Pyka to Move Operations to Former Alameda Naval Station

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location">ALAMEDA<&sol;span><&sol;span> <&sol;strong>&&num;8212&semi; <u>Pyka<&sol;u>&comma; manufacturer of autonomous electric aircraft for crop protection and cargo delivery&comma; has secured a 110&comma;000 square foot corporate headquarters and production facility in the historic Alameda Naval Air Station&comma; now known as Alameda Point&comma; in the city of <span class&equals;"xn-location">Alameda&comma; CA&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Formerly a critical hub for <span class&equals;"xn-location">United States<&sol;span> naval air operations during World War II&comma; Pyka will utilize the massive&comma; mixed-use office and production space at 950 West Tower Avenue to design&comma; develop&comma; and manufacture autonomous electric aircraft at scale&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Silicon Valley startup&comma; which secured <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;37 million<&sol;span> in Series A funding in 2022&comma; will join a neighborhood hub of innovative leaders in green technology solutions&comma; energy storage&comma; and advanced hardware robotics such as Saildrone&comma; Amber Kinetics&comma; Natel Energy&comma; and Rain&period;<br class&equals;"dnr" &sol;><br class&equals;"dnr" &sol;>&&num;8220&semi;We are proud to support Pyka&&num;8217&semi;s expansion to Alameda Point with a California Competes Tax Credit to scale manufacturing and operations in <span class&equals;"xn-location">California<&sol;span>&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Dee Dee Myers<&sol;span>&comma; Senior Advisor to Governor Newsom and Director of GO-Biz&period; &&num;8220&semi;The company is creating substantial job opportunities in green energy technology and helping to electrify the aviation sector&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Founded in 2017 in CEO <span class&equals;"xn-person">Michael Norcia&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;span> parents&&num;8217&semi; backyard&comma; Pyka has launched operations on three separate continents&comma; has secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration&comma; and is well underway on its mission to improve safety and eliminate mobile emissions in the aviation sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pyka&&num;8217&semi;s leadership and employees are delighted to join the Alameda Point community and are eager to welcome new team members to scale its engineering&comma; manufacturing&comma; assembly&comma; logistics&comma; business development and operations&comma; maintenance&comma; and facilities operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Pyka has an extremely supportive and welcoming company culture&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Chuma Ogunwole<&sol;span>&comma; Chief Operating Officer at Pyka&period; &&num;8220&semi;Each team member brings a high level of competence and humility&period; Our team is incredibly diverse&comma; and we have a shared enthusiasm for our mission that fosters a uniquely collaborative environment&period; We&&num;8217&semi;re proud to call Alameda Point our new home and are looking forward to welcoming talented new members to our team&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;