BETA Technologies

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Updated Aug 5, 2026

Overview

BETA Technologies is a South Burlington, Vermont aerospace and defense company designing, manufacturing and commercializing electric aircraft, electric propulsion/components, and charging infrastructure. Its vertically integrated model targets cargo, logistics, defense, passenger and medical missions, with more than 800 aircraft in backlog and over 100 charging sites reported by the company.

Primary product

ALIA family of electric aircraft: ALIA CTOL (conventional fixed-wing) and ALIA VTOL (electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing), supported by BETA electric motors, batteries, flight-control systems and Charge Cube infrastructure.

Founded

2017

Headquarters

1150 Airport Drive, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, United States

Team size

1,000–1,500 (public/local reporting: nearly 1,400 in June 2026; LinkedIn-derived data varies)

Work style

Onsite

Industry

Aviation and aerospace manufacturing

Sub-industry

Electric aviation, eVTOL/CTOL aircraft, aerospace propulsion and charging infrastructure

Offices

South Burlington/Burlington, Vermont — headquarters, R&D, fabrication and 188,000-square-foot net-zero production facility

Plattsburgh, New York — flight test and finishing facilities

Montréal, Québec, Canada — airframe engineering center

Washington, DC — government relations and defense office/simulator

Business model

Aircraft sales backed by customer deposits and backlog

Government and defense contracts

Electric propulsion, motors and aircraft components

Charging-hardware sales and charging-network access fees

Engineering and other services

Aftermarket support and enabling technologies

Funding

Stage

Public company; NYSE: BETA (IPO completed November 2025)

Total raised

$2.5B

Latest round

IPO · Nov 2025

Latest amount

$1.2B

Initial public offering

Nov 2025

$1.2B

Strategic investment by GE Aerospace

Sep 2025 · GE Aerospace

$300M

Series C

Oct 2024 · Qatar Investment Authority

$318M

Seed and early private equity financings

EXIM Bank financing relationship

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$170M

People & investors

Leadership

Kyle Clark

Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer; Board Member

Katie Clark

Head of Corporate Culture / Head of Brand, Creative, Culture and Spaces

Herman V. Cueto

Chief Financial Officer

Sean Donovan

Chief Operating Officer

Brian Dunkiel

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

David Churchill

Chief Technology Officer; Board Member

Matt Riley

Head of People and HR

Simon Newitt

Head of Sales and Support

Chip Palombini

Head of Product

Blain Newton

Chief Information Officer

Jill Gagne

Head of Program Operations

Chris Caputo

Head of Flight Operations and Safety

Kristen Costello

Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs

Brettan Martelle

Head of Airworthiness

Talon Vazquez

Head of Supply Chain and Operations

Investors

Amazon Climate Pledge Fund

Export-Import Bank of the United States

Fidelity Management & Research Company

GE Aerospace

Goldman Sachs

Qatar Investment Authority

TPG Rise Climate

United Therapeutics

Work & culture

The company describes a hands-on, multidisciplinary culture of builders, pilots, engineers, technicians, makers and problem-solvers. It emphasizes curiosity, sustainability, operational ownership, local Vermont roots, and the principle of flying what it builds. Most roles and facilities are site-based because aircraft design, manufacturing, testing and flight operations require physical presence; some software and engineering roles may have role-specific flexibility.

Work style

Onsite

Compensation

Public job postings describe competitive total compensation including RSUs and PSUs for full-time employees, benefits, daily meals and flight lessons. Observed 2026 Vermont postings broadly indicated approximately $55,000–$185,000 annual salary depending on role; this is not a company-wide range.

Benefits

On-site BETA Health clinic in Vermont

Medical insurance with HDHP/HSA or copay options

Free dental plan and low-cost vision plan

Company-paid short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Daily lunch provided

Flight training and ground school

Restricted stock units and performance stock units for full-time employees

Internships and STEM/job-shadow programs

Product & market

Pricing

No public standard list pricing. Aircraft and components appear to be sold through negotiated customer contracts, deposits and backlog agreements; charging is monetized through hardware sales and network-access/service fees.

Differentiators

—Vertically integrated aircraft, propulsion, avionics, batteries and charging systems
—Both CTOL and VTOL aircraft platforms
—Pilot-led design focused on operational simplicity
—Own 188,000-square-foot net-zero production facility
—More than 140,000 nautical miles flown by the ALIA family, according to company materials
—Charging network with more than 100 sites
—Customer deposits, government contracts and a reported backlog provide commercial funding support
—Electric aircraft components and propulsion can also be sold to third parties

Technology

Electric propulsion and high-voltage power systems

Battery systems and thermal management

Flight-control computers and avionics

Embedded software and embedded Linux

Linux, Python, Bash and PowerShell

React/TypeScript and Python or Node.js for internal/full-stack software

AWS/cloud platforms, REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases

Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation

Composite airframes and advanced manufacturing

UL-certified multimodal Charge Cube charging systems

Customers

United Therapeutics

UPS

Air New Zealand

Bristow

Blade Urban Air Mobility

Helijet

LCI

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

Surf Air Mobility

Competitors

Archer Aviation

Joby Aviation

Eve Air Mobility

SkyDrive

Volocopter

Vertical Aerospace

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$35.6M actual FY2025; company-guided $39M–$43M FY2026

Signals & risks

Other

Nov 2025

IPO disclosures and reporting show rapid revenue growth but substantial losses; FY2025 revenue was $35.6 million, net loss was $745.9 million and adjusted EBITDA was negative $304.1 million.

Source

Other

Jun 2026

Rapid hiring and expansion have strained the local aviation labor pool; local aviation businesses reported major staff losses and difficulty competing for technicians.

Source

Other

Aug 2026

Proposed expansion of EXIM financing is subject to approval and contains forward-looking manufacturing, employment and commercialization assumptions.

Source

Latest news

BETA Technologies and EXIM Bank announce intent to expand financing agreement for up to $1 billion

MarketScreener / company release · Aug 2026

BETA and EXIM announced a proposed expansion that could provide up to $1 billion in financing, including approximately $830 million incremental capital, to expand U.S. manufacturing.

As BETA Technologies expands employment — and investors — other technical businesses struggle to survive

VTDigger · Jun 2026

Reports nearly 1,400 workers, 420 hires in the first half of 2026, local labor-market effects and salary signals of roughly $55,000–$185,000.

BETA Technologies announces first-quarter 2026 results

BETA Technologies · May 2026

Q1 2026 revenue was $10.1 million; backlog reached $3.9 billion after more than $375 million of additions, including a Surf Air Mobility partnership.

BETA Technologies announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results

BETA Technologies · Mar 2026

FY2025 revenue was $35.6 million, net loss $745.9 million, and the company forecast FY2026 revenue of $39–$43 million.

GE Aerospace to invest $300M in BETA Technologies to pair up on hybrid-electric power

TechCrunch · Sep 2025

GE announced a proposed $300 million strategic investment and collaboration on a hybrid-electric turbogenerator.

Jobs and careers at BETA Technologies

101 jobs at BETA Technologies

Lead Embedded Software Engineer - Airborne Software

On-site

Airborne Software 01-7108

South Burlington, Vermont, United States

1d ago

On-site

Full-time