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Adam Goldstein

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Archer Aviation

Search every verified Adam Goldstein interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of Archer Aviation, discussed the company's recent activities and strategy in several appearances. At the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2026, he participated in a panel with BETA Technologies CEO Kyle Clark, where he discussed the need for an interoperable charging network for the eVTOL industry and described the aircraft as "basically silent" at typical operating altitudes. In a May 2026 interview, he discussed Archer's decision to go public early as a fundraising strategy, calling it "by far and away an amazing decision," and highlighted the company's selection as the exclusive air taxi provider for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In August 2026, Goldstein announced that Archer had entered into agreements to acquire three Boeing-owned subsidiaries—Wisk Aero, Insitu, and SkyGrid—in exchange for Boeing taking a strategic equity stake in Archer. He described the transaction as an "important inflection point" for the company, stating that the acquisitions would help Archer become a "diversified aerospace and defense platform" and accelerate its path to revenue and profitability. He also mentioned that the company reported $5 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2026 and stated that he sees "a clear path to significant AI revenue." Regarding certification timelines, he said his job is to build a safe aircraft and that the FAA will determine when the aircraft can reach the market, expressing hope for commercial flights as soon as possible.

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“The industry has been innovating on the borderline technologies, the electric powertrain, putting these aircraft together, figuring out and solving the technical challenges. The regulators have put the frameworks in place to allow us to certify these aircraft. And now we've started the testing phase of that in order to make these international markets. And in order for us to be successful, we're going to have to scal”

“In order for the AM industry to be successful, we can't do it alone. We need partners. We need to build an ecosystem. And early on, Kyle approached me and said, 'Charging is going to be critical.' He has an expertise in charging. And Beta has been working on a solution that was not just technologically great, but also scalable and also approached from the standpoint of being open and collaborative and something that ”

“It just all comes back to like how do you raise a large amount of capital? And so if you're a first-time founder, it could be really challenging. There's there nobody knows you. You haven't made anybody money. You haven't built a reputation. You don't have a network to go tap. And so you kind of scrge around and do friends and family and do whatever you can to get anybody to listen to you. Even even though VC has mor”

“I've tasked my team with integrating these companies in a thoughtful, synergistic way that will not structurally increase our overall cash burn. The focus is clear. On the other side of this deal is a stronger Archer with an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense.”

“Today marks an important inflection point for Archer. We entered into agreements to acquire three highly innovative Boeing owned companies, Whisk Arrow, Insichu, and Sky Grid in exchange for Boeing taking a strategic equity stake in Archer. We anticipate closing the transaction by the end of the year.”

“So, Archer was selected as the exclusive air taxi provider for the LA28 games. Um that was a huge deal for us. It's really a chance for the world to see these products on the big stage and that's what it was all about. So it also served as a timeline like a an unslippable date for um the company, the regulators, the ecosystem, the infrastructure partners to all work towards getting these product to markets. It's impo”

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