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Heart Aerospace

YC W19

Los Angeles, US · Founded 2018 · 50 employees · 25 known investors

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Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators. The company designs, builds, and flight-tests electric aircraft to replace combustion-powered regional aviation.

Also known as Dragonship

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSpace TechClimateElectric VehiclesAerospaceUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

Heart Aerospace was founded in 2018 by Anders Forslund.

AFAnders Forslund
Anders ForslundFounder & CEOAnders Forslund is the founder and CEO of Heart Aerospace, a Y Combinator-backed company. He holds a PhD in aerospace design.
KF
Klara ForslundFounder
BCBob Criner
Bob CrinerElectric Aircraft Propulsion System Engineering Consultant2021–2021Founder at Stralis Aircraft

Investors · 25

2am VClisted by 2am VCBengaluru

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Alumni Ventureslisted by Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M

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Castor Ventureslisted by Castor Ventures

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Koru Capitallisted by Koru Capital

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Lowercarbon Capitallisted by Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M

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Sagitta Family Officelisted by Sagitta Family OfficeCopenhagen

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Unruly Capitallisted by Unruly CapitalLondon

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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AdditionreportedNew York

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EICreportedOrinda

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EQT VenturesreportedLuxembourg · $2M – $50M

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European Innovation Council Fundreported

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J2 VenturesreportedBoston

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LIONHEART VENTURESreportedSan Francisco

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Lowercase CapitalreportedJackson

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New VenturesreportedMexico City

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Norrsken AcceleratorreportedStockholm

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Norrsken VCreportedStockholm · $1.1M – $3.2M

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Tamar CapitalreportedSan Francisco

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Zeno VenturesreportedGeneva

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Also in the syndicate · 3

Air CanadaSagitta VenturesUnited Airlines

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$214M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2024

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Heart Aerospace went on to found or lead other companies.

Gustaf AlströmerBoard MemberFounded HeysanBob CrinerElectric Aircraft Propulsion System EngineerFounded Stralis AircraftBenjamin StablerChief Technology OfficerFounded Parallel Systems

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Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Heart Aerospace Incorporated

In the news

Heart Aerospace - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · Aug 2026Heart Aerospace raises $107 million in Series B funding | Heart Aerospaceheartaerospace.com · Feb 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Heart Aerospace do?
Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators. The company designs, builds, and flight-tests electric aircraft to replace combustion-powered regional aviation.
Who founded Heart Aerospace?
Heart Aerospace was founded by Anders Forslund in 2018.
Who are Heart Aerospace's investors?
Heart Aerospace's investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 2am VC, Alumni Ventures, Castor Ventures, Koru Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, Sagitta Family Office, Unruly Capital and 14 more.
How much funding has Heart Aerospace raised?
Heart Aerospace has disclosed $214M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Heart Aerospace headquartered?
Heart Aerospace is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.