

Startup · France
Hionos
HQ Grenoble, FranceFounded 201611-50 employeesUpdated
Develops Pulsar autopilot software and development tools for safety-critical drone operations.
Funding1 round · ~$1.5M
- Equity raised
- ~$1.5M
- Latest
- ~$1.5MStage undisclosed · Mar 31, 2020
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2020 | Undisclosed | ~$1.5M | — | — | — | Speculative |
- UndisclosedSpeculative~$1.5MMar 31, 2020
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: Develops autopilot software for safety-critical drone operations; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops autopilot software for safety-critical drone operations; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources5
Profile4
- 1
Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · name
“Hionos – Strategic-Technological Profile”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "088a9073-7a76-4f57-bef6-87a8cc891c99", "name": "Hionos"}”
- 3CompanyHionos product evidence
uAvionix · Supports Organization · description
“Based on this experience, Hionos develops Pulsar, a drone autopilot meeting the most demanding aeronautics software standard, DO-178C, mandatory for safety critical drone operations and Pulsar Factory, a development framework allowing to modify Pulsar to have a perfect adaptation to the airframe.”
- 4CompanyHionos
Hionos · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq region, Organization · name, Organization · website
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Funding1
- 5
PitchBook · Supports Funding round
“Hionos has raised $1.65M.”
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