Skyryse, a US automation and simplified flight controls company, has successfully raised more than $300 million in a new Series C investment to drive continued growth and scaling, bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion. To date, Skyryse has raised more than $605 million in equity capital.

The company's Series C was led by Autopilot Ventures and returning investor Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new and returning investors ArrowMark Partners, Atreides Management LP, BAM Elevate, Baron Capital Group, Durable Capital Partners, Positive Sum, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), RCM Private Markets Fund managed by Rokos Capital Management (US) LP and Woodline Partners, among others.

As the creator of SkyOS, the world's first universal operating system for flight, Skyryse creates innovative hardware and software solutions focused on aviation safety. SkyOS replaces conventional, complex mechanical flight controls with an intelligent, integrated system that gives pilots greater control by simplifying the management of any aircraft during standard flight operations, inclement weather and emergencies.

To date, Skyryse has secured partnerships for SkyOS integration across every major aviation sector, including the U.S. military, emergency medical service operators, law enforcement, private operators, including the largest firefighting agency in the world, and international markets.

The funding marks a major milestone in Skyryse's journey to make aviation safer and more accessible across airplanes and helicopters. Surpassing $1 billion in valuation is a historic moment for the founder-led, privately-held company. To date, Skyryse is the only aviation technology company to reach this milestone while maintaining its independence and offering a technology for dual-use in defence and civilian markets. The new capital will enable the acceleration of its FAA certification, while also supporting continued scaling of its SkyOS technology across aircraft platforms, including the world's largest fleet of helicopters, the Black Hawk. With 10 years of development and deployments across multiple platforms, Skyryse remains one of the only companies dedicated to developing technology focused on aviation safety.

In 2025, the FAA granted final design approval for SkyOS' flight control computers, confirming the FAA's acceptance of Skyryse's complete, aircraft-agnostic system architecture and leaving only formal flight verification before certification. Currently, Skyryse is in FAA For-Credit flight testing for SkyOS.

To date, Skyryse has achieved several first-ever aviation feats with its SkyOS technology, including the first automated takeoff and landing at the swipe of a finger, as well as a stable, fully automated hover and the world's first automated engine-out landing. As a testament to its achievements, Skyryse was honoured by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) as a finalist for the Collier Trophy, the most prestigious award in aerospace.

While SkyOS features an aircraft-agnostic design, Skyryse intentionally began building and testing SkyOS on helicopters because they are both inherently unstable and more complicated for pilots and automated systems to fly than airplanes. For this reason, its technological progress on Skyryse One, a Robinson R66 helicopter modified with the SkyOS operating system, has propelled the company to rapidly and successfully fly SkyOS technology on a Black Hawk, giving Skyryse an unparalleled advantage in scaling its automation solution across the aviation industry.

After an unprecedented 91-day integration, Skyryse successfully flew SkyOS on a Black Hawk, completing an automated pickup, automated hover and automated set-down with the swipe of a finger. While in flight, Skyryse also executed precision flight manoeuvres using SkyOS' single control stick and witnessed SkyOS' maturity on its very first flight on a new platform. By successfully integrating and flying its technology on one of the world's most versatile aircraft, Skyryse has successfully proven that SkyOS is aircraft-agnostic.

Founded in 2016, Skyryse created a prototype of its SkyOS system within its first year, deploying it on a Robinson R44 helicopter that was used by the FBI, law enforcement and first responders in Tracy, California. Skyryse has since implemented its universal operating system on Skyryse One, its turbine-powered Robinson R66, a Black Hawk helicopter and for the first time on an airplane, including the top-selling piston airplane for 20 years straight, the Cirrus SR22. The company has announced contracts to integrate SkyOS across various helicopters and airplanes including Airbus H125s and H130s, Bell 407s, Black Hawks and Pilatus PC-12s as part of its partnerships with United Rotorcraft, Air Methods, Mitsubishi Corporation and more.