What it sells
Stratospheric birds for defense
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedDefense/government ISR and communications programs (team includes ex-Army and Navy leads).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Vulnerable communications, limited information and expensive, inflexible space-based platforms.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
APOLLO solar-powered autonomous aircraft flies above 60,000 ft for weeks, monitoring 1,000+ sq mi with ultra-high-resolution sensing and direct-to-device comms; deployed in hours.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedPitches a fraction of satellite cost and a shift from capex to opex; founder's plan starts with affordable birds then a Skylink network.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
UnverifiedDirect to government/defense customers ("One mission. One product. One customer.").
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Fall 2025 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.