Startup · United States
Ampaire
HQ Long Beach, CaliforniaFounded 201611-50 employeesUpdated
Ampaire is making flying more accessible to more people from more airports by developing electric aircraft that are safe, clean, quiet, and less costly.
Federal Prime Contracts$9.8M obligated · FY2019–FY2026
- Obligated
- $9.8M
- FY2019–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 29
- 6 awards
- Peak year
- FY2021
- $6.2M
- Top buyer
- NASA
- 87% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $0 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2025 | $374K | 6 | 2 |
| FY2024 | $0 | 6 | 3 |
| FY2023 | $2.2M | 3 | 3 |
| FY2022 | −$0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | $6.2M | 4 | 1 |
| FY2020 | $714K | 5 | 2 |
| FY2019 | $348K | 1 | 1 |
Top buyers
- NASA$8.6M 87%
- U.S. Air Force$1.2M 13%
What they sell (PSC)
- Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$6.4M 65%
- General Science & Technology R&D SVCS; General Science & Technology; R&D Administrative Expenses$1.4M 14%
- National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research$1.2M 13%
- Support- Professional: Program Management/Support$794K 8.1%
- National Defense R&D SVCS; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$0 0.0%
Industry (NAICS)
- Engineering Services$7.2M 73%
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$2.6M 27%
Where the work is done
- California$9.8M 100%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$9.8M 100%
Competition
- Competed Under SAP$7.2M 73%
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$2.6M 27%
Largest awards6
- The Contractor Shall Assist NASA in Continued Efforts to Reduce Risks Associated with Future the Ground and Flight Test Efforts in Support of the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstrator. · NASA · USAspending ↗$6.4M
- Hybrid Electric Power System for King Air Aircraft · U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗$1.2M
- Sbir Phase II Ignite - USA · NASA · USAspending ↗$1.2M
- The Objective of This Requirement Is to Assist NASA in Reducing the Risk and Cost of Potential Future Flight Demonstration Procurement(s) That Support the Accomplishment of Mid- and Far-term Community Outcome. · NASA · USAspending ↗$794K
- Sbir Phase I Ignite - High Efficiency Powertrain for Hybrid Aircraft (Hepha) · NASA · USAspending ↗$150K
- Lift and Cruise Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2B Tactical Funding Increase · U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗$0
Awards marked “Outside DoD, DHS, DOE and NASA” come from the contractor-first USAspending search of this company's awards at every agency and are not in sector totals. Awards of DoD, DHS, DOE and NASA under $10,000 net are counted in totals but not listed; find them on USAspending ↗.
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: assistance | Direct: contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2025 | −$51K | $374K | $324K |
| FY2024 | — | $0 | $0 |
| FY2023 | $9.4M | $2.2M | $11.6M |
| FY2022 | $350K | −$0 | $350K |
| FY2021 | $250K | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| FY2020 | $1.5M | $714K | $2.2M |
| FY2019 | — | $348K | $348K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- AMPAIRE, INC. · KWMLK3VMT375 · $21.3M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Ampaire only for the period a subsidiary reported Ampaire as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding7 rounds · $28.0M
- Equity raised
- $28.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $9.0M
- Latest
- $19.0MSeries B · Aug 18, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Series B | $19.0M | — | DiamondStream Partners | Climate Capital, Gaingels, Techstars | Confirmed |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | Hawaiian Airlines | — | Reported |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Grant | $9.0M | — | ARPA-E | — | Confirmed |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Series A | $5.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Seed | $2.6M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| 2016 | Pre-Seed | $750K | — | — | — | Speculative |
- $19.0MAug 18, 2026
- StrategicLed by Hawaiian AirlinesUndisclosedJan 20, 2026
- $9.0MNov 22, 2022
- Series A$5.6MJun 9, 2022
- Series AUndisclosedDec 2, 2020
- SeedConfirmed$2.6MJul 7, 2018
- Pre-SeedSpeculative$750K2016
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops electric aircraft; no defense or government use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops electric aircraft; no defense or government use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Cory Combs · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder, Executive Tech Fellow, & Board Member |
| Kevin Noertker · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
| John Rees | Chief Engineer - 2Zero Project |
Hiring Observations4 observed listings
Long Beach, CA · Full time · Engineering
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Long Beach, CA; Camarillo, CA · Full time · Engineering
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A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.
Sources15
Show all 15 sources and supporting evidence
Profile5
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 27)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "3b4ac6b6-2fad-4467-ab89-7609a6db3bd7"}”
- 3
Ampaire · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Ampaire is making flying more accessible to more people from more airports by developing electric aircraft that are safe, clean, quiet, and less costly.”
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
- 5DatabaseAmpaire - Owler company profile
Owler · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2016”
Systems1
- 6
Ampaire · Supports System
“Meet the ## Eco Caravan The Eco Caravan, with its state-of-the-art AMP-H570 plug-in hybrid-electric powertrain, is now flying and available for pre-order. The 9-seater aircraft is powered by both a combustion engine and an electric propulsion system with energy supplied by a battery pack located in the cargo pod”
Funding7
- 7
AIN · Aug 20, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Ampaire has raised $19 million in a Series B round led by DiamondStream Partners”
- 8
EIN Presswire · Aug 18, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Ampaire today announced the closing of a $19 million Series B financing led by DiamondStream Partners.”
- 9
Aviation Week · Jan 20, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Hawaiian Airlines has invested an undisclosed amount in U.S. hybrid-electric propulsion developer Ampaire under its five-year, $600 million Kahu’ewai Hawai‘i Investment Plan”
- 10Regulatory filingAmpaire, Inc. Form D
SEC EDGAR · Aug 13, 2018 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Total Amount Sold $2,634,527 USD”
- 11
Dealroom · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“| Jan 2021 | | N/A | Series A |”
- 12Regulatory filingAmpaire, Inc. - Hybrid Electric Aircraft Technology Platform
ARPA-E · Supports Funding round · amount
“Amount$9,000,000”
- 13
CB Insights · Supports Funding round
“Series A, Series A - II (2022), Corporate Minority (2026), Series B (2026)”
People1
- 14
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
Other1
- 15CompanyAmpaire careers
Supports Job posting
“Careers at Ampaire Inc. Staff/Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Test”
Government identifiers1
- UEI
- KWMLK3VMT375
- AMPAIRE, INC.
- Checked Oct 21, 2026
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