Hyper-Efficient Autonomous Air Transport

Reduce air transport costs for inter-island air freight by up to 63%.

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Avol builds autonomous, electric aircraft to reduce air transport costs for logistics carriers. We provide a 3PL air transport service using proprietary autonomous electric aircraft to fly directly between distribution hubs to reduce costs and delays.

The key is volume. Cargo aircraft reach volume capacity before payload limit, so we build unique, blended-wing aircraft with best-in-class cargo volume so you can ship what you need to ship. 


LEADERSHIP

Nathan  Poon, PhD

CEO

Nate spent the past 10 years building logistics, AI, and mechanical products for DHL, FedEx, UPS, and other logistics carriers. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley, built/helped build 3 startups from the ground up (1 acquired, 3 still operating) in robotics and AI. His work has been awarded 3rd place at Amazon’s Global Startup Competition, listed as Top 200 EdTech startups globally,  and 1st place at the UC LAUNCH competition. He is the recipient of the 1st place National Occupational Research Agenda award for his PhD research, the Barack Obama President’s Volunteer Award, and Cal Alumni Leadership Award. 

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Matthew Sargeant, PhD

CTO

Matthew spent the last 14 years building and advising industrial companies and startups. He received his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Cambridge, developing high-speed aerodynamics for SAX40, the revolutionary blended wing body design created for the Silent Aircraft Initiative, a joint Cambridge, MIT, and Boeing project. His consulting experience includes 6 years at McKinsey, 4 years as a Partner at Ogilvy Consulting and 2 years as a Partner at Genioo. 

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