Pyka
YC S17 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · 75 employees · 11 known investors
Pyka develops all-electric cargo aircraft for military logistics applications. The company delivers autonomous aircraft to the U.S. Air Force through AFWERX to support contested logistics operations.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S17)
MN
Michael NorciainFounder/CEO
NW
Nathan WhiteinFounder/CEO
KM
Kyle MooreinFounder
CO
Chuma OgunwoleinFounder/COO
Investors · 11
Bold Capital PartnersSanta Monica
Catapult VenturesSilicon Valley · $250K – $1.5M
DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M
MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M
Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M
Perot JainDallas · $500K
Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Prime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
GreycroftreportedNew York · $500K – $10M
PETRONAS VenturesreportedKuala Lumpur
In the news
- UBTECH Unveils Mass-Produced Humanoid Robot, Pyka's Autonomous Aircraft Demo, and Wayve's $8.5B Valuation - Robotics Brief #75dailyaibrief.com · 2026
- Pyka Series B raises $40m | Revolution.aerorevolution.aero · 2024
- Pyka Secures $40M Series B to Advance Commercialization of Dual-use Autonomous Electric Aircraftprnewswire.com · 2024
- World's largest pilotless cargo drone Pyka zips $40M Series B to spread wings in defense — TFNtechfundingnews.com · 2024
- World's largest electric cargo plane unveiledelectrek.co · 2023
- Pyka Closes $37M in Series A Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · 2022
- Pyka adapts its autonomous electric plane for cargo runs with a $37M round – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2022