Peter Kalogiannis
FounderCEO at Swarm Aero · CEO at Swarm
Oxnard, California, United States
FoundedSwarm
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Peter Kalogiannis is the Chief Executive Officer of Swarm Aero. He has 20 years of engineering experience covering design, development, and flight test of aerospace research and development vehicles.
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Swarm Aero's investors · 14
Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Champion Hill Ventures$500K – $1M checks · since 2026Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksConstruct CapitalWashington · $2M – $6M checks · since 2026Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Friends Family CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2026Humba VenturesSan Francisco · $750K checks · since 2026Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2026MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026Quiet CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2026Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2026Silent VenturesDallas · $1.5M – $3M checks · since 2026Two Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2026U.S. Air Forcesince 2023
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Experience
- Swarm AeroChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentOxnard, California, United States
- Swarm AeroCo-Founder & Chief Engineer2022 — 2026Oxnard, California, United States
- Airflow.aeroCo-Founder & CTO2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- UberSr. Flight Test Engineer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SkyRyseDirector of Platforms2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- A³ by AirbusAircraft Integration and Test Lead2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Scaled Composites, LLCManager of Business Development2015 — 2016Mojave, CA
- Scaled Composites, LLCFlight Test Engineer2006 — 2016Mojave, CA
- Scaled Composites, LLCProject Engineer, Avionics2006 — 2016Mojave, CA
- Scaled Composites, LLCAvionics Engineer2006 — 2007Mojave, CA
- AvidyneHardware Systems Engineer2005 — 2006Melboune, FL
- Frasca International, Inc.Electrical Engineer2003 — 2005Urbana, IL
Skills & more
Avionics21Flight Test14Aircraft11Aerospace14Systems Engineering7DO-178B3Simulations4System Design3Composites1Program Management3Systems Design2Simulation
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TelemetryMicrocontrollersFlight TrainingCommercial PilotingEmbedded SystemsReal TimeRTOSLanguages Greek
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- Commercial Pilot — FAA
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- Who is Peter Kalogiannis?
- Peter Kalogiannis is the Chief Executive Officer of Swarm Aero. He has 20 years of engineering experience covering design, development, and flight test of aerospace research and development vehicles.
- Where does Peter Kalogiannis work?
- Peter Kalogiannis is CEO of Swarm and CEO at Swarm Aero.
- What companies did Peter Kalogiannis found?
- Peter Kalogiannis founded Swarm.
- Where did Peter Kalogiannis go to school?
- Peter Kalogiannis studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MS, Electrical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Computer Engineering).
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