Fundraising Fox

Flapping Airplanes

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · Delaware corporation · 5 known investors

flappingairplanes.com ↗

Flapping Airplanes is a foundational AI research lab working on the data efficiency problem, aiming to build models that learn from far fewer training examples than current systems. It focuses on long-term, paradigm-shifting research rather than commercialization, with potential applications in enterprise, robotics, trading, and scientific discovery.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech@flappyairplanes

Founders & leadership

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ASHER SPECTORExecutive Officer, Director
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BENJAMIN SPECTORExecutive Officer, Director

Investors · 5

Index Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M
Argo✓ verifiedNew York
Conviction✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $1M – $25M
Menlo Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $1M – $20M
Sequoia Capital✓ verifiedMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements
▶$180.2MraisedFeb 2026 · 79 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • ASHER SPECTORExecutive Officer, Director
  • BENJAMIN SPECTORExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$180.5M
Amount sold
$180.2M
First sale
Jan 2026
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2025
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.