The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies AirForestry: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $11.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inAgricultural drones
Overview
AirForestry is a Swedish company developing the World's first aerial tree harvesting technology, using 6.2-meter diameter electric autonomous drones to prune, fell, and transport trees without soil compaction. The company completed the world's first tree harvest by drone in a real production forest and raised EUR10.3M in Seed funding led by Northzone to scale its fossil-free aerial forestry operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Milestone
Seed funding
Drone size
Autonomous multi-drone forestry
Ground-free harvesting
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →AirForestry on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified May 2026. Explore where AirForestry's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full AirForestry deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Caroline Walerud Co-Founder & CEOsince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
- Mauritz Andersson Co-Foundersince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
- Olle Gelin Co-Foundersince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Caroline Walerudcofounderfounded 2020-01-01
- Mauritz Anderssoncofounderfounded 2020-01-01
- Olle Gelincofounderfounded 2020-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for AirForestry.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- AirForestry1 deployment
Recent coverage
AirForestry in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every AirForestry competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(99)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Alta Aresdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $11.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- elevated
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2024-10-10
$11M(reported) · $44M post
Investors: Northzone (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in AirForestry’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2024-10-10Seed raising $11000000
Key hireCaroline Walerud joins as Co-Founder & CEO
2020-01-01Caroline Walerud appointed Co-Founder & CEO (current)
Key hireMauritz Andersson joins as Co-Founder
2020-01-01Mauritz Andersson appointed Co-Founder (current)
Key hireOlle Gelin joins as Co-Founder
2020-01-01Olle Gelin appointed Co-Founder (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 1, 2026
AirForestry Harvesting System at Sweden
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AirForestry.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AirForestry from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Thinning from above: forest industry and AirForestry in groundbreaking collaboration
Leading forestry companies including Stora Enso and Sveaskog partner with AirForestry for drone-based forest thinning.
AirForestry Awarded €4.4M Vinnova Grant to Advance Data-Driven, Autonomous Precision Forestry
AirForestry received €4.4M Vinnova grant for autonomous precision forestry drone technology.
This company is using drones to harvest trees from the air
World Economic Forum features AirForestry's electric drone technology for sustainable forestry.
EUR10.3M Seed Round to Power AirForestry's Fossil Free Aerial Forestry
AirForestry closed a EUR10.3M seed funding round led by Northzone to scale its aerial tree harvesting technology using electric autonomous drones, completing the world's first…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/airforestry.md
- RSS feed: /companies/airforestry/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/29e7c26d-e7d7-497c-b74a-935db9a056d2
- Revision history: /companies/airforestry/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
AirForestry draws attention at the 21st percentile but verifies reality at the 45th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -23.9, 107th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 4, 2026