Company

Flash Forest

Flash Forest is a Canadian environmental robotics company developing autonomous drones for reforestation, using aerial seed deployment to plant trees at scale.

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HQ: Toronto, Canada
Status: active

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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Flash Forest: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

CategoryDrones

Appears inAgricultural drones

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Regional ecosystem

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Key facts

Focus

Reforestation robotics

Robot

Drones that plant trees using patented seed-pod technology

Technology

Provides LiDAR and AI forest surveys

Stage

Private company

CEO

Bryce Jones

Product

Drone reforestation system with patented seed pods

Goal

1 billion trees by 2028

Investorssee investors →

Telus Pollinator Fund, OurCrowd

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Flash Forest Planting Drone

Flash Forest's tree-planting drone deposits patented seed pods at high speed, planting trees roughly ten times faster than manual labor, paired with LiDAR/AI forest mapping.

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Flash Forest on the deployment map

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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

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Flash Forest.

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Recent coverage

Flash Forest in third-party press

'We can save our planet faster': Robotics tech and software offer efficient reforestation solutions - Business Insider

Apr 23, 2024

34. Mast Reforestation - CNBC

May 9, 2023

Startup lands federal contract to plant one million trees across Canada using drones - University of Toronto

Oct 17, 2022

Peer companies

Anduril Industries7 models
DJI7 models
Amazon4 models
Autel Robotics4 models
Baykar4 models
Earendil Robotics4 models

Financial state

Reporting basis: private_reported
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Recent activity

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Record createdJun 24, 2026
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Sources (1)

https://www.flashforest.com/

Common questions

What is Flash Forest?

Flash Forest is a Canadian environmental robotics company developing autonomous drones for reforestation, using aerial seed deployment to plant trees at scale.

What does Flash Forest make?

Flash Forest has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Flash Forest Planting Drone (Flash Forest builds physical robots).

Is Flash Forest publicly traded?

No. Flash Forest is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Flash Forest?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Flash Forest building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

Who is the CEO of Flash Forest?

Bryce Jones is the ceo of Flash Forest, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Flash Forest?

Flash Forest is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Flash Forest headquartered?

Flash Forest is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Who owns Flash Forest?

Flash Forest is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Flash Forest operate robots?

Flash Forest is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Flash Forest a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Flash Forest ranks in roughly the top 97% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Flash Forest safe?

Flash Forest has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-05

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Anduril Industries7 models
DJI7 models
Amazon4 models
Autel Robotics4 models
Baykar4 models
Earendil Robotics4 models

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Models (1)

Flash Forest Planting Drone

Flash Forest on the deployment map

Current leadership (3)

Founders (3)

Safety record

Recent coverage

Peer companies

Financial state

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

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In the press

'We can save our planet faster': Robotics tech and software offer efficient reforestation solutions - Business Insider

34. Mast Reforestation - CNBC

Startup lands federal contract to plant one million trees across Canada using drones - University of Toronto

Drones May Help Replant Forests—If Enough Seeds Take Root - WIRED

Flash Forest drones can plant trees 10x faster than humans - DroneXL

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