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Fiducial

HQ Delft, NetherlandsFounded 202311-50 employeesUpdated

On-board Situational Awareness for UAVs.

StartupUncrewed systems
Website
Total raised
~$2.3M
1 round
Last round
~$2.3M
Seed · Apr 30, 2026
Systems
2
Capabilities
1

Funding1 round · ~$2.3M

Equity raised
~$2.3M
Latest
~$2.3MSeed · Apr 30, 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.

Systems2

  • CHAIN HOMEA distributed early‑warning detection capability using low‑cost visual and thermal sensors with 3D computer vision.
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  • PATHFINDERVisual‑odometry and terrain‑relative positioning software that provides GNSS‑independent navigation for aerial platforms.
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Capabilities1

  • Uncrewed systems
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: On-board situational awareness for UAVs is an uncrewed-systems technology, but the text states no defense or security use.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

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Sources10

Profile7

  1. 1
    Government recordIntroducing the Top 20 selected Companies for EUDIS Business Accelerator

    European Commission · Supports Organization

    “These are the 20 Start-ups and Scale-ups joining first EUDIS Business Accelerator … Fiducial”
  2. 2
    ResearchFiducial (FDCL)

    Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · name

    “Fiducial (FDCL) is a Dutch deep-tech spin-off (from TU Delft) developing 3D multi-sensor positioning, mapping and situational-awareness software. Its product”
  3. 3
    DatabaseFiducial — headquarters location

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Organization · headquarters, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · num employees

    “{"country_code": "The Netherlands", "location": [{"name": "Delft", "permalink": "delft-zuid-holland"}, {"name": "Zuid-Holland", "permalink": "zuid-holland-the-netherlands"}, {"name": "The Netherlands", "permalink": "the-netherlands"}, {"name": "Europe", "permalink": "europe"}]}”
  4. 4
    DatabaseAlles over Vaeridion B.V. Kluyverweg (lists Fiducial Holding B.V., Delft) - Drimble

    Supports Organization · founded year

    “Fiducial Holding B.V. Oprichtingsdatum: 17-05-2023KvK nr: 90257359”
  5. 5
    CompanyJoin the next cohort for the EU-wide Defence Business Accelerator powered by the European Commission

    EUDIS Business Accelerator · Supports Organization

    “The EUDIS Business Accelerator supports a cohort of 20 startups and scaleups”
  6. 6
    CompanyCohort

    EUDIS Business Accelerator · Supports Organization

    “Fiducial … On-board Situational Awareness for UAVs”
  7. 7
    DatabaseFiducial (Aerospace and Defense) - PitchBook

    Supports Organization · founded year

    “Fiducial (Aerospace and Defense) was founded in 2023.”

Systems1

  1. 8
    CompanyFiducial | Autonomous Counter-Drone & Defence Software

    Fiducial · Supports Organization · name, System

    “Fiducial | Autonomous Counter-Drone & Defence Software Can we store cookies? We use cookies to understand how this site is”

Funding2

  1. 9
    NewsDelft startup Fiducial raises €2M for drone autonomy without GPS or radar

    Bits&Chips · Apr 30, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “has closed a funding round of just over 2 million euros”
  2. 10
    NewsFiducial secures €2M+ seed investment to advance autonomous drone technology

    YES!Delft · Apr 30, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “has announced the successful closing of a seed funding round exceeding €2 million”

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