Odys Aviation

Odys Aviation is an aircraft startup making hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for regional mobility.

Climate and energy Logistics and mobility Manufacturing and industrialY Combinator

Latest funding

$26M Series A · October 10, 2025

Led by Nova Threshold · Source: fundraisingfox.com

Total raised: $38M across 2 sourced rounds

All 3 rounds ↓

Website: odysaviation.com.

X: @OdysAviation · 369 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Climate and energy Logistics and mobility Manufacturing and industrial.

Sectors: Industrials, Aviation and Space, Hard Tech, Airplanes, Climate.

Stage: Series A.

Based in: Los Angeles, United States.

Total raised: $38M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Oct 10, 2025 · 398 days ago.

Team: 11 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@OdysAviation · created Aug 13, 2021 (5 years old) · 369 followers

Website registeredJan 7, 2022 (4 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Odys Aviation | 181 days from X account to first raise on record

@OdysAviation·Raised $38M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

October 10, 2025
Series A · $26M
NNova Threshold (lead), CClimate Capital, TTrajectory Ventures, TTuchen Ventures
Source: fundraisingfox.com
February 10, 2022
Seed · $12M
CCountdown Capital, GGiant VC, KKyle Vogt, NNikhil Goel, OOutbound Capital, PPedram Keyani, SSahin Boydas, SSoma Capital, TTransmedia Capital, YY Combinator
Source: fundraisingfox.com
January 7, 2022
Website created
August 13, 2021
X account created
Summer 2021
YY Combinator · batch
Source: ycombinator.com

Founders and team

JD
James Dorris Co-Founder, CEO

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
AR
Axel Radermacher Co-Founder, Head of Product at Odys Aviation

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
OR
Oliver Reinhardt Head of Design Organization

Investors

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Sources and API

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