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GRIFF Aviation

HQ Tornes I Romsdal, NorwayFounded 201511-50 employeesUpdated

At Griff Aviation, we engineer heavy-lift unmanned aerial systems built on precision, power, and responsibility.

StartupUncrewed aircraftUncrewed systems
Website
Total raised
~$12.8M
2 rounds
Last round
~$8.0M
Series A · Apr 29, 2021
Systems
4
Capabilities
2

Funding2 rounds · ~$12.8M

Equity raised
~$12.8M
Latest
~$8.0MSeries A · Apr 29, 2021
Last valuation
$30.0M?Basis not stated · Stage undisclosed · Apr 14, 2021
Cumulative raised$12.8M
Apr 14, 2021Apr 29, 2021
  • Series A
    Led by Ronja Capital
    ~$8.0M
    Apr 29, 2021
  • Undisclosed
    Led by Ronja Capital
    Valuation $30.0M?
    $4.8M
    Apr 14, 2021

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.

Systems4

  • Griff 30A heavy-lift UAV with a modular payload architecture.
    —
  • Griff 60A heavy-lift UAV for larger payload missions.
    —
  • Griff ClawA wireless quick-release cargo hook with load sensing and manual lockout.
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  • Griff EyeA stabilized tilt-camera payload for UAVs.
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Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities2

  • Uncrewed aircraft
    Developer
    —Reported
  • Uncrewed systems
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Engineers heavy-lift unmanned aerial systems; 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.

People1

All 1 people →
People
PersonRole
Leif Johan Holand · LinkedIn ↗Founder & CEO

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Sources7

Profile3

  1. 1
    DatabaseGRIFF Aviation - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 27)”
  2. 2
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "Norway", "hq_iso2": "NO", "id": "2cca4819-89a1-448a-a654-12f3face8fda"}”
  3. 3
    DatabaseGRIFF Aviation - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems1

  1. 4
    CompanyCome fly with a legend - Griff Aviation - Heavy lift drones and UAVsGriff AviationGriff Aviation

    GRIFF Aviation · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, Organization technology, System

    “At Griff Aviation, we engineer heavy-lift unmanned aerial systems built on precision, power, and responsibility.”

Funding2

  1. 5
    NewsHeavy lifting drone startup raises €6.7m

    eeNews Europe · Apr 29, 2021 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “The funding comes from Ronja Capital II in Norway and Japanese Chiba Dojo Drone Fund II Investment Limited from Japan”
  2. 6
    NewsGRIFF Aviation secures NOK 40 million from Ronja Capital

    Nordic9 · Apr 14, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “announced the completion of a NOK 40M ($4.8M) capital raise”

People1

  1. 7
    DatabaseGRIFF Aviation - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”

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