Alef
San Mateo, US · Delaware corporation · 2 known investors
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Alef develops a flying car designed to drive on streets and take off vertically to fly over traffic. The vehicle targets personal urban mobility.
Founders & leadership
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Yevgeniy DukhovnyCo-founder
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Konstantin KislyinCo-founderKonstantin Kisly is co-founder of Alef Aeronautics, which develops a flying car designed to operate on city streets and take off vertically. He co-founded Nova Ukraine, a humanitarian nonprofit, and has expertise in engineering, materials science, aerodynamics, and chemistry, with nine publications in peer-reviewed journals.
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Oleg PetrovinCo-founderOleg Petrov is an embedded and robotics systems engineer with expertise in firmware, real-time control systems, and safety-critical hardware for autonomous vehicles. He has spent several years developing firmware, embedded control, and safety systems for VTOL aircraft prototypes, and previously worked on real-time communications and embedded electronics systems at Cisco and BroadSoft.
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$2.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021–2022
- Undisclosed amountseedOct 2022Source ↗
▶$2.5MraisedAug 2023 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.5MraisedAug 2023 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Yevgeniy DukhovnyExecutive Officer, Director
- Konstantin KislyExecutive Officer, Director
- Oleg PetrovExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $5M
- Amount sold
- $2.5M
- Finders' fees
- $10.5K
- Placement agents
- Katalyst Securities LLC
- First sale
- Dec 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Alef do?
- Alef develops a flying car designed to drive on streets and take off vertically to fly over traffic. The vehicle targets personal urban mobility.
- Who founded Alef?
- Alef was founded by Yevgeniy Dukhovny, Konstantin Kisly, Oleg Petrov.
- Who are Alef's investors?
- Alef's investors include Draper Associates, Draper B1.
- How much funding has Alef raised?
- Alef has disclosed $2.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Alef headquartered?
- Alef is headquartered in San Mateo, US.


