Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Founded Organizations 2
  • Primary Job Title CEO and Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    Elroy Air

Dave Merrill is the co-founder and CEO of Elroy Air, a company dedicated to expanding the reach of express logistics with advanced vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems. The company's first aircraft - the Chaparral - is designed for fully-automated flight and cargo-handling with lightweight modular containers, and will

carry 250+ lbs of payload with a 300 mi range.

Dave is a technology executive and startup founder with a background in computer science and robotic+interactive systems. Alumnus of MIT (Ph.D.) and Stanford Computer Science / Symbolic Systems (BS, MS), TED speaker, and experienced startup-builder. His work and companies have been featured by the Discovery Channel, Popular Science, Wired, TechCrunch, the New York Times, Forbes and Aviation Week.

Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 4
David Merrill has 2 current jobs as CEO and Co-Founder at Elroy Air and Venture Partner at Lemnos VC. Additionally, David Merrill has had 4 past jobs including VP of Enabling Technology at 3D Robotics.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
3D Robotics
VP of Enabling TechnologyMar 23, 2015Mar 31, 2016
3D Robotics
VP of ProductJun 1, 2014Mar 23, 2015
Sifteo
President / Co-founderSep 1, 2009Jun 1, 2014
Voxeo
Team MemberJun 1, 2001Aug 15, 2001
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
David Merrill holds 4 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Bumblebee Spaces, Advisor at Airspace Systems, and Mentor at R/GA Accelerator.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Sproutling
Advisor