Skyryse
About
About Skyryse
Skyryse develops SkyOS, a flight-control and cockpit system designed to give pilots a common interface across different aircraft. The stack combines flight computers, control inputs and automation software, and has been integrated across Skyryse One and other aircraft platforms.
SkyOS is intended to simplify aircraft operation while supporting automated flight functions and certification work. Skyryse pairs the software with its own aircraft programme and integration work on helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and defence platforms, keeping the control stack coupled to the vehicle's safety and flight systems.
Funding
- 2026-02-03 - Series C - Skyryse raises over US$300M Series C
valuation: $1.15B - Skyryse raised more than US$300 million in an oversubscribed Series C at a US$1.15 billion valuation to advance FAA certification and scale SkyOS across aircraft. - source: skyryse.com
Investors
- ArrowMark Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Atreides Management - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Autopilot Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Autopilot Ventures; Fidelity Management & Research Company - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- BAM Elevate - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Baron Capital Group - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Durable Capital Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Fidelity Management & Research Company - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Positive Sum - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Qatar Investment Authority - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- RCM Private Markets Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
- Woodline Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-03
Team
- Mark Groden - Founder and CEO - Sets Skyryse's strategy for flight-control automation and simplified aircraft operation.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-24 - Partnership - Skyryse and Robinson Unmanned partner on SkyOS-powered R66 UAS
The programme targets ISR, manned-unmanned teaming, air-launched effects and collaborative combat aircraft missions. Robinson contributes its R66 production base while Skyryse supplies the SkyOS aviation-automation system.
Source - 2026-02-03 - Funding - Skyryse raises over US$300M Series C
Autopilot Ventures and Fidelity Management & Research Company led the round. ArrowMark Partners, Atreides Management, BAM Elevate, Baron Capital, Durable Capital, Positive Sum, QIA, RCM Private Markets Fund and Woodline Partners participated. Skyryse said the capital would advance FAA certification and expand SkyOS integrations across helicopters, airplanes and defense platforms.
Source - 2025-05-21 - Regulatory - FAA approves SkyOS for for-credit flight testing
For-credit testing is the formal flight-verification phase used to generate evidence accepted by the FAA certification programme. Skyryse One integrates SkyOS into a Robinson R66 with a single control stick, two touchscreens and fly-by-wire flight controls. The company said the first Skyryse One edition had sold out within six months; the 2026 shipment timing remained a company schedule rather than a completed delivery.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Robinson Helicopter Company
R66 Skyos Integration Partner - Skyryse and Robinson Helicopter Company are integrating SkyOS into an optionally piloted R66-based unmanned aircraft system.
- United States Army
Skyos Technology Partner - Skyryse and the United States Army are jointly testing SkyOS for simplified and optionally piloted military-helicopter operations.
- Robinson Unmanned
Unmanned Helicopter Integration Partner - Skyryse and Robinson Unmanned are integrating SkyOS into the R66 to develop a Group 4 unmanned aircraft.
- BAE Systems
Air Autonomy Exploration Mou - BAE Systems Australia and Skyryse signed an MoU to explore autonomous rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft opportunities.
Context
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Shared workflows
- SkyGrid
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Flight Enablement
- Daedalean
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Flight Enablement
Context tags
- Avionics and Flight Management - Stack Layer - Profile QA supports Avionics and Flight Management.
- Autonomous Flight Enablement - Workflow - Profile QA supports Autonomous Flight Enablement.