

Startup · Denmark
Acodyne
HQ Copenhagen, DenmarkFounded 202311-50 employeesUpdated
Acodyne is building the world's fastest unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy payloads.
Funding1 round · ~$2.9M
- Equity raised
- ~$2.9M
- Latest
- ~$2.9MPre-Seed · Jun 22, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | Pre-Seed | ~$2.9M | — | Gungnir Capital, PSV Hafnium | EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), GreenUP IV Invest, SAP9 Group | Reported |
- Pre-SeedLed by Gungnir Capital, PSV HafniumWith EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), GreenUP IV Invest, SAP9 Group~$2.9MJun 22, 2026
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems3
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds an unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy payloads; no defense use stated. | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds an unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy payloads; no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds an unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy payloads; no defense use stated.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds an unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy payloads; no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Claes Nicolaisen · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Jasmina Pless · LinkedIn ↗ | CCO & Co-Founder |
| Martin Arndt · LinkedIn ↗ | CEE & Co-Founder |
Sources7
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 12)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Denmark", "hq_iso2": "DK", "id": "0300b8cb-c010-4baa-8a9f-85150983e749"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems1
- 4
Acodyne · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Acodyne is building the world's fastest unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy payloads. Heavy payloads, high speed, autonomous flight — for missions that cannot fail.”
Funding2
- 5
Tech.eu · Jun 22, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“jointly led by Swedish defence VC Gungnir Capital and Danish PSV Hafnium, with participation from EIFO, SAP9 Group and GreenUP IV Invest”
- 6
AIN · Jun 22, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“€2.5 million (about $2.9 million)”
People1
- 7
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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