The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Flash Forest: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inAgricultural drones
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Regional ecosystem
Flash Forest is one of 57 verified robotics companies in Canada →
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Stage
CEO
Product
Goal
Investorssee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Flash Forest on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Bryce Jones Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Cameron Jones Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Angelique Ahlstrom Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Bryce Jonescofounder
- Cameron Jonescofounder
- Angelique Ahlstromcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Flash Forest.
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 →
Recent coverage
Flash Forest in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every Flash Forest 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
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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 (3)
- Seed
Investors: Telus Pollinator Fund, OurCrowd
- Seed
Investors: Telus Pollinator Fund, OurCrowd
- Seed
Investors: Telus Pollinator Fund, OurCrowd
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Flash Forest.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Flash Forest from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
'We can save our planet faster': Robotics tech and software offer efficient reforestation solutions - Business Insider
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34. Mast Reforestation - CNBC
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Startup lands federal contract to plant one million trees across Canada using drones - University of Toronto
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Drones May Help Replant Forests—If Enough Seeds Take Root - WIRED
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Flash Forest drones can plant trees 10x faster than humans - DroneXL
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/flash-forest.md
- RSS feed: /companies/flash-forest/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4d1de712-e7d1-4c8f-bc00-9388558c34a5
- Revision history: /companies/flash-forest/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
This Isn’t Reforestation. It’s Resurrection. Japan just combined ancient forest wisdom with AI drone swarms, and the result? A reforestation breakthrough that’s
In a bid to restore forests and help fight climate change, Flash Forest is a Canadian start-up with an aim to plant 1 billion trees by 2028, using drones and ae
Utilizing drone reforestation technology, Flash Forest is changing the way companies plant trees in areas that were damaged by forest fires or previously harves
A Mississauga-based company is using drone technology to plant trees in forests devastated by wildfires. Erica Natividad with how it works and their partnership
Studio 549 is proud to present this Kickstarter video for Flash Forest Flash Forests' Mission: Flash Forest is a reforestation company that uses aerial mapp
Tech for Good also revisits Flash Forest, a Canadian startup featured in 2021, which uses drones and advanced technology to plant seed pods in areas affected by
Planter 1 milliard d’arbres en 5 ans à l’aide de drones, c’est l’objectif que s’est fixé Flash Forest, une startup canadienne. Abonnez-vous à la chaine Orange
Dronecoria: Reforestation Tech for Everyone Drones, seed machines and seed computers empowering everyone to plant more trees! https://igg.me/at/dronecoria/x/23
What if the secret to saving our planet's forests wasn't in digging with shovels, but in flying above them? Get ready to see how the future of reforestation is
Watch an advanced automatic forest-planting drone in action as it flies over degraded landscapes and scatters millions of seeds per day to accelerate reforestat
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Heat Index
Serious50/100
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
Flash Forest draws attention at the 31st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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 2, 2026