Startup · Canada
FireSwarm Solutions
HQ Garibaldi, CanadaFounded 20231-10 employees
Autonomous heavy-lift drones for operations in difficult environments. Selected for NATO DIANA’s 2026 cohort.
Funding2 rounds · ~$3.0M
- Equity raised
- ~$3.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- ~$3.0MSeed · May 27, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Seed | ~$3.0M | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | NATO DIANA | — | Reported |
- SeedSpeculative~$3.0MMay 27, 2026
- GrantLed by NATO DIANAUndisclosedDec 10, 2025
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.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous heavy-lift drones selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort, a defense innovation program. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous heavy-lift drones selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort, a defense innovation program.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Alex Deslauriers | Founder |
| David Thanh | Founder |
| Melanie Anne Bitner | Founder |
Sources6
Profile3
- 1Government recordBC OrgBook: FIRESWARM SOLUTIONS INC. (BC1441259)
Supports Organization · founded year
“"type": "registration_date", "format": "datetime", "value": "2023-09-25T21:13:41+00:00"”
- 2Government recordNATO DIANA | Official Website
NATO DIANA · Supports Organization
“Addressing the limitations of extreme environments with DASA-controlled Ultra Heavy-Lift drones”
- 3
FireSwarm Solutions · Supports Organization · name
“Fireswarm Solutions | Home of Mission 24/7 Lab™”
Funding2
- 4
PitchBook · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · kind, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Organization · x url
“27-May-2026”
- 5
GlobeNewswire (via AAP) · Dec 10, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“FireSwarm will receive contractual funding”
People1
- 6
Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Organization · headquarters, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · num employees, Organization · x url, Role · founders
“{"country_code": "Canada", "location": [{"name": "Garibaldi", "permalink": "garibaldi-british-columbia"}, {"name": "British Columbia", "permalink": "british-columbia-canada"}, {"name": "Canada", "permalink": "canada"}, {"name": "North America", "permalink": "north-america"}]}”
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