We believe in a future where everyone can fly,
and that future is starting right now.
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We're making the joy and utility of personal,
vertical flight accessible to everyone.
LIFT Aircraft leverages distributed electric propulsion (DEP) technology, autonomous “fly-by-wire” flight control systems, and our patented design for HEXA, a personal drone anyone can fly for 1/10th the cost of a helicopter, with zero operating emissions. With 18 electric motors, a triple-redundant flight computer and a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute, HEXA was designed for safety and is capable of speeds up to 62 mph, HEXA can fly up to 15 miles in 15 minutes.
The average American spends 54 hours stuck in traffic each year. Of these trips, 85% are fewer than 15 miles and 90% are single-occupant, and helicopters are an alternative, but are extremely loud and expensive to operate, making vertical flight inaccessible to all but the wealthy.
LIFT is developing pay-per-flight "vertiport" locations where anyone can fly HEXA within geofenced, controlled flight areas. With highly automated flight controls, pilots are able to be trained in our VR simulator in under 30 minutes. Ground and flight control support is provided by our trained staff.
The cabin and landing gear can be swapped with any payload, enabling a variety of manned and unmanned applications, including heavy lift cargo and emergency response.

Tested with the U.S. Air Force, HEXA's cargo attachment has a payload capability of 350+ pounds.
*Prospective public agency use of various HEXA modular configurations (digital renderings)
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OURÂ SOLUTION
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An electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft; a single-seat, hover-optimized, semi-autonomous personal aerial vehicle. Designed to be the safest possible aircraft for short-range flights, HEXA 2 was purpose-built for aerial micro-mobility.
INVESTÂ TODAY*image is a computer generated rendering
Morgan Stanley predicts the global Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market will be worth $1 trillion by 2040 and grow to $9 trillion by 2050
LIFT’s strategy of developing an Ultralight category vehicle has avoided the extremely time consuming and costly aircraft and production certification processes, yet still allows LIFT to offer flights on a pay-per-flight basis for recreational, personal, and public agency uses.
INVESTÂ TODAYOffering introductory flights at a $199 price point for a 3-5 minute introductory flight, and we plan to expand our flight envelope in phases. Ultimately LIFT will offer full performance envelope flights to its pilots for as low as $49 per flight.
LIFT has already raised over $25M in funding from from VC investors, X thousand individual investors, and Department of Defense awards. LIFT has signed agreements and letters of intent with partners to develop LIFT vertiports in several of the top tourist destination and air mobility markets in the world, which we plan to launch with proceeds from current financings*.
We believe that LIFT Aircraft has the right strategy, technology, and team to lead in the emerging urban air mobility market.
Matt is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and adventure sports enthusiast. While getting his MBA at The University of Texas in 2003, Matt founded uShip – the first and largest online marketplace for shipping with over $200M in annual gross sales. Matt served as uShip’s CEO until 2016 and received a Best CEO award from the Austin Business Journal (2012). He has earned Austin Under 40 and Texas “Rising Star” honors (2011) and was an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year finalist (2010). Prior to business school, Matt was an engineer at Boeing in Seattle, where he worked on the F-22 Fighter, Airborne Laser, and other advanced aerospace projects. Prior to Boeing, Matt earned a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and was a NASA scholarship recipient.
A true pioneer in the field, Balazs was among the first to pilot a man-sized multicopter in 2015, giving him unique insights into the challenges and possibilities of personal electric aviation. With a degree in aeronautical engineering and professional fixed-wing pilot certification, Balazs brings both theoretical knowledge and practical flight experience to his role. His career spans leadership roles across aviation engineering, including department leader at Corvus Aircraft, R&D Director at Slot Consulting (a leading European aviation consulting firm), and portfolio management at Bay Zoltan research institute in Hungary. His technical expertise encompasses digital twin technologies, advanced simulation systems, and programming.
A veteran of the US Air Force, Digit formerly flew the UH1N helicopter for the US Air Force and earned his BS in Computer Engineering from the US Air Force Academy before receiving a Graduate Certificate in Agroforestry from the University of Missouri-Columbia.Prior to joining LIFT, McCown was Flight Test Engineer & Chief Pilot at Skyways Air Transportation from 2018 to 2020. He is a licensed Commercial Pilot, a Certified Flight Instructor, and a licensed Small Unmanned Aircraft System Remote Pilot.
Kristin is a proven team leader, project manager, and program director. Following a robust career in theater and production, Kristin accumulated a wealth of experience in navigating the intricacies of social causes and community engagement through nonprofit and philanthropic leadership. Prior to joining LIFT, Kristin was the Senior Communications Director for Children’s Hunger Fund, a Charity Navigator 4-star international nonprofit organization that has delivered more than $1B in food and aid.
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