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Heart Aerospace just completed the first flight of the world’s largest electric aircraft. ✈️ At 106 feet across, 76 feet nose to tail, and more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff, the X1 is the biggest battery-electric aircraft ever built. And on Wednesday morning, it took to the skies over New York’s Champlain Valley. Powered entirely by batteries, the X1 used roughly $5 worth of electricity during its 27 minutes in the air. The test flight demonstrated electric aviation at commercial-airliner scale, with the potential to make air travel both cheaper and dramatically cleaner. Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 is scheduled to enter commercial service by 2031, with operating costs expected to be more than 40% lower than legacy regional aircraft. Huge congrats to Anders Forslund and the entire Heart Aerospace team on a seriously impressive milestone! ⚡

Want to help shape the future of healthcare? Healthcare shouldn’t be defined by missed calls, endless hold music, and overwhelmed front-desk teams. Yet getting through to a healthcare provider is still harder than it should be. Vocca is changing that with AI voice agents that answer patient calls 24/7, book and reschedule appointments, and handle routine requests – giving patients faster access while freeing healthcare teams to focus on care. Already trusted by 3,500+ providers, Vocca is now taking its next big step: scaling across the US. And they’re looking for two people to help build it from the ground up: 🚀 Founding Head of Sales to scale the US revenue engine. 🛠️ Founding AI Deployment Lead to turn new customers into successful deployments. These are proper zero-to-one roles. Lots to build, lots to own, and a real opportunity to make healthcare more accessible along the way. Sound like your kind of challenge? 🔗 Job details in the comments.

“Hybrids, rather than fully electric planes, are likely to triumph.” Today, The Economist examines the growing momentum behind hybrid-electric flight and highlights Heart Aerospace’s work to build the ES-30, a hybrid-electric regional airliner. The article notes that Heart expects the ES-30 “to be some 40% cheaper to operate than existing regional jets" and looks ahead to the first flight of the Heart X1 demonstrator, “the largest battery-powered aircraft ever to take off.” Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gPuvsT5P # # #

Cleared for flight. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Category to Heart Aerospace for its X1 demonstrator, authorizing the company to begin flight testing of the X1 immediately. The certificate follows more than a year of collaboration with the FAA and an extensive ground-testing program spanning structural, propulsion, systems, and low- and high-speed taxi testing. With FAA authorization now in hand, our team is completing final preparations for first flight of the X1, which will be the largest electric aircraft ever flown. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g5gf6w5v # # # #Aviation #Aerospace #Innovation #Technology #ElectricAviation #HeartAerospace

Let's make Europe the Electro Union! Today, the European Commission presented its Electrification Action Plan – adopting the vision of becoming the world's first electro-continent. A vision we set out back in April together with 100+ European startups, investors, and corporations. Europe's 27 member states now have a shared destination to build toward: put a stop to the recurring fossil fuel crises and build an economy that runs on cheap, abundant, homegrown electricity. Getting there will not be easy. Electrifying a continent is an enormous undertaking. But what's on the other side is worth every bit of it. Cheap, homegrown electricity is not one policy among many. It is the foundation on which everything else becomes possible. Regulators, investors, and member states now have a direction. The Electro Union coalition will keep pushing to turn that direction into delivery – and for the plan to include a target of running 50% of the economy on clean, domestic electricity when it is assessed later this year as part of the post-2030 Energy Union package. Today’s announcement was a critical first step. But it is far from the destination. Join our call to push Europe closer to becoming the Electro Union: https://lnkd.in/dzzqJDdc

🚨🚨🚨 HIRING CHIEF OF STAFF 🚨🚨🚨 One of the things I'm proud of at terralayr: what happens to people after they take the Chief of Staff role. Kaspar Klemm was our first. He helped build the machine that runs terralayr today, and just left to found his own company, Cepter. One of the smartest guys I know, ultra hard worker, heavy on the chickens at lunch. I am glad I get to be a small angel in his company. Leo Klie took over and did it his own way. Different board prep, different execution, different (and mostly better!) questions than mine in most meetings, and very dry humour. He's now off to his next big chapter (still secret), and he's earned every bit of it. Two Chiefs of Staff. Two big leaps. This job a launchpad. Now seat number three is open: You work directly with me on whatever matters most that week. You get massive exposure to the senior leadership team, the board, the cap table, and senior external CEOs, politicians and key partners. Fundraising, board prep, new markets, building things that don't exist yet. Some weeks strategy, some weeks spreadsheets. I call you possibly (probably) more than your spouse, the deadlines are often short and the workload is immense. Who you are: a former management consultant, investment banker, founder, PE professional or similar. Energy background is a plus, not a must. You are VERY structured yet hyper biased for action, and you have super high agency. You more than dabble with AI, and your understanding of being AI native goes beyond letting ChatGPT correct your mail draft. You're very competitive, but you win with the team. People like you, and want to have a beer with you. In short: you've demonstrated you play to win, wherever life has put you. I won't sugarcoat it: this role is challenging and very demanding. IMHO It's also one of the most rewarding jobs you'll find. A front-row seat to building energy infrastructure at scale, in the middle of the biggest shift the industry has seen since the Industrial Revolution, at one of the best capitalised players in Europe, starting in the most pivotal market in Europe -> Germany. If Kaspar and Leo are the benchmark, this won't be your job in two years. It'll be the thing that launched your next one (maybe at terralayr, maybe your own firm etc.). If you want to build the energy infrastructure for the AI era - this could be for you. DM me or mail to cos@trlyr.com PS. Also feel free to DM Kaspar Klemm or Leo Klie - they will tell you the good, the bad, the ugly. PPS. You don't need to be 2m+ tall to get the job. That was a coincidence.

Looking for someone who’s genuinely passionate about storytelling to join the Norrsken VC team. Maybe you’ve spent the last few years building comms at a startup or VC. Maybe you’re terminally online and the person your friends send every terrible LinkedIn post to. Or maybe you know someone who fits that description. If you want to help shape conversations that matter while building one of Europe’s most distinctive VC brands, ping me. JD in the comments.

Do you want to help shape stories that matter? We’re hiring a Communications Manager to join our comms function and help make good stories impossible to miss – across PR, content, events, campaigns, and everywhere important conversations happen.. If you have strong opinions on bad copy, know when something is actually news, and can turn complex ideas into words people want to read, this might be for you. 🔗 Link in comments.

We’re hiring our next Visiting Analyst for spring 2027. It’s a full-time, paid internship in Stockholm from February to July 2027, where you’ll dive into the world of early-stage investing: sourcing new companies, analysing markets, spotting trends, and helping us find the founders using technology to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. If you’re curious, analytical, and like the idea of working in a fast-paced team where no two days look the same, this one might be for you. 📅 Apply by August 31st 🔗 Link in comments