Boom

YC W16 · SPC 2014 · Active · Economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic travel

Competitors

Companies closest to Boom
Company	Category	Status	Program
Exosonic, Inc.Shared: aerospace, supersonic, airlinerInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW20
AvioxxShared: sustainable aviation, aviation fuel, air travelNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	Plug and Play
ReFeedShared: sustainable aviation, aviation fuel, safNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	Antler2022
Astro MechanicaShared: supersonic, travel, speedActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW24
VelontraShared: propulsion system, aerospace, fuelActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS22

Adjacent

Companies next to Boom
Company	Category	Status	Program
Viraj AeroShared: aerospace, aircraft, aviation and spaceActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF26
PykaShared: propulsion system, transportation, aviationActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS17
SkymerseShared: aerospace, airline, aviationActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26
Forerunner AIShared: aerospace, aircraft, aviation and spaceActiveAI	AI	Active	YCF24
Airhart AeronauticsShared: aerospace, fly, aviation and spaceActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS22

Also from W16

All of W16

Company	Category	Status
AlgorizAlgoriz is an AI based algorithmic trading platform that enables you…InactiveAI	AI	Inactive
CaperPlug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AIAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired
CastleBlock bots & bad behaviorActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active
ChatfuelPlatform to easily create chatbots to engage with audiences on…ActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active
DailyConversational Voice and Multimodal AI built with Open SourceActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
DeepgramBuilding foundational AI for speech transcription and understanding.ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active

Programs

Programs Boom went through
Program	Cohort	Source
Y Combinator	W16 · Winter 2016	YC Page
South Park Commons	2014	SPC Page

About Boom

Boom Supersonic is transforming air travel with Overture, the world’s fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability. Serving both civil and government markets, Overture will fly at twice the speed of today’s airliners and is designed to run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Symphony™, a Boom-led collaboration with industry leaders, is the propulsion system that will power Overture. Overture’s order book, including purchases and options from American Airlines, United Airlines, and Japan Airlines stands at 130 aircraft. Boom is working with Northrop Grumman for government and defense applications of Overture. Suppliers and partners collaborating with Boom on the Overture program include Collins Aerospace, Eaton, Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., GE Additive, Safran Landing Systems, StandardAero and the United States Air Force. For more information, visit https://boomsupersonic.com Boom’s world-class engineering team comes from places including SpaceX, Boeing, Gulfstream, Virgin Galactic, Scaled Composites, NASA, and Bombardier. We have uniquely challenging and world-changing opportunities for the most talented aerospace engineers, designers, and business people.

YC batch: W16 · Winter 2016
Status, per YC: Active
Category: Other
Team size: 227
Location: Denver, CO, USA; Englewood, CO, USA
Checked: 32m ago

YC tags: Transportation, Aerospace

Boom in W16: 122 companies, 18% AI

Boom: questions

Which YC batch was Boom in?

Boom was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).

Which accelerators did Boom go through?

Boom is listed by Y Combinator (W16), South Park Commons (2014).

Is Boom still active?

Y Combinator lists Boom as active.

Where is Boom based?

Boom lists Denver, CO, USA; Englewood, CO, USA as its location on YC's directory.

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