About the offering
Metroair, Inc. is a Delaware C-Corporation founded by Hak Yoon Kim (also known as Hagyoon Kim), a KAIST PhD aerospace engineer with 35+ years of experience. The company has developed the Multicruiser, a proprietary hybrid drone platform that combines vertical takeoff and landing (multicopter-style hover) with efficient fixed-wing forward flight. The core innovation is the Rimfoil propeller system — an airfoil-shaped, fully guarded propeller duct that exploits an aerodynamic interaction effect between propeller tips and the duct rim. This allows the aircraft to be both fully guarded (safe near people and infrastructure) and aerodynamically superior to open-rotor competitors. The platform uses a hexagonal distributed electric propulsion architecture with six Rimfoil propellers and a three-surface aircraft configuration. The technology has been validated through CFD analysis and sub-scale prototype flight testing, and is protected by U.S., Korean, and Chinese patents. The broader U.S. patent covers an integrated urban air mobility system comprising three components: the Multicruiser aircraft, a modular vertiport, and an autonomous modular ground vehicle. Metroair's near-term commercial product is the Multicruiser FPV, a first-person-view racing and professional drone targeting the ~$5B FPV market, with a planned 2026 commercial launch. Beyond FPV, the platform is positioned for cinematography, industrial inspection, public safety, defense/ISR, and last-mile logistics applications, with longer-term ambitions in urban air mobility (UAM). The company has exhibited in the US, France, and Germany, and has received attention from DARPA and the US Army. Manufacturing is supported through a Korean aerospace partner. The current Wefunder raise will fund FPV commercialization and pilot production (~40%), dual-use Multicruiser development (~32%), and general company infrastructure including IP, marketing, legal, and business development (~28%). The executive team includes CEO Hak Yoon Kim, CTO Shayant Nandi, and Chief Commercial Officer Jisu Kim. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with operations linked to metroair.kr.
FAQ
How much has MetroAir raised?
MetroAir has raised $80,425 of a $1.24M goal.
Where is MetroAir's campaign live?
The offering is live on Wefunder, an SEC-registered Reg CF intermediary.
What are the terms of MetroAir's raise?
SAFE, $12M cap.
When does MetroAir's offering close?
The stated close date is Apr 30, 2027.