Lifter Lite
Grid Aero long-range autonomous cargo drone for distributed Pacific logistics.
Prototype
- Unveiled
- Aug 18, 2025
Other · United States
Grid Aero
HQ Palo AltoFounded 2024
Developer of autonomous logistics aircraft designed to carry payloads in contested environments.
OtherPrototype
Funding1 round · $6.0M
- Equity raised
- $6.0M
- Latest
- $6.0MSeed · Aug 18, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | Seed | $6.0M | — | Calibrate Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures | — | Reported |
- SeedLed by Calibrate Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures$6.0MAug 18, 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.
Programs1 program
Programs1
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massed Modular Aircraft | Competing bidder | Competition | Reported |
- Competing bidder · Competition
Systems1
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Sources7
Profile4
- 1
Air & Space Forces Magazine · Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Organization
“Anduril, Chaos Industries, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Grid Aero, Otto Aerospace, Shield AI, and Swarm Aero all made the cut to continue to develop their candidates for the Massed Modular Aircraft.”
- 2DatabaseGrid Aero — hq city
Supports Organization · hq city
“Location:Palo Alto,California,United States”
- 3CompanyGrid Aero — official website
Supports Organization · description, Organization · website
“Grid Aero is building a new class of scalable, autonomous, optionally attritable aircraft for contested environments”
- 4Regulatory filingSEC FORM D
sec.gov · Supports Organization · founded year
“Name of Issuer Grid Aero, Inc. Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization DELAWARE Year of Incorporation/Organization”
Systems1
- 5
Air & Space Forces Magazine · Aug 18, 2025 · Supports System
“Grid Aero debuted its “Lifter Lite” drone Aug. 18, as the firm announced $6 million in seed funding”
Funding2
- 6
Air & Space Forces Magazine · Supports Funding round · announced on
“Grid Aero debuted its “Lifter Lite” drone Aug. 18, as the firm announced $6 million in seed funding”
- 7
sUAS News (Grid Aero release) · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“today emerged from stealth with $6 million in seed funding, co-led by Calibrate Ventures and Ubiquity Ventures.”
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