What allocortech does

Allocortech Inc. is a privately held, founder-led provider of safety-critical embedded systems and power electronics for next-generation electric and hybrid vehicles across air, land, sea, and space domains. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Waynesboro, Virginia, the company designs and manufactures a modular hardware platform including the Taurus family of BLDC motor controllers (18VDC to 400V+), the Clio Series B and Dauphine distributed I/O and compute hubs, the Atlas flight controller, the Hornet miniature ADAHRS, the Comet Flight Termination System, the Lohner smart batteries with integrated BMS, and the Mariner 400V Power Distribution Unit. Its core technical differentiation rests on a proprietary FOC + SVPWM motor control implementation that the company claims delivers 96-98.5% system efficiency, 56-62 dB acoustic noise, sub-2% torque ripple, and 18 dB of margin under DO-160 Section 21 EMI limits, with all products designed along DO-160/DO-178C certification paths and built with NDAA-compliant, 100% U.S.-assembled printed circuit boards.

The company sells primarily through a consultative, sales-led direct enterprise motion targeting aerospace manufacturers, defense contractors, and advanced air mobility startups, supplemented by engineering services and work-for-hire IP arrangements. Revenue derives from hardware sales (COTS and MOTS products), custom design services bundled with first-unit purchases, and one-time plus annual-maintenance licensing of its open Allocore SDK. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers span eVTOL and eSTOL programs (Elroy Air, Jump Aero, Electra.aero, PteroDynamics), commercial drone delivery (Wing/Alphabet, supporting 300K+ deliveries), maritime (Navier N30 electric hydrofoil), and U.S. defense (U.S. Navy Comet FTS, U.S. Army VICTOR Group 3 UAS).

In 2024 the company reported 50%+ revenue growth and 256% growth in product sales, expanded headcount roughly 5x over five years, launched the Taurus AEX controller, and executed a CEO leadership transition while the founder moved into the CTO role. The company is self-funded, with the only disclosed external capital being a $75,000 Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation grant in April 2023, and is actively scaling headcount toward a 20-50 person hardware team while pursuing AS9100 quality system certification.

Name

allocortech

Legal name

Allocortech Inc.

Website

https://allocor.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Allocortech designs and manufactures safety-critical embedded systems and power electronics — including motor controllers, flight computers, power distribution units, and battery management systems — for next-generation electric and hybrid air, land, sea, and space vehicles, selling directly to aerospace, defense, and advanced mobility customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Avionics & Power Electronics

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (336320), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft & Parts (3720), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Integration, Wiring Harnesses & Installation Kits (IMABAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive ECUs/Control Modules & Embedded Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAC), Electric & Hybrid Leisure Craft Manufacturing (IMAJAEAK), Electrical Engineering & Power Distribution (Generation, Switchboards, Cabling, Lighting) (IMAJAGAF)

Keywords

• Avionics systems
• Motor controllers
• Power electronics
• Flight control systems
• Embedded systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Waynesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Safety-Critical Embedded Systems and Power Electronics: Sale of COTS and MOTS products including motor controllers (Taurus family), flight controllers (Atlas), power distribution units (Mariner), battery systems (Lohner), and vehicle management hubs (Clio, Dauphine). Hardware sales with optional software licensing and engineering services.
2. Engineering Services and Custom Solutions: Custom system design and consulting for vehicle development. Work-for-hire arrangements for custom IP. Engineering Services team supports firmware development, integration, and vehicle programs (e.g., Wing WNG-004, VICTOR). Includes support contracts bundled with first unit purchases.
3. Software Licensing (SDK): One-time software purchase option with annual fee for basic maintenance. Open SDK licensing allows reuse on or for support of Allocortech products. Work-for-hire IP arrangements available.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Allocortech designs, manufactures, and sells safety-critical embedded systems, motor controllers, power electronics, flight controllers, and battery management hardware for next-generation electric and hybrid aerospace, defense, and maritime platforms. The company delivers COTS/MOTS hardware products, an open SDK for integration, and OEM engineering services to eVTOL, AAM, defense, and electric watercraft programs.

Product overview

Allocortech provides safety-critical embedded systems for next-generation electric and hybrid vehicles across air, land, sea, and space applications. Their product portfolio operates as a modular platform-plus-components architecture offering COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and MOTS (Modified Off-The-Shelf) solutions. The Taurus motor controller family (C60, 400, 400 OTiS, AE, AEX) provides Full Field Oriented Control/Space Vector Pulse Wave Modulation (FOC/SVPWM) for BLDC motors from 18VDC to 400V+. The Clio Series B/B distributed I/O and compute platform serves as the base for the Dauphine maritime vehicle-management hub. Supporting products include Atlas flight controller, Hornet miniature ADAHRS, Comet FTS mission termination system, Lohner Smart Batteries with integrated BMS, and Mariner 400V Power Distribution Units. All products feature open SDK access and are designed to DO-160/DO-178C certification standards with NDAA compliance and 100% USA assembly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Taurus: BLDC motor controller family offering Full Field Oriented Control/Space Vector Pulse Wave Modulation (FOC/SVPWM) between 18VDC and 400VDC+, includes Taurus AEX, Taurus 400 OTiS, Taurus AE, Taurus C60 models
• Comet
• Clio
• Dauphine
• Lohner
• Atlas
• Hornet
• Mariner

Products and services

• Taurus AEX Motor Controller A 500 V-rated motor controller delivering 2.7 kW/kg specific power with an 8 kHz torque loop, designed for commercial aviation / manned aircraft electric propulsion programs.
• Taurus AE Motor Controller Aviation-grade motor controller targeting eVTOL and UAV electric propulsion applications.
• Taurus 400 OTiS Motor Controller A 400 V motor controller variant within the Taurus family for aviation and aerospace electrification.
• Taurus C60 Motor Controller A compact motor controller in the Taurus product family for electric aerospace propulsion.
• Clio Series B Flight Control Board Open-architecture flight control board providing flight control electronics for autonomous aircraft and eVTOL platforms.
• Dauphine Flight Control Board A DSP-based flight control board built to integrate with the PX4 autopilot stack for eVTOL and advanced air mobility platforms.
• Atlas Mission Computer A distributed I/O mission computer with deterministic communications used as a flight/mission computer in autonomous aviation platforms.
• Hornet Computing Platform An aerospace and defense computing platform designed for onboard high-performance computing requirements.
• Comet FTS A Flight Termination System (FTS) product providing safety-critical termination capability for aerospace vehicles.
• Lohner Smart Battery A smart battery product with integrated battery management functionality for electric aircraft and aviation platforms.
• Mariner 400V PDU A 400 V power distribution unit designed for electric maritime / watercraft applications.
• Epsilon SDK An open software development kit (SDK) used to integrate Allocortech hardware products (e.g., Taurus, Clio) into customer platforms.
• SDCP Test Bench

Quantifiable outcome

• Motor efficiency improvement: 96-98.5% system efficiency vs 88-92% for 6-step commutation (+5-8% range)
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• US Army (VICTOR Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Allocortech provides complete 400V powertrain (Lohner Smart Batteries, Mariner PDU, Taurus Motor Controllers) and Atlas Flight Controller for VICTOR Group 3 UAS - U.S. Army's next-gen tactical UAS with 12+ hour endurance and 1,320 lb max takeoff weight.
• NaviercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Allocortech's Dauphine vehicle management hub powers Navier's N30 electric hydrofoil - the world's first commercial electric hydrofoil built by a U.S. manufacturer. Dauphine handles high-level control, real-time computation, distributed I/O, and intelligent power routing in harsh marine environments. Partnership enabled Navier's record-breaking 100nm range at 38¢/nm efficiency.
• Elroy AircoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Allocortech provided Taurus 400V stack + Clio distributed power systems for Elroy Air's world-first flight of a turbogenerator-hybrid aircraft. Technology ensured fault-tolerant lifts in remote zones, cutting integration from months to weeks.
• Jump AerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Clio B products + Lohner batteries enabled Jump Aero's JA1 Pulse eVTOL first-responder aircraft, supporting 8-minute response windows. Partnership contributed to Falck order and $3.6M USAF funding.
• Wing (Alphabet)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Comet FTS flight termination system ensured safe urban drone delivery operations. Wing achieved 300K+ commercial deliveries with Allocortech safety systems, expanding to Walmart Texas hubs.
• Electra.aerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Specialized engineering support enabled Electra's EL-2 Goldfinch world-first hybrid eSTOL flights (all-electric November 2023, hybrid-electric). Technology enabled 150ft takeoffs.
• PteroDynamicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Allocortech subsystems supported PteroDynamics X-P4 Transwing VTOL maritime demos. Partnership contributed to $7.5M seed round for larger Transwing VTOLs targeting Navy maritime logistics.
• Northrop GrummanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Northrop Grumman establishing $200M+ advanced electronics manufacturing facility in nearby Waynesboro, VA. Company welcomes Northrop as neighbor and positions as local supplier match for Taurus/Clio test rigs and DO-160/DO-178 MOTS work.
• US NavycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted for e-stop (Comet FTS) systems. Navy validation extends to broader defense applications. Company leverages Navy trust for Army Group 3 platform qualification.
• Dynamic AviationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighbor in Shenandoah Valley aerospace cluster. Dynamic Aviation has largest private fleet in Virginia with $47.9M expansion. Potential shared ISR playground with Atlas flight controllers and rapid HIL prototyping.
• Shenandoah Valley PartnershipminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEconomic development organization that secured Northrop Grumman deal and is building aerospace cluster. Serves as 'cluster matchmaker' for introductions and co-events.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Moog Inc. Moog supplies high-performance motion control, power electronics, and flight-control subsystems to aerospace and defense customers. Direct overlap with Allocortech's motor controllers, flight controllers, and DO-178-aligned embedded systems across eVTOL, UAS, and defense programs.
• Allied Motion Technologies: Allied Motion designs and manufactures precision motor controllers, BLDC drives, and integrated motion solutions for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Closely comparable to Allocortech's Taurus family of BLDC motor controllers and motor-control IP.
• Maxon Group: Maxon produces high-precision BLDC motors and motor controllers widely used in UAVs, robotics, and aerospace applications. Comparable to Allocortech's FOC/SVPWM motor-control products serving advanced air mobility and UAS customers.

Broad incumbents

• Safran Electronics & Defense: Safran is a global tier-1 supplier of avionics, flight-control systems, and power electronics for commercial and military aviation. Broad incumbent whose product portfolio overlaps with Allocortech's flight-control, ADAHRS, and motor-control offerings but at much greater scale.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell supplies flight-management computers, avionics, propulsion electronics, and DO-178-certified software to aerospace and defense primes. Broad incumbent competing for the same certifiable flight-critical embedded slots that Allocortech targets.
• Collins Aerospace: Collins Aerospace (RTX) provides avionics, flight controls, power systems, and mission electronics across commercial and military platforms. Broad incumbent whose DO-178C avionics and power-conversion products compete with Allocortech in the same programs.
• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Curtiss-Wright supplies rugged mission-critical electronics, power converters, and flight-control hardware to defense customers. Comparable to Allocortech's DO-160-qualified power distribution, motor controllers, and embedded flight computers.
• BAE Systems Electronic Systems: BAE Systems manufactures avionics, power and propulsion electronics, and DO-178C software for defense aircraft and unmanned systems. Broad incumbent whose power-conversion and flight-control offerings compete with Allocortech in DoD programs.

Emerging players

• H3X Technologies: H3X builds integrated motor drives and high-power-density electric motors for eVTOL and electric aviation. Direct emerging-stage competitor targeting the same AAM customers (Joby, Archer, etc.) that Allocortech serves with the Taurus family.
• MagniX: MagniX develops electric propulsion motors and motor controllers for commercial aviation and eVTOL applications (Eviation Alice, Harbour Air). Adjacent emerging competitor in electric aviation powertrains overlapping with Allocortech's motor-controller portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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