About

The infrastructure layer for drones

AeroPerch builds the physical infrastructure that lets drone operations scale, whether operator-led or fully autonomous.

Our mission

Drones can already inspect a power line, patrol a fence and carry a delivery. What holds them back is what happens when the battery runs low.

Today, someone has to drive out, recover the aircraft, swap the battery and launch it again. That one step keeps most drone programs small, short-range and tied to a pilot in a truck.

AeroPerch removes it. Our nodes give drones a place to land, charge wirelessly, offload their data and relaunch on their own, wherever the work is. Because our charging works across drone makes and sizes, operators can run mixed fleets and change aircraft without changing their infrastructure.

We focus on the people who need persistent monitoring and frequent inspection over distances where a drone network makes more sense than crews in vehicles or helicopters. Grid-connected or fully off-grid, our nodes go where that work is. Our goal is to put drones within reach of more people and change how monitoring, inspection, security and delivery get done.

How we build

Three principles behind every node

Drone-agnostic

Our nodes work with the aircraft customers already fly. No single-vendor docks and no lock-in to one manufacturer.

Field-first

Sealed, all-weather hardware with grid or off-grid power, built for rights-of-way, pastures and remote sites, not hangars.

Networks, not docks

Nodes work together along a corridor, so coverage grows with every node instead of ending at one battery's range.

Team

Built by operators, investors and engineers

Our founders bring military and special operations experience, aerospace and defense strategy, venture capital and investment banking, and hands-on work moving aerospace hardware into production. We know the missions drones serve, what it takes to fund new hardware and how to build it at scale.

Jacob Weber

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Jacob leads AeroPerch's strategy, fundraising, partnerships and commercialization. A former Special Operations Officer, he brings experience in aerospace and defense corporate strategy, venture capital and investment banking through roles at Northrop Grumman, Marlinspike Partners and Jefferies. His background combines operational leadership with evaluating and financing emerging technologies. Jacob holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Joe Martingale

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Joe leads AeroPerch's business operations, customer engagement and go-to-market execution. A former Army Psychological Operations professional, he brings experience in military operations and counter-drone systems, alongside a background in venture capital and investment banking. As a co-founder of Ruck Sox, Joe gained firsthand experience launching a physical product business, managing suppliers and production, and building customer relationships. He applies that experience to AeroPerch's operational development and commercialization.

Mike Mezzio

Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor

Mike is a Program Manager at Apple and advises AeroPerch on product development, manufacturing strategy and scaling hardware programs. His previous engineering and operations roles at RTX and Pratt & Whitney focused on aerospace manufacturing, production readiness and supplier performance. Mike brings practical experience moving complex systems toward production. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Finance from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Advisors

Technical and industry advisors

JiangBiao He

Technical Advisor

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a member of CURENT. His research focuses on power electronics and advanced motor drives for electrified transportation and energy. He previously held R&D roles at GE Global Research, Rockwell Automation and Eaton, including work on hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion.

Leon Tolbert

Technical Advisor

Chancellor's Professor and the Min H. Kao Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a founding member of CURENT. His background includes engineering and research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with expertise in power electronics, multilevel converters and electric power systems.

To be announced

Drone Operations Advisor

Coming soon

Careers

Join the team

We are hiring engineers in power electronics, wireless power, RF, software and field deployment.

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