# Odys Aviation

> Odys Aviation is a Long Beach, California deep-tech aerospace company building long-range, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Its blown-wing design lets aircraft lift off and land anywhere - no runway needed - while flying farther and carrying more than battery-only eVTOLs. With two platforms, the Laila tactical cargo drone and the larger Alta regional aircraft, Odys targets defense, logistics and passenger markets, and has amassed more than $11 billion in signed letters of intent.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Long Beach, California, United States
- **Founders:** James Dorris (Co-Founder & CEO), Axel Radermacher (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~49 employees
- **Products:** Laila, Alta, Alta 1MW Generator
- **Notable:** Secured $11B+ in signed letters of intent, Won 14 Department of Defense contracts worth over $11M across three branches, Validated full-scale transition flight (vertical, transition and cruise) by December 2024

## Products & services

- **Laila** — A tactical hybrid-electric VTOL cargo drone with roughly 450-mile range, 130 lb payload and multi-hour endurance - positioned as the most capable hybrid-electric cargo drone in its class and used as the full-scale flight-test demonstrator.
- **Alta** — A larger regional hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft with up to 1,200-mile range and 3,500 lb cargo capacity, designed for cargo, defense and passenger configurations with up to 9 seats.
- **Alta 1MW Generator** — A breakthrough 1-megawatt hybrid-electric power system, tested December 2024, that extends range well beyond battery-only aircraft and underpins both platforms.

## Achievements

- Secured $11B+ in signed letters of intent
- Won 14 Department of Defense contracts worth over $11M across three branches
- Validated full-scale transition flight (vertical, transition and cruise) by December 2024
- Tested the Alta 1MW hybrid-electric generator in December 2024
- Closed a $26M Series A in October 2025
- Signed a national Advanced Air Mobility program with Oman launching Q1 2026

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Closed $26M Series A led by Nova Threshold to accelerate full-scale flight testing of Laila and prepare for international launch operations.
- **2026-01** — Targeting first international launch operations and the Oman Advanced Air Mobility proof-of-concept program in Q1 2026.
- **2024-12** — Validated full transition flight and tested the Alta 1MW hybrid-electric generator.

## Links

- Website: https://odysaviation.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/odys-aviation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/odysaviation

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Last updated: 2026-06-13