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Aviation Has Untapped Potential for Tech Companies

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But Bringing Tech to Aviation Can Be Challenging

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We Help You Navigate The Path to Growth

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We are uniquely positioned to pressure-test and validate a company's product-market fit or an investor’s prospective investment to help drive company growth and improve returns on investment. One Challenge Briefing can shape your pathway to faster growth or a better investment.

 
 
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Aviation Has Untapped Potential For Tech Companies

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We are uniquely positioned to connect global aviation opportunities with technology companies with interests in:

  • Improved traffic flow on the surface and in flight to increase airport capacity 

  • Better predicting and reducing unnecessary airline block times to for improved aircraft utilization, lower crew costs and decreased emissions

  • Improved access to smaller communities using electric and hybrid aircraft 

  • Rapid small package drone delivery services in both urban and rural areas 

  • Quick and affordable emergency services applications for drone service companies

  • …to name just a few

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But Bringing Tech to Aviation Can Be Challenging

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  • Who in aviation will pay for what tech?

  • How does a buyer evaluate and justify technology purchases?

  • How do you price your technology based on the value delivered?

  • How does your customer deploy your technology to receive the desired outcomes in a complex, highly regulated environment?

  • How do you profitably scale your technology company?

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We Help You Navigate The Path to Growth

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  • We know aviation and how to evaluate aviation technology

  • We are a team of experts who understand the requirements of aviation’s buyers and are connected to the world’s business, aviation, and transportation leadership

  • We have decades of business and technical experience successfully bringing technology-based innovations into operational use

  • We listen to your ideas, capabilities and requirements and design a team of world-class aviation experts to work closely with your team

  • Working with your team, we deliver results in weeks or months, not years

Listen to
The Vertical Space
podcast.

We co-host the industry’s leading podcast at the intersection of technology and flight

All of us face the challenge of maintaining subject matter expertise in a rapidly changing environment. Now in our 4th year, Celerity05 and Radius Capital proudly co-host The Vertical Space, the leading podcast at the intersection of tech and flight. Every two weeks top industry leaders join us to share their insights and help you connect with aviation’s future.

Podcast
#93 Joey Rios, NASA and UTM: Solve Something Right Now
#92 Richard Aboulafia: Supply chain bottlenecks and the New Aerospace Order
#91 George Mattson, Wheels Up: The integrated customer experience
#90 Chris Gentile, Merlin: Inside the race for trusted tactical autonomy

Bringing
world class
expertise.

Our teams of experts are made up of highly regarded senior executive leadership with tech company, OEM, airline, airport, NASA, and FAA experience. We’ve led and managed start-up enterprises, government and industry technical programs, and large-scale corporate operations.  

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Business and commercial leadership

  • Market sizing and business case analysis

  • Enhance and refine customer go-to-market strategies, product development and deployment, and customer presentations

  • Airline fleet and new market development strategy

  • Airline, business aviation, general aviation, eVTOL and UAS product/service go-to-market design and strategic business planning

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Technical, software, data deployment

  • Software use-case evaluation, spec development, commercial assessment, and customer deployment

  • Advanced avionics concept design, development and go to market success

  • UAS, eVTOL, and AAM technology, vehicle, use case and operational concept development

  • Aviation data mining and analytics applications

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Operations and safety management

  • Advanced air traffic management (U.S. and global)

  • Aviation product design, use case, and value mapping

  • Certification and regulatory approval requirements and issue mitigation

  • Safety management systems and deployment

Our
Typical
Engagement

Our typical client engagements fall into 3 categories of individuals:

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LEADER

You are a leader in a tech company and want to grow in aviation or advanced air mobility markets

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INVESTOR

You are an investor considering an opportunity and want to better understand commercial prospects and viability

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INNOVATOR

You have a new or existing business plan you want to evaluate for commercial viability

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CHALLENGE BRIEFING

Expert - Fast - Affordable - Adaptable To Ensure Product- Market Fit

The Celerity05 Challenge Briefing (C5CB) is an intense, expert-driven, independent, one-month "hot wash" that helps aviation tech companies grow revenue. You'll receive frank, focused, and actionable feedback on your product, including its capabilities and value prop, pricing, return on investment, as well as on your customer presentation! When was the last time you received expert, independent feedback from those you actually sell to?

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