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6 US Air Force contracts ($5M total)
15,000 waitlist signups for our 25-city, nationwide tour ($4M in revenue)
3,500 Investors
$22M Raised + Venture-Backed
20+ ($22M raised) + venture-backed
We’re planning to launch in major cities around the world including Austin, New York, and Dubai over the next five years.
HEXA: Revolutionizing Short-Range Urban Travel
The HEXA is a functioning eVTOL aircraft, ready for flight. With 18 electric motors, carbon fiber construction, and a user-friendly interface, it's revolutionizing personal flight. Through videos and flights, people can witness its capabilities firsthand. With a pay-per-flight model and vertiports network, HEXA offers a practical solution for short-range urban travel, reshaping the future of personal mobility.
Learn more about what makes
our investment opportunity so unique.
Average American: 54 Hours in Traffic Per Year1
In cities like New York, LA and San Francisco, average car speeds crawl at just 4-10 mph - not much faster than you can walk - and 85% of trips are just one person driving less than 15 miles. The world needs a faster, more affordable and sustainable way to get around.
Our Vision: HEXA Access In Every City
We believe our Electric Vertical Takeoff & Landing (eVTOL) vehicles are the future of short-distance transportation. Personal scale and hover-optimized, they can takeoff and land virtually anywhere.
We’re Taking Off
15,000 people on waitlists representing almost $4M in revenue
300 aircraft preorders representing $150M+ in sales
6 US Air Force contracts for a total of $5M+
Demos performed for Jeff Bezos and the Crown Prince of Dubai
$22M in Funding from Top-Tier Investors & Partners
Point Nine Capital
Team Global
Capital Factory
ATX Venture Partners
USAF
Planning to Launch in 20+ Locations over 5 Years
New FAA rules will allow HEXA to be certified as a light sport aircraft, which unlocks multiple use cases - including flying over congested areas, in controlled airspace and at night. We plan to open multiple vertiports in and around congested urban areas to allow short hop flights - a whole new mode of transportation that will be 5X faster than an Uber for the same price.
Austin
New York
Dubai
San Francisco
Osaka
Estimated $2M+ Per Year,
Per Aircraft
Memberships start at $49 per flight. Introductory flights in our target markets will start at $249 per 8-15 minutes. Each aircraft in our fleet is expected to generate up to $2M+ per year in revenue.
See why our eVTOL technology
could start a transportation revolution.
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See Hexa in action
HEXA isn't a concept or plan; it's a functioning eVTOL aircraft, ready for flight. With 18 electric motors, carbon fiber construction, and a user-friendly interface, it's revolutionizing personal flight. Through videos and flights, people can witness its capabilities firsthand. With a pay-per-flight model and vertiports network, HEXA offers a practical solution for short-range urban travel, reshaping the future of personal mobility.
We Need a Better Way to Get Around Our Cities
In cities like New York, LA and San Francisco, average car speeds crawl at just 4-10 mph - not much faster than you can walk - and 85% of trips are just one person driving less than 15 miles. The world needs a faster, more affordable and sustainable way to get around.
Existing Investors
Reinvest and be eligible to receive exclusive perks.
* Flight credits can be redeemed at any LIFT tour stop or location (currently operating in Austin, TX with tour starting in Q1 2024)
Meet Our CEO
Matt Chasen
Serial entrepreneur, investor, and adventure sports enthusiast
Former Boeing engineer and NASA Scholarship recipient
Founder and former CEO of uShip, a Benchmark Capital and Kleiner Perkins backed online marketplace with $200M+ in annual gross sales
Co-founder and Chairman of Hitch, a True Ventures, August Capital and Bow Ventures backed regional ridesharing app.
Austin Under 30 and The University of Texas “Rising Star” honors
Austin Business Journal Best CEO Award
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Investing in LIFT Aircraft is a strategic opportunity due to its pioneering role in the urban air mobility sector. As one of the first companies to introduce an eVTOL pay-per-flight service and develop a network of vertiports, LIFT is positioned as a market leader in this innovative field. The urban air mobility market is on a trajectory of significant growth, with projections suggesting it could be valued at over $1 trillion by 2040. This presents a substantial opportunity for investors to tap into a rapidly expanding market. Furthermore, LIFT has already demonstrated strong market demand and traction, evidenced by extensive waitlists for their services, pre-orders from operating partners, and successful funding rounds. Such indicators not only reflect the viability of their business model but also highlight the potential for substantial returns on investment as the market continues to evolve and expand.
LIFT Aircraft generates revenue through a distinctive model centered around their HEXA eVTOL aircraft and vertiport operations. Their primary source of income comes from a pay-per-flight service, where customers pay for individual flights, with prices starting at $249. The 2-hour experience includes beginner flight training, LIFT’s virtual reality flight simulator and 8-15 minutes of flight time. . This approach appeals to those seeking an extraordinary flying experience without the need for full aircraft ownership or a pilot's license. Additionally, LIFT offers a membership model for frequent flyers, reducing the cost per flight and fostering customer loyalty. Beyond these direct consumer services, the company plans to operate multiple vertiport locations, which could potentially serve as hubs for various ancillary services and events, adding another layer to their revenue model.
On a larger scale, LIFT has established partnerships and pre-order agreements with operating partners who intend to purchase fleets of HEXA aircraft, representing a significant bulk of their sales revenue. They also engage in corporate partnerships and demonstrations, providing another revenue channel. Moreover, LIFT's contracts with government entities, including the US Air Force, contribute to their financial stream through government-funded projects and research. This multifaceted approach to revenue generation positions LIFT Aircraft advantageously in the growing urban air mobility market.
LIFT Aircraft has demonstrated significant traction, indicating a strong potential for widespread popularity. After six years of development and testing, including collaborations with the U.S. Air Force, they've successfully launched the first eVTOL pay-per-flight service. This launch was met with remarkable enthusiasm, evidenced by sold-out tours in 25 cities and over 15,000 people on waitlists, translating to nearly $4 million in potential revenue. Furthermore, the company has secured over 300 aircraft pre-orders from operating partners, amounting to more than $150 million in sales. This robust interest, both from the public and institutional partners, underscores the high demand and promising future of LIFT Aircraft's innovative urban air mobility solution.
Many companies are trying to do it, including Airbus. This technology is only possible due to recent advancements in battery technology, so it’s now a race and LIFT is leading.
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LIFT anticipates locations across the US, starting in 2023. We are allowing people to make advance flight reservations in 25 cities, and will aim to open locations in the order of the highest reservation totals.
We opened up waitlists for 25 cities in the US on Dec. 11th, 2018. There was no payment required to reserve your place on our waitlist. As the waitlists filled up, and in order to plan our US tour that we plan to begin in late 2023, we began to require waitlist reservation holders to confirm their bookings with 100% refundable prepayments. Your prepaid booking deposit confirms your spot on the waitlist. We will be updating advance reservation holders on the timeline for LIFT visiting each city - please understand that we cannot set a specific timeline for each city at this time, and it may take quite a long time to visit all 25 cities (up to 24 months or more). Your prepayment is refundable at any time for any reason. A limited number of "Super Early Bird" advance reservations will receive a 40% discount on the price of their flight, and "Early Bird" will receive 20% off - limited time and quantity.
HEXA fits into the FAA’s Powered Ultralight category, under which flights are limited to daylight hours, in uncontrolled airspace (Class G, which is generally up to 700 or 1,200 above ground level everywhere except near major airports), and not over congested areas. Airspace boundaries are programmed into HEXA’s flight controller and aircraft will not be able to enter controlled airspace.
HEXA can fly for up to 15 minutes on a charge with 25% battery remaining for safety margin. Actual flight times are dependent on pilot weight and weather conditions, and will generally range from 8 to 15 minutes. Ultralights are limited to flying 63 mph (55 knots) airspeed, and flights will be software limited to about 45 mph in Beginner mode. Additional speed and maneuvering capabilities will be unlocked in Sport mode for advanced pilots.
There is a single joystick that controls pitch (forward / backward), roll (bank left / right), yaw (rotate left / right) and acceleration (up / down). Flight can also be controlled with the touch screen display, by voice commands like “HEXA, climb to 500 feet”, and remotely by LIFT-trained safety pilots. LIFT will constantly be developing and upgrading its aircraft and not all features will be available at launch.
On a larger scale, LIFT has established partnerships and pre-order agreements with operating partners who intend to purchase fleets of HEXA aircraft, representing a significant bulk of their sales revenue. They also engage in corporate partnerships and demonstrations, providing another revenue channel. Moreover, LIFT's contracts with government entities, including the US Air Force, contribute to their financial stream through government-funded projects and research. This multifaceted approach to revenue generation positions LIFT Aircraft advantageously in the growing urban air mobility market.
The cost will be approximately $249 per 8-15 minute flight which is comparable in price to similar activities like helicopter tours, skydiving, hang gliding, scuba diving, etc. For a limited time, advance reservation holders will receive a 40% discount on their first flight ($149).
First time flyers will go through an orientation, watch a safety video and complete the training program in our virtual reality simulator - which will take approximately 1-2 hours from check in.
All recreational, outdoor and sport activities carry some small amount of risk. Our goal is to make flying 10 times safer than other comparable activities like hang gliding, scuba diving, race driving, etc. We will accomplish this by leveraging highly redundant, semi autonomous, electric aircraft and by flying within a highly controlled environment with lots of infrastructure and support. Electric motors are inherently simple with only one moving part so one motor failing will be a very rare occurrence. HEXA can fly and land safely with up to 6 of its 18 motors out. It’s designed to withstand bird strikes and any other possible failures, but in the event of a catastrophic failure and loss of control of the aircraft, a ballistic parachute will deploy automatically. With 5 floats, HEXA can safely land and float on water, and operations will often take place over water.
LIFT Aircraft is a privately funded company based in Austin, Texas.
Yes, we will have a Group Mode where groups can fly together, communicate on a group intercom, fly in autonomous formations and even race around augmented reality ring courses. LIFT will be continuously upgrading its aircraft and flying experience and not all experiences will be available at launch.
LIFT Aircraft is not currently offering HEXA for sale to the general public.
In the U.S., HEXA is approved for flight under FAR Part 103. HEXA conforms to the FAA’s Powered Ultralight classification for which FAA certification is not required or available. The base weight limit for Powered Ultralights is 254 lbs, and HEXA utilizes additional weight allowances for floats and safety equipment.
LIFT is exploring partnership opportunities with select entertainment companies with existing properties and operations that are suitable for LIFT. Please contact us using the link in the website footer labeled "Partners".
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