Natilus
San Diego, US · 13 known investors
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Natilus develops next-generation blended wing body aircraft for commercial cargo and passenger operations, designed to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and increase payload capacity. The company is based in San Diego, California and offers two product lines: KONA for freight and HORIZON EVO for passenger travel.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 13
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2026
Draper Associates (lead)
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Natilus is an aircraft developer based in San Diego, California, working on a family of blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft intended for commercial cargo and passenger use. Its platform is presented as scalable across two product lines: KONA, purpose-built for freight operations, and HORIZON EVO, aimed at passenger travel. The company positions its aircraft as a technological step-change for commercial fleets relative to conventional tube-and-wing designs.
The company states that its BWB configuration improves aerodynamic efficiency while increasing internal volume, resulting in lower fuel burn, fewer emissions, higher payload capacity, greater range, reduced noise and additional design flexibility. Alongside cargo and passenger applications, the company also references contested logistics as an application area.
Business model
Natilus develops purpose-built aircraft intended for commercial fleet operators in the cargo and passenger segments, with a stated application in contested logistics.
Latest developments
The company is developing its KONA freight aircraft and HORIZON EVO passenger aircraft and is hiring for its team.
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Market position
Natilus presents itself as bringing blended-wing-body aircraft to commercial aviation as an alternative to incumbent tube-and-wing aircraft in both freight and passenger operations.
The company differentiates on airframe architecture, contrasting its blended-wing-body design with conventional tube-and-wing aircraft on aerodynamic efficiency, fuel efficiency, environmental impact, payload capacity, range, noise reduction and design flexibility.
Technology
Natilus's core technology is a blended-wing-body airframe platform, in which the fuselage and wing are integrated rather than separated as in traditional tube-and-wing aircraft. The company describes the configuration as delivering higher aerodynamic and fuel efficiency, larger internal volume for payload, extended range, lower noise output and reduced emissions, and as adaptable to multiple aircraft configurations across freight and passenger missions.
Go-to-market
Commercial aviation operators running cargo and passenger fleets, with additional relevance to contested logistics missions.
Geography
Headquartered in and developing its aircraft from San Diego, California, United States.
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Key figures
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Competitors · 1
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In the news
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primary sources listed
- Natilusnatilus.co · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Natilus do?
- Natilus is a San Diego developer of blended-wing-body aircraft for commercial cargo and passenger operations.
- Who founded Natilus?
- Natilus was founded by Aleksey Matyushev.
- Who are Natilus's investors?
- Natilus's investors include Aurum Venture Partners, Beni Venture Capital, Capital Factory, Draper Associates, Flucas Ventures, Interlock Capital, New Climate Ventures, Outpost Capital and 5 more.
- Where is Natilus headquartered?
- Natilus is headquartered in San Diego, US.