REGENT Celebrates 2 Years in Rhode Island
2024年8月2日 - 12:01AM
media@regentcraft.com
- REGENT celebrates two years since it moved its headquarters to
Rhode Island.
- REGENT has achieved key milestones, including proving seaglider
technology, advancing certification, and expanding its global order
book.
- The seaglider developer and manufacturer has reinvested $22
million into the state and created more than 135
jobs.
- Learn more about why REGENT chose Rhode Island as its
headquarters here, and explore open career listings
here.
REGENT Craft, the manufacturer of all-electric seagliders for
sustainable maritime mobility, celebrates two years since it moved
its headquarters to the state.
Founded outside of Boston in late 2020, REGENT moved to the
Ocean State in August 2022. Rhode Island offers three key factors
that make it ideal for seaglider development and manufacturing:
ideal test environments, strong naval architecture and composites
expertise, and access to top talent from across New
England.
“We’re proud that seagliders are made in America, and in the two
years that REGENT has been in Rhode Island, we’ve made significant
progress in achieving our mission of revolutionizing coastal
transportation,” said Billy Thalheimer, Co-founder and CEO, REGENT.
“REGENT is poised to make Rhode Island the national hub for
seaglider manufacturing and a global center for the Blue
Economy.”
Company milestones
Since arriving in Rhode Island, REGENT has achieved key
milestones in its journey to revolutionize regional costal
transportation around the world.
- Proved seaglider technology:
REGENT successfully tested its quarter-scale prototype, proving the
viability of the technology behind the seagliders three operating
modes, float, foil, and fly.
- Expanded its facilities: The
company expanded from 10,000sqft to 30,000sqft and was responsible
for the 13,000th employee hired in Quonset Business Park, where
REGENT is based.
- Completed record Series A:
REGENT secured a $60 million Series A in October 2023, the
largest venture capital raise for a startup in Rhode Island
history.
- Advanced seaglider certification: Building on
existing international guidance, REGENT has progressed seaglider
certification in the U.S. and in markets around the world to ensure
the highest levels of safety.
- Built a global order book:
REGENT has a global order book of more than 600 seagliders valued
at more than $9 billion from leading airline and ferry operators
around the world.
- Established its dual-use
mission: REGENT signed an agreement with
the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) to demonstrate
seaglider technology for defense logistics operations and was named
the top defense technology company on the East Coast by the Silicon
Valley Defense Group.
- Created an award-winning place to
work: Industry publication eVTOL Insights
named REGENT the “best place to work” in 2024.
Impact on Rhode
Island
In two years, REGENT has driven more than $22 million in
economic benefits to Rhode Island through investment in employees,
local suppliers, facility developments, and general contractors,
and created more than 135 jobs, including contract positions and
internships.
REGENT plans to break ground on a test facility and
manufacturing center with up to 600,000 additional square feet this
fall and create hundreds of additional jobs in the next few
years.
REGENT has also supported STEM development through partnerships
with local programs and universities, including Skills for Rhode
Island’s Future, the University of Rhode Island, the International
Yacht School, and New England Tech.
About REGENT
REGENT is pioneering the future of sustainable maritime mobility
through the development and manufacturing of all-electric
seagliders. Seagliders are a new category of vehicle that combine
the speed of an aircraft with the convenience of a boat to deliver
an affordable and efficient transportation solution between coastal
destinations. REGENT’s flagship seaglider, Viceroy, is a
12-passenger vehicle that travels at 180mph to service routes up to
180 miles on a single charge.
REGENT has secured more than 600 seaglider orders valued at more
than $9 billion from leading airline and ferry operators around the
world and has raised more than $90 million from investors including
8090 Industries, Founders Fund, Japan Airlines, and Lockheed
Martin.
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Kirsten Salyer
REGENT
401-328-0532
kirsten.salyer@regentcraft.com