THE FIRST PRACTICAL TRUE ZERO EMISSION AVIATION POWERTRAIN
Accelerate the World's Transition to Sustainable Aviation
Our Mission
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
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Novel approach removes many limitations of the current zero emission programs.
ZeroAvia in the Media
News and Milestones
Why We Do It?
Transportation produces a third of COâ‚‚ emission in the USA.
In 2016, it overshadowed coal burning power generation emissions and became the greatest polluter.
Aviation accounts for over 12% of total transportation emissions, growing at the fastest rate on the way to doubling by 2050.
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Released at high altitudes, aviation emissions have 2–4x the impact of comparable ground source emissions.
Further, air travel experience is progressively deteriorating
Bigger airports with larger planes mean more congestion, longer wait and higher security overhead.
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Higher passenger concentration in large airport hubs results in longer last-mile travel to final destination and higher risk of airborne disease transmission.
Solution Requires Smaller Aircraft with Clean, Low-Cost Operations
To solve these problems, we need to move to zero-emission aircraft, flying more point-to-point, utilizing existing smaller airports.
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For example, in California, small airports provide 25 times more landing points, as only 10 out of 250 CA airports are used today for scheduled transport.
ZeroAvia Provides the Most Practical Solution
Our novel zero-emission powertrain has 75% lower fuel and maintenance costs, resulting in up to 50% total trip cost reduction.
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It delivers 300–500 mile zero emission missions in a 10–20 seat fixed wing aircraft to utilize existing infrastructure and simplify regulatory issues
ZeroAvia Vision —
Renewable Hydrogen Aviation
Team with Proven Success & Deep Experience
Valery Miftakhov
FOUNDER & CEO
Google, McKinsey, DOE, eMotorWerks (Founder & CEO; acquired in 2017) Pilot, fixed wing & rotorcraft Physics PhD, Princeton; MIPT
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Gabriel DeVault
​HEAD OF DRIVETRAIN
Zero Motorcycles (founding team), InspecTools (founding team; acquired 2018), JOBY Aviation; Private pilot
​Julia Batishcheva
CONTROLLER
Vivus, Inc., Stottler Henke, eMotorWerks (CFO; acquired in 2017) CPA, Accounting and Finance; BS, Business Administration
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Leonid Ganapolsky
DRIVETRAIN TEST & VALIDATION
Sonos, Tesla, eMotorWerks (acquired in 2017) CS, Project Management Golden Gate University
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​Julian Renz
PARTNERSHIPS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
SYSTEMIQ, Air Liquide, BMW, tado MSc Chemical Eng, TUM, Tech Mgmt, CDTM
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​Sergey Kiselev
​HEAD OF EUROPE
McKinsey, Hitachi, eMotorWerks (Head of Europe; acquired 2017) Physics PhD, Cornell; MIPT
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​Vadim Belogorodsky
SYSTEM INTEGRATION
CANtrolls, Schramm,
One Motion Windener,
EE BS
Katya Akulinicheva
UK OPERATIONS & INVESTOR RELATIONS
Finance experience in M&A, PE, Cleantech VC BA/MA Politics & Economics, Oxford; MBA, INSEAD
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James Lawson
REGULATORY
FAA DER (Designated Engineering Rep), Zee Aero, BAE, Crane Aerospace, Astronics Loughborough Uni, MEng
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Alex Kikhtenko
REMOTE DEVELOPMENT
Expert on mobile power plants, both terrestrial and aerial Electroavtomatika, Aerostart; Industrial electronics NCS TU
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Strong Advisory Board
Andy Brown
FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISOR
35 years at Shell, Head of Upstream Division— $100B+ in capital deployed over 30 countries;
Member of the Shell Executive Committee, reported to the CEO of Shell Group
John Uczekaj
AVIATION INDUSTRY RELATIONS ADVISOR
CEO & President, Aspen Avionics;
EVP & GM, Honeywell;
Board Member, General Aviation Manufacturers Association;
2012 honoree, Living Legends of Aviation (Entrepreneur of the Year)
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Roger Atkins
EV BUSINESS ADVISOR
Founder EVOutlook;
LinkedIn Top Voice;
Advisory Board Member with Momentum Dynamics, Energy Disruptors, RENU ventures. Brand Ambassador of Rimac Automobili and Pariss Electric
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Micah Myers
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
CEO, Pace Avenue; Board Member, eMotorWerks (acquired by ENEL in 2017); Co-Founder & SVP, CleanPowerFinance (acquired in 2018);
Principal, Claremont Creek Ventures.
Fighter pilot
MBA, Stanford; BA, UC Davis
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Brian Snow
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Impala Ventures,
Pristine Environments (Founder & CEO; acquired by MAST Capital in 2017),
Vornado Realty
Wharton MBA,
MS Georgetown
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​Ron Mangon
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVISOR
Mangon Aircraft (aircraft repair & maintenance) Certified Piper, Cessna, Lycoming, Continental mechanic
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Christine Ourmières
AIRLINE OPERATOR ADVISOR
Seasoned airline senior exec:
CEO FlyBe, CEO CityJet,
25+ years at AirFrance KLM (VP/GM US, GM UK & Ireland), IATA Board of Governors,
Royal Aero Society,
MA Aeronautics, MBA
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Andrew Patton
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Google (Wing, X),
GrowthPoint Technology Partners,
Titan Aerospace, Boeing.
Aerobatic Pilot
Stanford MBA Princeton Mech & Aerospace
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David Walrod
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Managing Director / Partner @Sabia Capital, Pier 88, Pacific Growth Capital, Vodafone Ventures, Bridgescale Partners, Oak Investment Partners; McKinsey & Company; Board Member @5+ VC-funded startups; UC Berkeley Foundation Trustee Harvard JD, MIT PhD & Berkeley AB Physics
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Jamie Hyneman
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Machinist, Special Effects, Out-of-the-box solutions expert;
Founder & co-host of Mythbusters 2003-2018
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Julian Chu
​BUSINESS ADVISOR
Google, GE, McKinsey, Ford MBA, UMich
MS Aerospace, UMich
BS Physics, UHongKong
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Michael Reich
INVESTMENT & TALENT ACQUISITION ADVISOR
Founder & President, MRA
Retained Executive Search;
built exec teams that led to 16 IPOs and 40 profitable M&A events;
Founder, Silicon Valley Aviation
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Start now at ZeroAvia!
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Ready to change the future of air transport?
Join our dynamic and results-oriented team, and help bring the first practical zero-emission powertrain to the market!
US Office Address:
90 Skylane Dr
Hollister, CA 95023, USA
UK Office Address:
Building 84, Cranfield
MK43 0AL, United Kingdom