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Float

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Float builds large rigid-frame autonomous airships as an industrial freight platform, using modern materials, sensing, autonomy, and meteorology for lighter-than-air cargo logistics. The crewless airships handle flight control, routing, and buoyancy via satellite-networked autonomous systems for long-duration freight operations.

Founders & leadership

Float was founded in 2025 by Conor Lenahan.

CLConor Lenahan
Conor LenahanFounder & CEOPreviously led Brain Interfaces Mechanical Engineering at Neuralink, after joining as a senior mechanical engineer in 2022. He co-founded Quartz, where he headed product, and spent six years as a product designer at Apple following an engineering internship at iRobot.
JHJames Harvey
James HarveyCo-FounderWorked as a member of technical staff at Samsara and led Zeromailer as CEO through its acquisition by Dropbox, remaining there until 2017. He earlier founded Random Strategies Group, where he was managing partner for seven years.

Investors · 2

Also in the syndicate · 1

CHAPTERS Group AGlead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements
  • Undisclosed amountSeries AJul 2026 · 3 sources

    CHAPTERS Group AG (lead)

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Frequently asked questions

What does Float do?
Float builds large rigid-frame autonomous airships as an industrial freight platform, using modern materials, sensing, autonomy, and meteorology for lighter-than-air cargo logistics. The crewless airships handle flight control, routing, and buoyancy via satellite-networked autonomous systems for long-duration freight operations.
Who founded Float?
Float was founded by Conor Lenahan in 2025.
Who are Float's investors?
Float's investors include Fifty Years.
Where is Float headquartered?
Float is headquartered in San Francisco, US.