REGENT was founded by Billy Thalheimer, Michael Klinker in 2020.

Who are REGENT's investors?

REGENT's investors include Founders Fund, Aurum Venture Partners, Darco Capital, Dolby Family Ventures, Future Planet Capital, Global Brain, Graph Ventures, Kohala Ventures and 29 more.

How much funding has REGENT raised?

REGENT has disclosed $93.5M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.

Where is REGENT headquartered?

REGENT is headquartered in North Kingstown, US.

REGENT

YC W21

North Kingstown, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 40 employees · 41 known investors

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REGENT designs and manufactures Seaglider wing-in-ground-effect aircraft for regional coastal transportation and defense logistics, offering high-speed zero-emission travel between coastal cities and military applications.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)

REGENT was founded in 2020 by Billy Thalheimer and Michael Klinker.

Billy Thalheimer Co-Founder & CEOBilly Thalheimer is an aerospace engineer with degrees from MIT in aerospace engineering who previously led execution and business development for advanced aircraft programs at Aurora Flight Sciences and contributed to electric air taxi development and aircraft design tools at Boeing.

Michael Klinker Co-Founder and CTOMichael Klinker holds degrees from MIT in aircraft controls and autonomy. He has worked as an engineer and technical leader at Airware, Raptor Maps, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and Aurora Flight Sciences, where he developed flight control systems and conducted flight testing across multiple aircraft platforms. He serves as CTO at REGENT.

Investors · 41

Founders Fund✓ confirmed by REGENTSan Francisco · $500K – $5Mvia Delian Asparouhov · led

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Aurum Venture Partnerslisted by Aurum Venture PartnersPleasanton

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Darco Capitallisted by Darco CapitalPhiladelphia

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Dolby Family Ventureslisted by Dolby Family VenturesSan Francisco

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Future Planet Capitallisted by Future Planet CapitalLondon

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Global Brainlisted by Global BrainTokyo · $100K

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Graph Ventureslisted by Graph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K

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Kohala Ventureslisted by Kohala VenturesSan Franciscovia Eric del Balso · inferred

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Ligo Partners LLClisted by Ligo Partners LLCMiami

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MOL Switchlisted by MOL SwitchPalo Alto

Muirwoods Ventureslisted by Muirwoods VenturesSeoul

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Olive Tree Capitallisted by Olive Tree CapitalBoston

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Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

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Point72 Ventureslisted by Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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The E14 Fundlisted by The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M

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Toba Capitallisted by Toba CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $10M

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TransLink Capitallisted by TransLink CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $5M

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Trousdale Ventureslisted by Trousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M

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VU Venture Partnerslisted by VU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M

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Winklevoss Capitallisted by Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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8090 IndustriesreportedNew York

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Caffeinated CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $3M – $50M

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DCVC (Data Collective)reportedPalo Alto · $5M – $25M

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Giant Step CapitalreportedChicago

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Jam FundreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $20M

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Japan Airlines TransLink InnovationreportedPalo Alto

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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Lockheed Martin VenturesreportedBethesda

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Mark Cubanreported

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Mesa Air GroupreportedPhoenix

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NEOMreportedRiyadh

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Outlander VCreportedNew York · $500K – $2.5M

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Share VenturesreportedPlaya Vista

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Thiel CapitalreportedNew York

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Also in the syndicate · 4

AE VenturesleadErebor BankJapan AirlinesMare Liberumlead

Funding

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$93.5M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2021–2026

Undisclosed amountSeries BAug 2026
AE Ventures (lead), Mare Liberum (lead), Caffeinated Capital, DCVC, Erebor Bank, Founders Fund, Giant Step Capital, Japan Airlines, Lockheed Martin Ventures
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▶$60.5MraisedMar 2024 · 30 investors · Other Technology

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

William ThalheimerExecutive Officer, Director
Michael KlinkerExecutive Officer, Director
Kerem OzmenDirector

Offering amount: $61.2M
Amount sold: $60.5M
First sale: Jul 2023
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$24.8MraisedJan 2022 · 61 investors · Other Technology

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

WILLIAM THALHEIMERExecutive Officer, Director
MICHAEL KLINKERExecutive Officer, Director

Offering amount: $28.8M
Amount sold: $24.8M
First sale: Dec 2021
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$8.2MraisedJun 2021 · 33 investors · Other Technology

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

WILLIAM THALHEIMERExecutive Officer, Director
MICHAEL KLINKERExecutive Officer, Director

Offering amount: $8.2M
Amount sold: $8.2M
First sale: Mar 2021
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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REGENT Raises $60M Series A to Define New Era of Sustainable Transportationglobenewswire.com

Frequently asked questions

What does REGENT do?: REGENT designs and manufactures Seaglider wing-in-ground-effect aircraft for regional coastal transportation and defense logistics, offering high-speed zero-emission travel between coastal cities and military applications.
Who founded REGENT?: REGENT was founded by Billy Thalheimer, Michael Klinker in 2020.
Who are REGENT's investors?: REGENT's investors include Founders Fund, Aurum Venture Partners, Darco Capital, Dolby Family Ventures, Future Planet Capital, Global Brain, Graph Ventures, Kohala Ventures and 29 more.
How much funding has REGENT raised?: REGENT has disclosed $93.5M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is REGENT headquartered?: REGENT is headquartered in North Kingstown, US.