Startup · Norway
Aviant AS
HQ TRONDHEIM, NorwayFounded 202011-50 employees
Autonomous drones for cargo delivery. Selected for NATO DIANA’s 2026 cohort.
Funding3 rounds · $3.3M + ~€1M
- Disclosed
- $3.3M + ~€1M
- Latest
- $1.0MGrant · Oct 28, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2024 | Grant | $1.0M | — | GENIUS NY | — | Confirmed |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Seed | ~€1.0M | — | — | Bring Ventures, Innovation Norway, Luminar Ventures | Speculative |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Seed | $2.3M | — | Luminar Ventures | Bring Ventures, CoFounder | Reported |
- $1.0MOct 28, 2024
- ~€1.0MJun 6, 2023
- $2.3MNov 12, 2022
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
People3
Hiring observations5 listings
Ski, Viken, Norway · Full-time · Other
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway · Full-time · Other
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Oslo, Oslo, Norway · Full-time · Commercial
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Robotics Engineer & Certification Lead ↗
Ski, Viken, Norway · Contract · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Social Media and Content Lead (40%) ↗
Ski, Viken, Norway · Full-time · Other
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.
Company metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources10
Profile4
- 1
arctictoday.com · Supports Organization · kind
“Norwegian autonomous drone delivery startup Aviant”
- 2
Aviant · Supports Organization · name
“Aviant - Enabling autonomous logistics”
- 3Government recordNATO DIANA | Official Website
NATO DIANA · Supports Organization
“VTOL-drone system for long range logistcs in harsh climate”
- 4
LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url
“{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”
Funding5
- 5
Nordic9 · Nov 12, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Aviant announced raising $2.3 million in a seed funding round led by Luminar Ventures”
- 6
BounceWatch · Supports Funding round
“€1.00M Venture Round investment”
- 7
- 8
Empire State Development · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced Aviant as the $1 million grand prize winner of round eight of the GENIUS NY accelerator”
- 9DatabaseAviant - Owler company profile
Owler · Supports Funding round
“Aviant's last funding round was on Jun 2023 for a total of $1.1M.”
People1
- 10DatabaseAviant AS — crunchbase profile
Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders
“{"founders": [{"id": "bernhard-graesdal", "type": "person", "value": "Bernhard Graesdal"}, {"id": "herman-kolden-øie", "type": "person", "value": "Herman Kolden"}, {"id": "lars-erik-matsson-fagernaes", "type": "person", "value": "Lars Erik Matsson Fagernaes"}]}”
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