RESEARCH IN FLIGHT LLC
AcquiredPanel Methods, Reimagined
Auburn, United States · Founded 2015 · $4.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Auburn, Alabama
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2015
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- researchinflight.com
- Total Funding
- $4.0M
- Last Round
- $1.2M GrantSep 2023
- Rounds
- 4
- Acquired by
- Altair Engineering
About
Research In Flight (RIF) is an aerospace engineering software company founded in Auburn, Alabama as a spin-off from Auburn University, and was acquired by Altair Engineering (NASDAQ: ALTR) in May 2024. RIF developed FlightStream, a vorticity-based, panel-method aerodynamic simulation platform used for aircraft conceptual design across subsonic to hypersonic vehicles, as well as marine, energy, and turbomachinery applications. The company has issued over 800 annual software licenses to more than 70 industry customers and completed 20+ USAF/NASA SBIR awards, including AFWERX-funded work on eVTOL/HSVTOL aeroacoustics and hypersonic aerodynamic prediction tools.
Summary
RESEARCH IN FLIGHT LLC is a Defense Tech company based in Auburn, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $4.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $1.2M Grant round in Sep 2023.
Funding History
Sep 2023
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Grant — per-round amounts, valuations, and who invested in each round.
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