Startup · Australia
Kite Aero
HQ Port Melbourne, AustraliaFounded 201711-50 employeesUpdated
Kite Aero builds KITE, the long-range autonomous drone for BVLOS operations.
Funding6 rounds · $26.0M
- Equity raised
- $26.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $1.5M
- Latest
- $1.5MGrant · Dec 13, 2022
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2022 | Grant | $1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Series B | $10.0M | — | Levitate Capital | — | Reported |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Series B | $16.0M | — | Main Sequence Ventures | — | Reported |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | Folklore Ventures | — | Reported |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Grant$1.5MDec 13, 2022
- Series BLed by Levitate Capital$10.0MDec 13, 2022
- Series BLed by Main Sequence Ventures$16.0MJun 7, 2022
- Series AUndisclosedMar 30, 2020
- UndisclosedLed by Folklore VenturesUndisclosedFeb 1, 2019
- UndisclosedUndisclosedJun 1, 2018
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.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Long-range autonomous BVLOS drone for medical, humanitarian and mapping missions; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Long-range autonomous BVLOS drone for medical, humanitarian and mapping missions; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Long-range autonomous BVLOS drone for medical, humanitarian and mapping missions; no defense use is stated.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Long-range autonomous BVLOS drone for medical, humanitarian and mapping missions; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Eric Peck | Chief Executive Officer |
| Joshua Tepper | Chief Technology Officer |
Sources4
Profile1
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "3777ca95-278d-4163-bdcc-08dbe2350e91"}”
Systems2
- 2
Kite Aero · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Kite Aero builds KITE, the long-range autonomous drone for BVLOS operations. Proven capability for medical, humanitarian and mapping missions, powered by AXIOM.”
- 3
Kite Aero · Supports System
“KITE Fixed-Wing VTOL UAS + AXIOM operations platform”
Funding1
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Grant, 2022-12-13, USD 1,500,000, lead: United States Agency for International Development”
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