Startup · Switzerland
Flyability
HQ Lausanne, SwitzerlandFounded 201451-200 employeesUpdated
Flyability develops collision-tolerant drones for inspections in confined spaces.
Funding10 rounds · ~$74.2M + ~€2.3M
- Equity raised
- ~$74.2M + ~€2.3M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$107K
- Latest
- ~$15.4MSeries C · Sep 8, 2022
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2022 | Series C | ~$15.4M | — | SBI Investment | Cargill, Dow, ETF Partners, Future Industry Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, Verve Ventures | Reported |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Series C | ~$15.4M | — | SBI Investment Co. Ltd. | Cargill, ETF Partners, Future Industry Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, U.S. Department of War, Verve Ventures | Confirmed |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Series C | $8.6M | — | Future Industry Ventures, Swisscom Ventures | ETF Partners | Reported |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Series C | ~$8.5M | — | Future Industry Ventures, Swisscom Ventures | ETF Partners | Confirmed |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Series B | $11.0M | — | ETF Partners, Swisscom Ventures | Dow, GoBeyond Investing | Reported |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Debt | ~$107K | — | — | — | Reported |
| 2015 | Seed | ~€2.3M | — | — | GoBeyond Investing | Reported |
| 2016 | Series A | $4.3M | — | Environmental Technologies Fund, ETF Partners | GoBeyond Investing, MKS Alternative Investments | Reported |
| 2018 | Series B | $11.0M | — | ETF Partners, Swisscom Ventures | GoBeyond Investing, MKS (Switzerland) SA, The Dow Chemical Company | Confirmed |
| 2023 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | — | Chevron | Reported |
- Series CLed by SBI Investment~$15.4MSep 8, 2022
- Series CLed by SBI Investment Co. Ltd.With Cargill, ETF Partners, Future Industry Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, U.S. Department of War, Verve VenturesConfirmed~$15.4MSep 7, 2022
- $8.6MDec 18, 2020
- ~$8.5MDec 17, 2020
- $11.0MNov 13, 2018
- Debt~$107KJan 30, 2015
- SeedWith GoBeyond Investing~€2.3M2015
- Series ALed by Environmental Technologies Fund, ETF PartnersWith GoBeyond Investing, MKS Alternative Investments$4.3M2016
- Series BLed by ETF Partners, Swisscom VenturesWith GoBeyond Investing, MKS (Switzerland) SA, The Dow Chemical CompanyConfirmed$11.0M2018
- StrategicWith ChevronUndisclosed2023
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.
Systems8
- Elios 3Indoor drone for visual inspection and mapping in confined spaces.
- Elios 3 RAD PayloadRadiation detection and localization payload for Elios 3.
- Elios 3 Surveying PayloadLiDAR surveying payload for Elios 3, integrated with point-cloud processing software.
- Elios 3 UT PayloadUltrasonic thickness-measurement payload for Elios 3, developed with Cygnus Instruments.
- Flammable Gas SensorFlammable-gas sensing accessory for the Elios 3 inspection system.
- High-Capacity BatteryHigh-capacity battery accessory for Elios 3.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Collision-tolerant drones for confined-space industrial inspections, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Collision-tolerant drones for confined-space industrial inspections, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Adrien Briod · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & CTO |
| Patrick Thévoz · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & CEO |
Sources24
Show all 24 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 145)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Switzerland", "hq_iso2": "CH", "id": "3fbf8500-8157-4a57-a2fa-2ab42056c37b"}”
- 3
Owler · Supports Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“linkedin_url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flyability”
Systems7
- 4
Flyability · Supports System
“### PRECISE RADIATION SENSING ## Elios 3 RAD Payload #### Remote radiation detection and localization”
- 5CompanyElios 3 Surveying Payload
Flyability · Supports System
“Safely create centimeter-accurate scans of hard-to-reach areas with the Elios 3 Surveying Payload, the next revolution in 3D data capture by Flyability.”
- 6
Flyability · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Revolutionize your confined space inspections with Flyability’s collision-tolerant drones. Improve safety, reduce downtime, and lower costs by up to 90%. Contact us today!”
- 7
Flyability · Supports System
“Inspector is the companion software for the Elios 3, helping teams visualize and process their data, analyze defects, and collaborate on inspection results.”
- 8
Flyability · Supports System
“ELIOS 3 UT PAYLOAD ## **Safe remote thickness measurements”
- 9CompanyHigh Capacity Battery
Flyability · Supports System
“# HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY ## 17-min max flight time, twice the lifespan”
- 10CompanyTether Power Unit
Flyability · Supports System
“#### TETHER POWER UNIT ## Continuous power. Stress-free operations.”
Funding13
- 11
Clipperton · Sep 8, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“on its CHF 15m Series C funding led by Japanese SBI Investment”
- 12
Flyability · Sep 7, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Lausanne, Switzerland, September 7, 2022—Flyability, the leading indoor inspection drone company, today announced that it has raised an additional CHF 15 million in a Series C funding on top of CHF 7 million that it had already closed.”
- 13
DroneLife · Dec 21, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount
“scooping up $8.6 million in Series C investment funding”
- 14
Startupticker.ch · Dec 18, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount
“The EPFL spinoff has raised EUR 7 million in a Series C co-led by Future Industry Ventures and Swisscom Ventures”
- 15
Greater Geneva Bern area · Nov 13, 2018 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Flyability has raised 11 million dollars with the support of Swisscom Ventures, The Dow Chemical Company, GoBeyond and MKS SA”
- 16
Dealroom · Supports Funding round
“Nov 2015 | | €2.3m | Seed”
- 17
Aviation Week · Supports Funding round
“has raised $11 million in a Series A financing round led by investors ETF Partners and Swisscom Ventures”
- 18
Flyability · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors
“Flyability raises 11 million USD to build the future of...”
- 19
Flyability · Supports Funding round · amount
“Flyability raises a 4.3M USD Series A”
- 20CompanyFlyability raises EUR7M in Series C led by Future Industry Ventures (FIV) and Swisscom Ventures
Flyability · Supports Funding round · amount
“Berlin, 17. December 2020 — Flyability, the leading indoor inspection drone company, today announces that it has raised EUR 7 million in a Series C co-led by Future Industry Ventures and Swisscom Ventures.”
- 21
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Debt Financing, 2015-01-30, CHF 100,000, lead: Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)”
- 22
Startupticker.ch · Supports Funding round · stage
“Flyability SA, the Swiss EPFL spin-off dedicated to developing robust flying robots, announced the completion of its first external financing round of equity capital from European and Swiss business angels. Go Beyond Investments (GBI) has contributed to the seed round.”
- 23
Startupticker.ch · Supports Funding round · stage, Organization · ownership
“The new investment is an extension of the C Series Round of CHF 15M announced last year.”
People1
- 24
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“hq_city: Lausanne”
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