Airship Ventures raises $2.5M to bring zeppelins to the Bay Area
Airship Ventures, a company that offers zeppelin rides from the San Francisco Bay Area’s Moffett Field, has raised $2.5 million in new funding. Since Airship raised its $8 million first round, the company has started offering two-hour flights for about $1,000 per head. Backers include founders Brian and Alexandra Hall, as well as investor Esther Dyson.
Look, up in the sky: Zeppelin company Airship Ventures raises $8M
This fall, if our San Francisco Bay Area readers spot a zeppelin overhead, don’t worry — you haven’t been caught in a time warp. It will just mean that a startup called Airship Ventures has succeeded in bringing the zeppelin (an icon of 1930s aviation) back to the United States. The company just raised $8 million in a first round of funding.
Specifically, Airship Ventures plans to offer zeppelin rides out of Moffett Field. If the… Continue Reading