# SkyGrid

> SkyGrid builds high-assurance, third-party software services that safely fold autonomous aircraft, drones, and eVTOL air taxis into shared airspace. Born as a 2018 Boeing and SparkCognition joint venture and now a subsidiary of Wisk Aero, the Austin-based company delivers a real-time digital twin of the low-altitude sky - weather, obstacles, traffic, and vertiport status - plus automation and decision-support tools that route, synchronize, and deconflict flights at scale.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Boeing (Co-founding parent (joint venture)), SparkCognition (Co-founding parent (joint venture, now Avathon)), Amir Husain (Founding CEO (also founder/CEO of SparkCognition))
- **Team size:** ~90 employees
- **Products:** AerialOS, Airspace Digital Twin, Strata (decision support software), Precision Data Integration, Automation & Decision Support
- **Notable:** First airspace management system to deploy AI-powered (DeepArmor) cybersecurity directly on drones., Recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer., Built one of the first airspace platforms combining AI and blockchain for compliance and verifiable data.

## Products & services

- **AerialOS** — An airspace management platform combining airspace awareness, flight operations, and fleet management, built on AI and blockchain to automate standards compliance and provide visibility into past, present, and predicted airspace.
- **Airspace Digital Twin** — A real-time digital representation of the low-altitude airspace including weather conditions and forecasts, nearby vertiport/airport status, local air traffic, and man-made obstacles like buildings and construction cranes.
- **Strata (decision support software)** — Ground-based software providing real-time airspace monitoring, flight-plan validation, automated preflight checks, safety-separation assurance, and strategic/tactical deconfliction for operators.
- **Precision Data Integration** — Combines high-performance aeronautical and environmental datasets to create a common operating picture for uncrewed and advanced air mobility operations.
- **Automation & Decision Support** — Advanced automation and decision-making tools for strategic and tactical flight functions, working toward future Automated Flight Rules (AFR).

## Achievements

- First airspace management system to deploy AI-powered (DeepArmor) cybersecurity directly on drones.
- Recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
- Built one of the first airspace platforms combining AI and blockchain for compliance and verifiable data.
- Acquired by Wisk Aero in June 2025 to power autonomous air-taxi airspace integration.
- Partnered with Port San Antonio in 2026 to advance Texas' first vertiport and joint-use AAM operations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Signed an MOU with Port San Antonio to integrate advanced air mobility at its Tech Port campus and support Texas' first vertiport.
- **2025-06** — Acquired by Wisk Aero, becoming a subsidiary focused on airspace integration for autonomous aircraft.
- **2024** — Continued expansion of AerialOS airspace-awareness and decision-support services for UTM and AAM operators.

## Links

- Website: https://skygrid.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skygrid
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/skygridai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@skygridai
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skygridai/
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/skygrid/

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Last updated: 2026-07-02