It started with a childhood dream—an R2-D2-like companion to assist in flight. Today, that fantasy is becoming reality thanks to Beacon AI, a Californian startup founded by former Navy pilot Matt Cox. The company, on a mission to put an AI assistant in every cockpit, has just announced a major milestone: the completion of its $15 million Series A funding round, led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Scout Ventures, Sam Altman, and JetBlue Ventures. The round was oversubscribed, a testament to the growing interest in aviation intelligence.
Beacon AI’s journey began more than three years ago, with Cox drawing from his own experience as a military pilot. "Flatly, it is a product I wish I had when I was flying in the Navy," he explains. Having witnessed the loss of numerous co
Beacon AI Raises $15M to Turn Sci-Fi Dream of AI Copilots into Aviation Reality
- By Anshika Mathews
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Beacon’s job is to pull the inevitable future to the present.
