Venture capitalists are investing $7.5 million in start-up Whisper Aero, which aims to achieve a step-change in noise levels in electric propulsion systems for aircraft. The company, which is backed by former Uber Elevate executives Mark Moore, Ian Villa, and Jacek Kawecki, has declined to reveal details of what it describes as electric thrusters while promising that it will deliver “new technology that reinvents how electric motors can best produce thrust, in the absolute quietest fashion.”
Financial backing for Whisper Aero has come from Menlo Ventures, Connor Capital, Kindred Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Lux Capital, and Levitate Capital. Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly also investing in the company, which has established headquarters in Crossville, Tennessee.
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