Who founded Jump Aero?

Jump Aero was founded by Carl Dietrich, Jeff Myjak, Katerina Barilov.

Who are Jump Aero's investors?

Jump Aero's investors include Bantam Group, Capital Factory, Material Impact, MSIV.

Jump Aero

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Jump Aero develops an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for first responders to reach emergency scenes quickly, with a focus on cutting rural emergency response times. The company operates in the aviation and emergency response sector.

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Founders & leadership

Carl Dietrich FounderCarl Dietrich holds degrees from MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BS, MS, and Ph.D.) and previously co-founded and led Terrafugia, an aviation company he sold to Geely in 2017. He founded Jump Aero in 2019 to develop eVTOL aircraft for emergency response operations.

Jeff MyjakCo-founder

Katerina BarilovCo-founder

Brian Lozano Chief Technology OfficerBrian Lozano is an aerospace engineer with experience developing novel air-vehicle systems in interdisciplinary team environments. As Chief Technology Officer of Jump Aero, he leads development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for emergency response applications.

Jeremy Bardell COO, Senior Mechanical & Manufacturing EngineerHe brings 25+ years of aerospace and hardware engineering experience, including prior work on flight systems, unmanned aircraft, and precision manufacturing, with expertise in mechanical design, composite systems, production scaling, and translating R&D concepts into manufacturable products.

Investors · 4

Bantam Grouplisted by Bantam GroupWestwood

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Capital Factorylisted by Capital FactoryAustin

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Material Impactlisted by Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M

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MSIVlisted by MSIVMarinvia Zachary Kushel · inferred

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Non-dilutive funding · 4 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase IISTTR	2022	$749.8K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase IISTTR	2022	$743.3K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase ISTTR	2021	$148.1K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase ISTTR	2021	$147.4K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does Jump Aero do?: Jump Aero develops an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for first responders to reach emergency scenes quickly, with a focus on cutting rural emergency response times. The company operates in the aviation and emergency response sector.
Who founded Jump Aero?: Jump Aero was founded by Carl Dietrich, Jeff Myjak, Katerina Barilov.
Who are Jump Aero's investors?: Jump Aero's investors include Bantam Group, Capital Factory, Material Impact, MSIV.