Autonomous Aircraft Maker Establishes Alameda Point HQ

Pyka, a manufacturer of autonomous electric aircraft for crop protection and cargo delivery, has secured a 110,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and production facility in the historic Alameda Naval Air Station, now known as Alameda Point, in the city of Alameda. Formerly a critical hub for U.S. naval air operations during World War II, the massive, mixed-use office and production space at 950 W. Tower Ave. will be used to design, develop, and manufacture autonomous electric aircraft at scale.

The Silicon Valley startup, which secured $37 million in Series A funding in 2022, will join a neighborhood hub of leaders in green technology solutions, energy storage and advanced hardware robotics such as Saildrone, Amber Kinetics, Natel Energy, and Rain. Renovations to the space are underway with a mid-2024 move-in planned.

“We are proud to support Pyka’s expansion to Alameda Point with a California Competes Tax Credit to scale manufacturing and operations in California,” said Dee Dee Myers, senior advisor to Governor Newsom and director of GO-Biz. “The company is creating substantial job opportunities in green energy technology and helping to electrify the aviation sector.”