Lorenz

What Lorenz does

Lorenz Aerospace is a New Jersey-based, independently funded aerospace company developing the Lorenz Airspace Protocol (LAPP) — an open coordination framework intended to manage dense eVTOL traffic in the currently unstructured 500–2,000 foot altitude band. Founded in 2018 by solo founder Peter Roman, the company positions LAPP as a TCP/IP-equivalent for low-altitude airspace, combining heading-based altitude stratification (eight altitude layers mapped to compass octants) with Vickrey second-price auctions for turn-point slot contention. Revenue economics, when the protocol reaches commercial operation, would split auction proceeds 40% to Lorenz as protocol operator, 30% to infrastructure, 20% to regulatory compliance, and 10% to emergency access subsidies.

The product portfolio extends beyond the protocol to a reference vehicle and supporting software: the Aeroboticar eVTOL (currently at 1:5 scale prototype with full-scale development underway) using a ducted fan tri-foil architecture with electric propulsion; the Monarch reference rider application demonstrating LAPP termination end-to-end; the WISHFLY demand-mapping tool aggregating user origin-destination wishes into a proprietary demand dataset; and the LAPP Reference Simulator v0.5, an interactive browser-based demonstration of protocol mechanics. Intellectual property comprises U.S. Design Patent D1078585-S (granted 2023) covering the Aeroboticar form factor and pending utility patent US 64/041,519 (filed April 16, 2026) covering the protocol itself.

Lorenz is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding rounds and generates limited cash today through direct-to-consumer sales of an Aeroboticar 1:15 scale flyable model ($799, founding edition of 50 hand-built units), founding supporter tiers ($100), and merchandise. The company is headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey, where the scale models are hand-assembled, and is actively recruiting aerospace engineers, regulators, and researchers through a trial-project application process. The intended customer base — certified eVTOL operators such as Joby, Archer, and Lilium — is not yet generating auction revenue, placing the company in a pre-commercial stage on its core product.

Name

Lorenz

Legal name

Lorenz Motors Corp

Website

https://lorenzaero.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lorenz Aerospace is a solo-founder New Jersey aerospace company developing LAPP, an open coordination protocol for eVTOL traffic using heading-based altitude layers and Vickrey auctions, supported by reference hardware (Aeroboticar), rider software (Monarch), and demand-mapping tools (WISHFLY).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Traffic Management Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation (481219)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Taxi & Urban Air Mobility (eVTOL) Operators (TLAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Helicopter Passenger Services Brokerage, Booking & Aggregation Platforms (THABAGAJ)

Keywords

• EVTOL airspace protocol
• Urban air mobility
• Air traffic management
• Flying car development
• Airspace coordination software

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodbridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Protocol Operator Share: 40% of auction revenue goes to protocol operator (Lorenz). Lorenz operates the exchange, not the traders — operating the reference implementation and ledger infrastructure.
2. Infrastructure Fund: 30% of auction revenue funds infrastructure development and maintenance for LAPP-managed airspace.
3. Regulatory Compliance: 20% of auction revenue allocated to regulatory compliance activities for FAA and EASA framework alignment.
4. Access Subsidy: 10% of auction revenue funds access subsidies to ensure emergency and public-safety aircraft receive priority at zero cost.
5. Aeroboticar 1:15 Scale Model Sales: Direct consumer sales of 1:15 scale flyable models at $799 USD. Founding edition of 50 units, hand-built in New Jersey.
6. Supporter/Merchandise Sales: Founding supporter tiers ($100), CAD t-shirts ($30), and studio giclée prints ($250) to signal demand and fund 1:1 build.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lorenz builds LAPP (Lorenz Airspace Protocol), an open coordination framework for managing dense eVTOL traffic in the 500–2,000 foot low-altitude band using heading-based altitude stratification and market-priced Vickrey auctions for slot allocation. The company also designs the Aeroboticar as the reference LAPP-native eVTOL vehicle (currently at 1:5 prototype stage), and sells 1:15 scale flyable models, supporter tiers, and merchandise to fund development.

Product overview

Lorenz Aerospace offers LAPP (Lorenz Airspace Protocol) as its core product — an open coordination framework for dense eVTOL traffic management using heading-based altitude stratification and Vickrey auction slot allocation. The product portfolio includes the Aeroboticar (reference eVTOL vehicle at 1:5 prototype stage), the Monarch reference rider app (demonstrating LAPP termination in user-facing software), WISHFLY (demand-mapping tool for measuring latent air mobility demand), the LAPP Reference Simulator (browser-based protocol demonstration), and the Aeroboticar 1:15 scale model (consumer flyable RC aircraft). Lorenz operates the exchange infrastructure for LAPP rather than operating a fleet, positioning itself as a protocol provider with reference implementations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WISHFLY: Public demand measurement instrument that allows users to mark where they wish they could fly, aggregating into a demand map for the eVTOL industry.
• Monarch
• Aeroboticar

Products and services

• LAPP (Lorenz Airspace Protocol) Open coordination protocol analogous to TCP/IP for internet traffic that defines how eVTOL vehicles share low-altitude airspace (500–2,000 feet). Uses eight altitude layers assigned to compass octants and market-priced Vickrey second-price auctions to resolve turn-point contention; emergency and public-safety aircraft receive priority at zero cost funded by commercial auction revenue.
• Aeroboticar Reference eVTOL vehicle designed from the ground up around the LAPP protocol, featuring ducted fan tri-foil architecture with electric propulsion and a LAPP-native flight stack. Currently at 1:5 prototype stage.
• Monarch Reference Rider App

Quantifiable outcome

• Optimal lane tolerance identified at 5-7 degrees through agent-based simulation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Skyports Infrastructure: Skyports builds vertiport infrastructure for eVTOL operators and is a key enabler of the UAM ecosystem — comparable as part of the same airspace coordination stack and a potential integration partner for LAPP.

Direct peers

• Altitude Angel: Altitude Angel provides a UTM platform and airspace management services for drone and eVTOL operators, with deep regulatory engagement in the UK and globally — competing head-on with LAPP as a coordination protocol layer.
• ANRA Technologies: ANRA is a UTM and U-space service provider offering airspace management, mission planning, and deconfliction software for drone and advanced air mobility operators — directly comparable to LAPP's coordination use case.
• OneSky (formerly Analytical Graphics / Skyward): OneSky offers airspace management and UTM services for advanced air mobility, directly competing with LAPP in airspace coordination and deconfliction services.
• AirMap (now DroneUp): AirMap built one of the most recognized UTM (UAS Traffic Management) platforms delivering airspace coordination, authorization, and deconfliction services — directly comparable to Lorenz's LAPP protocol in the airspace coordination layer.
• Unifly (ahora AirHub): Unifly provides UTM solutions for U-space service providers and ANSPs across Europe, addressing the same low-altitude airspace coordination problem Lorenz targets with LAPP.

Broad incumbents

• Archer Aviation: Archer is a major eVTOL aircraft developer pursuing urban air mobility certification — a potential customer whose coordination requirements could pull LAPP into adoption or into a competing standard.
• Joby Aviation: Joby is a leading eVTOL developer pursuing commercial air taxi certification — a potential Lorenz customer and a major force shaping which airspace coordination standards get adopted.
• Wisk Aero (Boeing subsidiary): Wisk is a Boeing-owned autonomous eVTOL air taxi developer — a potential LAPP customer whose autonomy-first approach overlaps with the protocol-level coordination Lorenz is selling.
• Thales Group (Air Traffic Management): Thales is a major incumbent in air traffic management and avionics, with deep FAA/EASA relationships and existing UTM offerings — a broad incumbent that could outcompete LAPP via regulatory integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSqoZYtYOm6KCniw96xjAoA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/peter--roman
• Instagraminstagram.com/lorenzaero
• Xx.com/Lorenzmotors
• Facebookfacebook.com/lorenzaerobotics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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