Voltair
Winter 2026Self Charging Drones
About Company
Voltair is building a network of vertical take-off fixed wing drones and charging pads. For the first time, this allows for drones with infinite range. Removing battery swaps is the last step to deploy UAVs autonomously at scale. Power utilities are the perfect first customer. Extreme weather creates catastrophic wildfire liability, bankrupting utilities and making them uninsurable. Voltair's drone inspections identify critical maintenance concerns before they spark fires. Autonomous drones can deliver over 20x the inspection coverage for the same cost. Following extreme weather, Voltair's forward deployed drones can rapidly patrol neighborhoods for electrical hazards. Since June, we’ve validated our core charging tech on a power line, built 5x flying prototypes, and inspected ~2000 poles. With 50 miles of range, we can service 90% of the U.S. land area. After power companies, we will service rail, road, telecom, real estate, and other inspection markets. At scale we are a new infrastructure layer for data on the physical world.
Active Founders
Hayden is the co-founder and CTO of Voltair. He studied electrical and computer engineering at the University of Washington, where he focused on power electronics. He spent two years doing system protection engineering at Seattle City Light and later worked in R&D at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).
Avi is the co-founder and CGO of Voltair. He worked as a consultant on GTM and government affairs strategy across aerospace and space companies, including ExoAnalytic Solutions, Virgin Galactic, and briefly Amazon Kuiper. Formerly a member of the National Youth Orchestra.
Ronan is the co-founder and CEO of Voltair. An obsession with designing remote control airplanes was his gateway to engineering. While studying Electrical and Computer Engineering he independently designed and tuned the controls system for a manned eVTOL aircraft. This technical depth is backed by a conviction in the value of critical industry.
