Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Apr 12, 2024	Series B	$11.0M	—	Carbyne Equity Partners	Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, Swisscanto Private Equity (Growth I)	Reported
Jan 19, 2022	Series B	~$14.9M	—	MSA Safety, Swisscanto Private Equity (Growth I)	Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, Sony Innovation Fund	Reported
Feb 20, 2019	Series A	Undisclosed	—	Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital	—	Confirmed

Series B
Led by Carbyne Equity Partners
With Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, Swisscanto Private Equity (Growth I)
$11.0M
Apr 12, 2024
Series B
Led by MSA Safety, Swisscanto Private Equity (Growth I)
With Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, Sony Innovation Fund
~$14.9M
Jan 19, 2022
Series A
Led by Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital
Confirmed
Undisclosed
Feb 20, 2019

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

DroneSense Integration Plugin

Optional Fotokite software add-on for streaming video and telemetry into the partner DroneSense platform.

Maturity not rated

Fotokite Live

The native operating software that provides live video streams and system information for the Fotokite Sigma.

Maturity not rated

Photo: Fotokite · Editorial use (company media kit)

Fotokite Sigma

An actively tethered drone system that provides continuous aerial situational awareness for public safety teams.

Maturity not rated

Photo: Fotokite · Editorial use (company media kit)

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities2

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
ISR and targeting	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tethered drone systems for surveillance and public safety, which is stated government-security use.	Reported
Uncrewed systems	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tethered drone systems for surveillance and public safety, which is stated government-security use.	Reported

ISR and targeting
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tethered drone systems for surveillance and public safety, which is stated government-security use.
—Reported
Uncrewed systems
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tethered drone systems for surveillance and public safety, which is stated government-security use.
—Reported

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

People3

All 3 people →

People
Person	Role
Sergei Lupashin · LinkedIn ↗	Founder, Chairman, CTO
Bart Slager · LinkedIn ↗	Chief Executive Officer
Chris McCall · LinkedIn ↗	CEO

Sources10

Profile2

1
ResearchFotokite AG: Strategic-Technological Analysis
Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · description
“Fotokite’s Swiss-led R&D and recent investors (MSA Safety, Sony, Qualcomm, etc.) underline its independent European base. The Sigma tethered drone”
2
DatabaseFotokite company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · founded year
“founded_year: 2014”

Systems2

3
CompanyActively Tethered Drones for Emergency Response l Fotokite
Fotokite · Supports Organization · name, System
“Actively Tethered Drones for Emergency Response l Fotokite Product Use Cases About Contact Careers News Support Get a Quote Product”
4
CompanyFotokite Launches DroneSense Integration Plugin, Bringing Persistent Aerial Awareness Into a Unified Public Safety Platform
Fotokite AG · Supports System
“Fotokite, the leader in actively tethered drone systems for public safety, today announced a new integration plugin that streams live Fotokite video and telemetry directly into DroneSense, the drone operations platform from [Versaterm](https://www.versaterm.com/solution/dronesense/). The plugin gives agencies that already rely on DroneSense a way to fold Fotokite’s persistent, always-on aerial view into the same command environment they use for their broader drone fleet — no separate app, no separate login, and no gap in the picture.”

Funding5

5
NewsFotokite secures USD 11 Million in Series B Funding
Venturelab · Apr 15, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“raises USD 11 Million to fuel the growth of its tethered UAV technology”
6
NewsFotokite Secures $11 Million in Series B Funding to Enhance Emergency Response Drone Technology
DroneLife · Apr 12, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“securing approximately CHF 10 million ($11 million)”
7
NewsFotokite raises CHF 13.7 million to expand operations and appoints new executive team members
Venture Leaders · Jan 19, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“closed a CHF 13.7 million Series B financing round”
8
NewsFotokite obtains new funds to ease public safety operations
Startupticker.ch · Feb 21, 2019 · Supports Funding round
“The startup has received an undisclosed amount to fuel growth and create new jobs.”
9
CompanyCredit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital invests in Fotokite
Fotokite · Feb 20, 2019 · Supports Funding round
“Investment will support further business growth and the creation of jobs in Switzerland”

People1

10
DatabaseFotokite AG - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“country: CH”

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