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Aloft
AcquiredSeattle, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 18 employees on LinkedIn · 10 known investors
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Aloft operates an FAA-approved airspace and fleet management platform for drone operations, offering LAANC authorizations, airspace advisories, mission planning, and fleet tracking. It serves individual drone pilots, enterprise UAS programs, developers, and government agencies, and is now part of Versaterm with a focus on public safety drone operations.
Also known as Aloft Technologies · Aloft Technologies, Inc. · Kittyhawk
Founders & leadership
Aloft was founded in 2020 by Yongxing Deng, Joshua Ziering, and Jon Hegranes.
Investors · 10
How we know: Banneker Partners's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Boeing HorizonX Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Bonfire Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$22.4M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021
▶$18.3MraisedNov 2021 · 2 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- YONGXING DENGExecutive Officer
- DAN WENHOLDDirector
- TRAVIS SOUKUPExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $20M
- Amount sold
- $18.3M
- First sale
- Nov 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.1MraisedMar 2021 · 21 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Yongxing DengExecutive Officer
- Travis SoukupExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $4.7M
- Amount sold
- $4.1M
- First sale
- Mar 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Aloft Technologies, Inc. (formerly Kittyhawk) is a Delaware-incorporated company that provides unmanned aircraft systems software and services, focused on drone operations management and airspace management, including UTM (unmanned traffic management). Its patented technology is used in recreational, enterprise and government drone applications, and the company describes itself as a market leader in drone airspace systems and UTM technologies. Registered address is 919 North Market Street, Suite #950, Wilmington, Delaware; company communications have also been issued from Syracuse, New York. The company was established on May 21, 2015.
Product work spans airspace visibility and situational awareness, flight authorization, fleet maintenance scheduling, developer integrations and support for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) and automated operations. Aloft launched an "Air Boss" platform offering real-time situational awareness and UTM collaboration for authoritative agencies, released a UTM SDK with third-party integration partners, and received FAA approval to provide B4UFLY services, the recreational-flyer airspace awareness service.
Jon Hegranes is Founder and CEO; Joshua Ziering is Founder and Chief Security Officer. Both hold FAA Part 107 certification and participate in FAA advisory bodies and rulemaking committees covering drone detection, counter-UAS and BVLOS, as well as industry groups such as GUTMA and the FAA Drone Safety Team.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Timeline · 16
launches, deals, and filingsA merger agreement was executed between Aloft Technologies, Inc. and an acquisition subsidiary of Versaterm Public Safety US, Inc. (Mesa, Arizona), a developer of operational support software for police, fire and emergency medical agencies. All shares held by existing shareholders transfer in conjunction with the merger; Terra Drone's 35.3% holding (3,867,906 common and 5,079,500 preferred shares) transfers for approximately USD 2,897 thousand, with part withheld for a period as security for representations, warranties and price adjustments. The share transfer was scheduled to occur within February 2026.
$2.9M source ↗
Terra Drone disclosed that, citing changes in the business environment including foreign exchange trends, agreement on transaction terms was difficult and the plan to make Aloft a wholly-owned subsidiary was discontinued, with an extraordinary loss anticipated.
Terra Drone Corporation disclosed plans to acquire full ownership of its equity-method affiliate Aloft Technologies, Inc.
Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American: UMAC) announced it had notified Aloft that the previously announced acquisition was terminated, effective June 9, 2025, under the termination provisions of the definitive agreement as amended. No termination fees were incurred and both companies said they remained open to future collaboration.
Aloft and uAvionix partnered to deliver airspace visibility capabilities for drone operators and public safety agencies.
Aloft released a new UTM SDK and named Dronelink as an integration partner.
Aloft launched Air Boss, a platform providing real-time situational awareness and UTM collaboration for authoritative agencies.
Aloft introduced maintenance scheduling functionality positioned for BVLOS and other operations.
Aloft announced it won FAA approval to provide B4UFLY services.
Aloft presented UTM capabilities aimed at enabling BVLOS operations at the Commercial UAV Expo.
Aloft announced a funding round from Terra Drone Corporation, a Japan-headquartered drone and UAM technology company, described as a strategic investment to support expansion into enterprise markets and R&D in UTM, BVLOS and automation. Terra Drone executive officer Yuki Ueno joined Aloft's board. Aloft stated it was profitable at the time of the raise. Amount not disclosed.
Terra Drone Executive Officer Yuki Ueno was appointed to Aloft's board of directors in connection with Terra Drone's investment.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Aloft Raises $20M Series A To Accelerate Transformation Of The Real Estate Appraisal Industryprnewswire.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Aloft do?
- Aloft Technologies is a US provider of drone operations, airspace management and UTM software for enterprise, government and recreational operators.
- Who founded Aloft?
- Aloft was founded by Yongxing Deng, Joshua Ziering, Jon Hegranes in 2020.
- Who are Aloft's investors?
- Aloft's investors include Banneker Partners, Boeing HorizonX Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Decisive Point, GENIUS NY, Kluz Ventures, 75 & Sunny, Andreessen Horowitz and 2 more.
- How much funding has Aloft raised?
- Aloft has disclosed $22.4M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Aloft headquartered?
- Aloft is headquartered in Seattle, US.