Our mission is to drastically reduce the cost and headache of regional transportation between coastal cities. Our vehicle, called a seaglider, is a wing-in-ground-effect craft that flies just above the water's surface and couples the high speed of an airplane with the convenience of a boat, all at the low cost of an all-electric system. Built to the same safety standards of all modern aircraft and watercraft, our vehicle will service routes up to 180 miles at 180 mph with existing battery technology, and routes up to 400 miles with next-gen batteries, all via existing dock infrastructure. Backed by the same investors who support SpaceX, Anduril, and Archer Aviation, our team of passionate, forward-thinking builders combines the best of aerospace and maritime expertise to turn zero-emission, high-speed coastal travel intro reality.
Billy has accumulated a commercial backlog of seaglider orders worth more than $10 billion, secured a U.S. Marine Corps contract, and raised over $100M from world-class investors. Prior to co-founding REGENT, Billy honed his skills in human-crewed electric aircraft development at Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences, where he was responsible for aircraft design, program management, and business development for Boeing's portfolio of future air mobility solutions. Billy holds a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT, where he was a competitive sailor, and is a licensed aerobatic pilot.
Mike has led the company’s efforts in developing the seaglider, overseeing REGENT's successful demonstration of the first foil-to-wing transition of the quarter-scale seaglider prototype and managing the integration and testing of the full-scale seaglider prototype. Prior to co-founding REGENT, Mike held roles at Raptor Labs, MIT Lincoln Labs, and Aurora Flight Sciences, where he designed and operated cutting-edge autonomous and piloted vehicles. Mike holds a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT, specializing in flight controls systems and complex systems integrations, and is an experienced mariner and helicopter pilot.
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