An electric wing-in-ground-effect seaglider manufacturer
regentcraft.comLinkedInBoston, MAMobilityYC W21Founded 202040 people
4 sources · checked 1 time, last 40d ago
The financing is split equally between equity and debt; Erebor Bank is identified as the debt provider, not an investor.
Publication audit: $240m is includes debt, not this round's money: "The Series B round comprises an equal split of equity and debt and brings Regent’s total funding commitments to $340m." (https://zagdaily.com/zag-air/regent-raises-240m-to-scale-seaglider-production)
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The release states that Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, Lockheed Martin, and Yamato Holdings made previously announced strategic investments, so Lockheed Martin and Yamato Holdings are excluded from this round's syndicate. The release calls the new participants Point72 Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Mark Cuban, UAE’s Strategic Development Fund, and Future Planet Capital; the amount is taken from the body of the release as "$60 million" rather than the headline's "$60M."
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Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands.
The source states that the round was led by Thiel Capital and identifies Thiel Capital and JAM Fund as lead investors, with Mesa Air Group, Toba Capital, and Olive Tree Capital also included. The dated release uses the day/month/year format (04/02/2022), corresponding to 2022-02-04.
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Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands.
The source does not identify a lead investor or state a country for the Boston headquarters; no country is inferred.
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | $240m financing total | 2026-08-27 | AE Ventures, Mare Liberum | No recent discussion |
4 sources · checked 1 time, last 40d ago [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 of 4 sources The financing is split equally between equity and debt; Erebor Bank is identified as the debt provider, not an investor. Publication audit: $240m is includes debt, not this round's money: "The Series B round comprises an equal split of equity and debt and brings Regent’s total funding commitments to $340m." (https://zagdaily.com/zag-air/regent-raises-240m-to-scale-seaglider-production) | ||||
REGENT develops and manufactures all-electric Seagliders—wing-in-ground-effect vessels that combine airplane speed with boat convenience—for fast, zero-emission coastal transportation by airline, ferry and other maritime operators.
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Checked against 13 sources on Sep 24
| Series A [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $60M | 2023-10-05 | 8090 Industries, Founders Fund | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source The release states that Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, Lockheed Martin, and Yamato Holdings made previously announced strategic investments, so Lockheed Martin and Yamato Holdings are excluded from this round's syndicate. The release calls the new participants Point72 Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Mark Cuban, UAE’s Strategic Development Fund, and Future Planet Capital; the amount is taken from the body of the release as "$60 million" rather than the headline's "$60M." [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: globenewswire.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ALEXANDRIA ]founders and batch from Y Combinator via Alexandria·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Strategic financing round strategic financing round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $18M | 2022-02-04 | Thiel Capital, JAM Fund | No recent discussion |
1 source [ DEVELOPING ] Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands. read against 1 source
The source states that the round was led by Thiel Capital and identifies Thiel Capital and JAM Fund as lead investors, with Mesa Air Group, Toba Capital, and Olive Tree Capital also included. The dated release uses the day/month/year format (04/02/2022), corresponding to 2022-02-04. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: airframer.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ALEXANDRIA ]founders and batch from Y Combinator via Alexandria·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Seed [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $9M | 2021-04-20 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ DEVELOPING ] Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands. read against 1 source The source does not identify a lead investor or state a country for the Boston headquarters; no country is inferred. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: cnbc.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ALEXANDRIA ]founders and batch from Y Combinator via Alexandria·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
Also named as backers in company research: Peter Thiel, Lockheed Martin, Valor Equity Partners, Alaska Airlines