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Boom Technology

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American startup supersonic aircraft company

Boom Technology, Inc. (trade name Boom Supersonic) is an American company developing the Overture, a proposed supersonic airliner. It has also flight tested the Boom XB-1, which broke the sound barrier for the first time on January 28, 2025, during a flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port.3 It was founded by Blake Scholl, Josh Krall and Joe Wilding.1 Its chief executive is Blake Scholl (since 2014).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2014Founded1
  • Industryaircraft industry1
  • HeadquartersCentennial1
  • Websiteboomsupersonic.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address12876 E. Adam Aircraft Circle, Englewood, Co 801125

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Boom Technology, Inc. (trade name Boom Supersonic) is an American company developing the Overture, a proposed supersonic airliner. It has also flight tested the Boom XB-1, which broke the sound barrier for the first time on January 28, 2025, during a flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port.3

The story

Founded by Blake Scholl, Joe Wilding and Josh Krall in 2014.1

The company was founded in Denver in 2014.

It participated in a Y Combinator startup incubation program in early 2016, and has been funded by Y Combinator, Sam Altman, Paul Graham, Alex Gerko, Michael Moritz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Seraph Group, and others.

In March 2017, $33 million was invested by several venture funds: Continuity Fund, RRE Ventures, Palm Drive Ventures, 8VC and Caffeinated Capital.

Boom secured $43 million of total financing by April 2017.

In 2017, Japan Airlines invested $10 million, as part of a Series B fundraising round that brought the company capital to $156 million by 2020: enough to build the XB-1 demonstrator and complete its testing, and to start early design work on the 60-80-seat airliner. As of 2025, the company has raised over $600 million in investor funding.

In January 2022, the company announced plans to build a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) manufacturing facility on a 65-acre (260,000 m2) site at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina. Construction on the facility, named the Overture Superfactory, was completed in June 2024.

In November 2023, a representative of the NEOM Investment Fund announced their investment in Boom at an undisclosed amount. This follows an announcement by Boom of a "strategic investment" in the company from the fund.

If completed, the 60- to 80-seat aircraft, Overture, would be the first supersonic passenger jet since the Anglo-French Concorde which was retired in 2003.

From Wikipedia’s article on Boom Technology, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Boom Technology, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Blake Scholl2014–now
201520202025

Products and brands

  • supersonic aircraft

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2014New chief executive Blake Scholl becomes CEO1
  2. 2014Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Boom Technology is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARBoom Technology, Inc.2
  • CIK0001671828
  • Employer ID (EIN)47-19562182
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Business address12876 E. Adam Aircraft Circle, Englewood, CO 801122
  • Phone(720) 598-26662
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 19, 20162
  • Filings5 in all: D (4), D/A (1)2

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