ZEVA AERO
OperatingZEVA, Inc.
Energy & Cleantech · Tacoma, WA · Founded 2018
Zero-Emissions Vertical Aircraft
Financials
FY2019–FY2021 · from SEC filings · hover any figure for its sourceFigures as reported by the issuer in the filing shown on hover. Each year’s pill shows the assurance level of its filed statements — audited, reviewed (CPA review, less than an audit), or unaudited, as the filing’s own report or certification states it. A dashed pill marked * is inferred instead: the SEC minimum for an offering that size, which the issuer may have exceeded. No pill means we couldn’t tell. Headcount is the filing’s point-in-time count, not a year-end average. Manually corrected figures are marked “Corrected”.
Valuation over rounds
Pre-money — the valuation set before each round’s money came inBlue bars are the pre-money valuation the company stated for a priced round.
Fundraising history
Team
14 people
-27-year career at Intel -As senior principal engineer, managed team of 32 engineers with an annual budget of $23m -Managed development lab with annual budget of $12.5m -Responsible for invention of multiprocessor technology used in most contemporary servers -Holds 29 US and three international patents -MS Electrical Engineering - Clemson University
-Private pilot & electrical engineer -Raised more than $4 million in non-dilutive R&D contracts -Held multiple director level and management positions -Consulted for world’s top semiconductor companies -Advisor for NASA AAM Working groups #3 & #4 -BSEE Washington State University
-USPTO registered patent agent with 10+ years of operations and IP law firm experience -Developed company-wide workflows for firm managing millions of dollars in IP assets -Co-founder of 50-lbs capacity eVTOL cargo-drone startup -Lead design engineer of electric 8-ft fixed-wing drone team -BA Advertising - University of Nebraska -BS Mechanical Engineering - NYU
-Professor of Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) -Affiliated Research Scientist at the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) -Advisory Board member of NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium -Research focused on mathematical theory and engineering applications of nonlinear dynamical systems with focus on autonomous and aerospace systems -M.S. Applied Mathematics (Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics) -Ph.D. Control Theory and System Analysis, Mathematics (Institute of Control Science of Russian Academy of Sciences)
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-Entrepreneur and Engineering Professional with experience in startup operations, dilutive/non-dilutive funding, and product commercialization/design. -Director of Business Development at ZEVA AERO -MS Business Analytics - University of Washington -BS Chemical Engineering - Virginia Tech
-Mechanical Engineer with 20 years of experience -Senior Innovation Engineer at REI -As forensics and safety engineer, analyzed mechanical failures, recall issues, and injuries related to bicycles, climbing gear, sleeping bags, tents, and most other outdoor gear and clothing -Created ASTM standards, and used EN, ISO, CPSC and other standards to evaluate and test products and material -Designed sleeping stations for the ISS and other spacecraft on behalf of NASA through the University of Texas SW -BS Mechanical Engineering - Milwaukee School of Engineering
-As Campus Executive Director at Tidewater Tech increased revenue from $1.5 million to $7.5 million -Oversaw overall campus operations: P&L management, budgeting, & strategic planning -Established performance indicators, operational goals, productivity improvements and cost reduction programs that consistently improved the quality of educational offerings and customer satisfaction while supervising team of 60 employees
-Managing Director for VectorPoint Ventures, LLC -Advisor for seed and early stage companies in: life science, consumer wellness, clean tech, energy, material science and digital health -Entrepreneur/founder of global wellness company -Public speaker at industry trade shows and guest editor for trade journals -Mentor/advisor for women led companies, student entrepreneurs
Venture Capital & Investment Banking Professional Managing partner in Swan Venture Group Specialized in equity and equity derivatives as investment banker at both UBS and BNP Paribas While Managing Director, served as global head of equity and equity derivatives for both Asia and Japan at BNP Paribas BA English - Yale University MBA Finance - The Wharton School
Names and titles as disclosed on StartEngine, SEC Form C. Bios and photos come from the platform campaign page and may be out of date.
Reg CF annual-report compliance
Filed 1 of 5 annual reports (FY2021–FY2025)
Reg CF issuers must file a Form C-AR each year until a Rule 202(b) termination trigger is met.
SEC filings
About this data. Figures are compiled from public sources — SEC EDGAR filings (Form C, C-AR, 1-A, 1-K) and funding-platform pages — and may be delayed, incomplete, or restated by the issuer. Financial statements are as reported by the issuer; each year is labeled with its assurance level (audited / reviewed / unaudited). A valuation cap is the conversion ceiling of a SAFE or convertible note, not an agreed company valuation; post-money figures are computed as pre-money plus amount raised and are not a traded price. Crowdonomics is not a broker-dealer, funding portal, or investment adviser; nothing here is investment advice or an offer to sell securities. Verify all figures against the linked EDGAR filings.