From the assembly lines of World War II, where men and women worked tirelessly to support and win the war effort, to today's innovators driving our economy forward, the spirit of hard work and dedication remains a core tenant of our nation. Thank you for the relentless pursuit of progress and excellence. Happy Labor Day!

Early in the morning of July 25th, 1909 - 115 years ago, Louis Blériot became the first to cross the English Channel, winning a prize from the London Daily Mail. Becoming a hero in aviation on both sides of the Channel. Cheers to all the aviators working hard at all the 'firsts' in aviation 🍻

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