The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Manna Aero: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $50.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery company (Dublin), founded in 2019 by Bobby Healy. Manna operates autonomous aerial delivery in Ireland and Finland, with 250,000+ completed deliveries. In parts of Dublin West, 60% of households order by air regularly. Expanded to Texas and plans 40 US/European bases. Total funding $110M.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Total fundingsee investors →
Deliveries
Dublin West adoption
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Manna Aero has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Manna Aero x Uber2026-02-26with Uberjust announced
Manna Aero on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Manna Aero's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Manna Aero deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Bobby Healy Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Bobby Healysole
later founded Manna Air Delivery
Safety record
No incidents on record for Manna Aero.
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)
- Manna Aero3 deployments
Recent coverage
Manna Aero in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Manna Aero.
Robots and products (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $50.0M
- Employees
- 170
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company Manna Aero has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Manna Aero x Uber2026-02-26with Uberjust announced
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- Manna Aero x UberwithUber35technology2026-02-26just announced
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-04-01
$50M(reported)
Investors: ISIF (follow), Schooner Capital (co_lead), ARK Invest (co_lead), Molten Ventures (follow), Enterprise Ireland (follow), Coca-Cola HBC (follow), Tapestry (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Manna Aero’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-04-01Series B raising $50000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Manna Delivery Drone at Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Manna Delivery Drone at Helsinki, Finland
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Manna Delivery Drone at Cork, Ireland
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Manna Aero.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Manna Aero from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
We've raised $50 million to make air delivery the infrastructure of everyday life
Manna raised $50M Series B from ARK Invest, ISIF, Schooner Capital. 250K+ deliveries, expanding to 40 bases, 400 new jobs.
Irish drone delivery firm Manna confirms $50m raise, plans 400 new jobs
Manna confirmed $50M Series B and 400 new jobs across Ireland and US. Bobby Healy leads the Dublin-based drone delivery company.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/manna-aero.md
- RSS feed: /companies/manna-aero/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fc1426b1-96eb-4247-8bd8-a3be70a9e711
- Revision history: /companies/manna-aero/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
At Manna, we are making 3-minute food delivery a reality. Using custom-developed aerospace grade drones, we deliver directly from restaurants and centralised k
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Manna delivery drones are starting their operations in Blanchardstown next week. However, one week into testing, local councillors have already received a small
Recently, Researchers at Tampere University have developed a flying robot that can potentially stand in for some pollinators. This project is named FAIRY (Flyi
Manna delivery drones #shorts lifehacks technology hightech © Tiktok @mannadronedelivery
Drone delivery is no longer the future, it’s scaling right now. Manna Air Delivery has just secured $50 million in fresh funding, taking its total to $110 mil
Dan was very kind with his time and showed me around the Manna Delivery Drone. I gush so much about Manna that it must almost seem like I am on their payroll.
شركة Manna Aero الإيرلندية الناشئة نفذت أكثر من 200 ألف عملية توصيل عبر الطائرات المسيّرة في دبلن وفنلندا وتكساس — حيث تنقل الطلبات مثل البرغر والقهوة وحتى البي
Charlie Burge and Dan Moss from Manna present, "Challenges in DRone Delivery" at the ArduPilot Developers Conference 2025 in Richmond UK website: https://www.ma
How has Manna Drone Delivery managed to operate in the United States with so many regulatory hurdles for drone delivery? We look back at our interview with Bobb
FlipFlop Ventures (Zenshin) My First VC Investment (2015) - MANNA - Drone Delivery Originally made by the VCs themselves! I edited it for our anniversary 🥳 #
Narrator: Elon Musk Music: Miles Davis, So What? (1959) Inspiration: 60 Minutes interview with Elon Musk in 2012
IPO Edge Presents: ICR Robotic Series Conversation with CEOs of Flytrex and Manna, July 13, 2022
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
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
Manna Aero draws attention at the 24th percentile but verifies reality at the 55th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -30.8, 95th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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 20, 2026