{"id":5893,"date":"2023-10-11T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=5893"},"modified":"2024-08-20T12:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:36:56","slug":"aerovy-an-advanced-air-mobility-software-provider-completes-800000-pre-seed-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q4\/aerovy-an-advanced-air-mobility-software-provider-completes-800000-pre-seed-funding-round","title":{"rendered":"Aerovy, an advanced air mobility software provider, completes $800,000 pre-seed funding round"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —<\/p> \n

Aerovy<\/a>, a Purdue University-connected startup, has completed a round of funding and is expanding industry partnerships around the world. Aerovy develops cloud-based software solutions for the advanced air mobility, or AAM, sector, which includes electric-powered urban and regional aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

CEO Nick Gunady said Aerovy has closed its round of pre-seed funding, raising $800,000 from Purdue Innovates<\/a>, M25<\/a> and the Flywheel Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe closing of the pre-seed round represents a critical milestone in our missions to unlock the energy equation for AAM and airport electrification,\u201d Gunady said. \u201cThis will allow us to deploy to our customers and partners worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunady said Aerovy is planning a round of seed funding in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funders\u2019 perspectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Mantel, director, Ventures<\/a>, Purdue Innovates, said, \u201cPurdue has long been at the forefront of innovation in aviation, and we are proud to play a role in nurturing the groundbreaking technology behind Aerovy. Investing $200,000 into their fundraising round was not just a vote of confidence in their vision, but a testament to our belief in their potential to revolutionize energy demand management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Asem, founding partner of M25, said, \u201cWe could not be more excited to join Nick Gunady and the Aerovy team on their exciting journey to enable the future of mobility. After many conversations with the team, as well as elite industry experts abroad, it is clear that Aerovy has unique technology with full potential to be a core component of the next wave of transportation infrastructure. As a Purdue alumnus myself, in addition to M25\u2019s focus on startups in the Midwest, we couldn\u2019t be happier about investing in this game-changing technology out of West Lafayette.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Hatton, venture partner at Flywheel Fund, said, \u201cFlywheel is excited to support Nick Gunady and the Aerovy team with their mission to help the aeronautics industry plan for, monitor and optimize their clean energy production. We are observing dramatic changes in the energy industry and in the possibilities for electric air travel, with Aerovy at the nexus of the two. Our focus on supporting entrepreneurs in Indiana and the Midwest is really shining through with the investment in this game-changing technology.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New and expanded partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gunady also announced an expanded partnership between Aerovy and Electro Base<\/a>, a leading provider of battery container technology. Electro Base is a subsidiary of Electro.Aero<\/a>, an electric aviation charging technology company based in Perth, Australia. Aerovy and Electro.Aero had established a partnership in early 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur continued partnership with Electro.Aero and this new strategic relationship with Electro Base highlights our commitment to advancing the charging landscape for AAM and beyond,\u201d Gunady said in a previous news story<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about the possibilities this collaboration unlocks for the future of sustainable transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerovy had previously established worldwide partnerships with Altaport, an automation software company based in Salt Lake City, and SkyScape<\/a>, a developer of vertiport infrastructure based in Osaka, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough this partnership with SkyScape, Aerovy will deploy cloud software solutions to the Integrated Aviation Center in Hokkaido, Japan,\u201d Gunady said. \u201cAerovy has additional plans to deploy around the world, including to sites in Paris, Singapore, Dubai and California.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nick
Nick Gunady (center), CEO of Aerovy, stands with Victor Gutwein (left), founder and managing partner of M25, and Mike Asem (right), founding partner of M25. Aerovy, which develops cloud-based software solutions for the advanced air mobility sector, has closed its round of pre-seed funding, raising $800,000 from Purdue Innovates, M25 and the Flywheel Fund. (Photo provided by Nick Gunady)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gunady said Aerovy also has recently launched additional new partnerships with Apricus Energy Partners<\/a> and Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions<\/a>. He said the company is open to additional industrial collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerovy\u2019s software solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aerovy has developed AATLAS and VEMS, two software solutions that address obstacles to advanced air mobility: power grid limitations and operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe AATLAS planning software identifies locations that would attract the most demand, so operators would be able to make back their investments quickly,\u201d Gunady said. \u201cIt also assesses the expected usage over time, simulating charging events minute by minute throughout the day. We can size power generation and storage assets, which enables end users to reduce dependence on the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VEMS operational software automatically connects users with all their assets at infrastructure sites, including chargers and off-grid energy systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCustomers will have full control over their infrastructure site without physically needing to be there,\u201d Gunady said. \u201cWe have built automation tools to remotely connect with aircraft, charge vehicles, minimize grid cost and dynamically price without any user input.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerovy\u2019s cloud-based software suite is based on work by Purdue graduate and undergraduate students, including Gunady, who is an alumnus of Purdue\u2019s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/a> and research assistant in Purdue\u2019s Center for Integrated Systems in Aerospace<\/a>. The team won the 2022 Smart Connected Aviation Student Competition<\/a>, a Federal Aviation Administration contest, with its entry \u201cAdvanced Air Mobility as an Electric Grid Demand Response Asset.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunady and his team disclosed the software innovations to the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization<\/a>, which applied for intellectual property protection for the work. OTC issued Aerovy an exclusive license to manufacture and sell the technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Aerovy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aerovy is a U.S.-based startup developing a suite of cloud-based software solutions for electrical infrastructure planning and operations management in the advanced air mobility sector. With a mission to drive innovation in electric aviation, Aerovy\u2019s software optimizes energy usage and enhances the sustainability of electric aircraft charging systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Purdue University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University is a public research institution with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top 4 in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, with 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 12 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes, at https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Purdue Innovates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Purdue Innovates is a unified network at Purdue Research Foundation to assist Purdue faculty, staff, students and alumni in either IP commercialization or startup creation. As a conduit to technology commercialization, intellectual property protection and licensing, startup creation and venture capital, Purdue Innovates serves as the front door to translate new ideas into world-changing impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on licensing a Purdue innovation, contact the Office of Technology Commercialization at otcip@prf.org<\/a>. For more information about involvement and investment opportunities in startups based on a Purdue innovation, contact Purdue Innovates at purdueinnovates@prf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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