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January 04, 2024 | Tom Ballard

Whisper Aero leaps forward in 2023 after operating in stealth mode

The company cites the closing of its $32 million Series A as placing Crossville on the map for energy start-up funding.

Whisper Aero, which emerged from stealth mode in 2023, is celebrating a number of accomplishments.

The company that has locations in Crossville and Nashville is developing next-generation, ultra-quiet, efficient electric thrusters. In a post ahead of the New Year, the company provided this recap of its achievements during 2023:

  • Closed a $32 million Series A, placing Crossville on the map for energy start-up funding;
  • Opened its Nashville office location and hired “serious talent”;
  • Revealed its revolutionary electric ducted fan tech and Whisper Jet concept at AIAA AVIATION;
  • Broke ground on Whisper’s future flight test hangar;
  • Blew the world away with an ultra-quiet, ultra-efficient electric leaf blower; and
  • Introduced ReConnecTN, a regional air mobility coalition based in Tennessee.


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