Wisk
Autonomous air taxis & self-flying eVTOL aircrafts
- 501-1000 employees
- Retail
- B2B
- Transport
- Manufacturing
- Mobility
- Aerospace
- Mountain View, CA
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Company mission
To deliver safe, everyday flight for everyone.
Our take
Wisk is the developer of the first autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing air taxi. Its 4-passenger vehicles are powered by the company's autonomy platform that leverages decision-making logic software to allow the taxis to operate safely and autonomously.
The team at Wisk has been working on this flagship project since 2010, having developed multiple generations of aircraft and conducted over 1,750 test flights. It is now on its Generation 6 model that boasts improvements to configuration and a larger passenger cabin compared to its predecessors.
In 2023, Wisk became a fully-owned subsidiary of Boeing. It still operates as a separate entity, but this collaboration gives the company access to the air travel giant's development, testing, and certification expertise. On top of this, in 2024 Wisk acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company, a move which will play a key role in getting its air taxis certified.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2022
$450m
LATE VC
Total funding: $450m
Leadership
Sebastien Vigneron
(CEO)Sebastien joined Wisk in 2021 as a Senior Director of Engineering, they then moved into the role of Senior VP of Engineering & Programs later that same year before moving into the role of CEO in 2025.
Tyler Painter
(CFO & COO)Prior to joining Wisk in 2022, Tyler spent 6 years at Surf Air Mobility as a Strategic & Financial Advisor. They also served as the CFO at Fair.com and as COO/CFO at TerraVia Holdings.
Jim Tighe
(CTO)Prior to joining Wisk in 2014, Jim was a Chief Aerodynamicist at Scaled Composites and an Aerodynamics Engineer at Boeing.