Flapping Airplanes
AI lab
$1B Series A ·
Led by Index Ventures · Source: indexventures.com
Total raised: $1.18B across 2 sourced rounds
All 2 rounds ↓Signals
X account@flappyairplanes · created Dec 22, 2025 (11 months old) · 23,620 followers
Website registeredOct 7, 2025 (13 months old)
TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED
Flapping Airplanes | 113 days from website to first raise on record
Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $1B | indexventures.com | ||
| Seed | $180M | x.com |
Timeline
- X account created
- Website created
Founders and team
AS
Aidan Smith FounderAS
Asher Spector FounderBS
Benjamin Spector Founder
Investors
AA*
AAbsolute Ventures
AAndrej Karpathy
CChris Re
CCRV
DDefinition
GGVlead investor
HHenry Kravis
HHummingbird VC
IIndex Ventureslead investor
JJeffrey Dean
KKleiner Perkins
LLux Capital
MMenlo Ventures
NNvidia
SSequoia
VValor Capital Group
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Sources and API
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