Our Mission, Our Vision and Our Team
Skyryse is an aviation technology company developing the hardware and software to make flight safer, simpler, and more capable. At the core of its technology is SkyOS™, a universal operating system for flight that brings flight controls, automation, and aircraft systems together in a single software-defined architecture. SkyOS powers Skyryse One™, the company’s first aircraft, giving pilots greater control and reducing the complexity of flying during routine operations, challenging conditions, and emergencies.
Founded in 2016, Skyryse has achieved multiple industry firsts enabled by SkyOS, including the world's first automated takeoff, hover, landing, and automated engine-out landing of a helicopter, all controlled with the swipe of a finger.
We value safety above all else, both for our employees advancing our mission and our customers who trust our technology with their lives.
We believe reducing unnecessary complexity increases clarity, minimizes opportunities for error, and streamlines our path to success.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence because the stakes are real: lives depend on getting this right.
We are committed to a culture of trust, accountability, and doing things the right way, all of which is essential for long term success.
We understand that collaboration on collective goals is mission critical as we solve the most difficult and complex problems.
As an engineer with a Ph.D. in sensor data fusion and more than 60 patents in aerial vehicle automation, Founder and CEO Mark Groden has spent his career advancing the future of flight.
His passion for aviation began long before Skyryse. As a teenager learning to fly, Mark experienced firsthand the complexity of piloting an aircraft, and recognized that when pilots are overwhelmed, the consequences can be catastrophic.
Determined to close aviation's technology gap, Mark founded Skyryse to tackle the industry's greatest challenge: flight safety. Today, he is leading the development of software-defined flight systems that make aircraft simpler to operate, safer to fly, and more capable for every mission.
