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AirForestry

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airforestry.com

Autonomous electric multi-drone system for selective forest thinning; AI and computer vision guide drones to autonomously navigate, identify target trees, delimb, fell, and lift extracted timber to roadside drop-off without ground machinery; multiple drones operate simultaneously; fully autonomous five-step harvest cycle demonstrated in field trials 2025-2026.

HeadquartersUppsala, SE
Founded2020
Corporate funding$15M
Team11-50
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StagePre-Series A
FoundersCaroline Walerud (CEO), Olle Gelin (CPO), Mauritz Andersson (Head of Research & Emerging Tech), Magnus Hedlund (CTO)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintEarly-stage; no commercial deployment evidence on file. HQ Uppsala, Sweden; 35+ staff. EU market focus. Sveaskog 7-yr offtake agreement covers thinning operations 2028–2035.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineconstruction

AirForestry Forest Thinning Drone

  • 6.2 m rotor diameter; carbon-fibre airframe with angled rotors

    Vendor-stated physical span of the drone airframe as described on the product system page

    Claim source
  • ~60 kg harvesting tool; grips top of tree, removes branches via gravity, fells at ground level, and lifts extracted tree to roadside

    Vendor-stated harvesting head mass and full autonomous harvest cycle description

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-05-25Undisclosed production forestworking production forestSE1Announcement
2024-10-10SveaskogforestSENot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-10-10StatskogforestNONot disclosedAnnouncement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordNorthzoneSEB Greentech VCSveaskogKiko VCCapital T
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-05-01Secured SEK 28M pre-Series A convertible financing led by Northzone to scale engineering and advance autonomous harvest systemRuntimeWire
2026-01-01Sveaskog and AirForestry formalised seven-year off-take agreement covering drone thinning operations 2028–2035Fordaq
2025-01-01First full-cycle autonomous harvest of two consecutive trees completed in field (navigate, identify, delimb, fell, lift to roadside)AirForestry
2024-01-01Closed EUR 10.3M seed round led by Northzone; co-investors SEB Greentech VC, Sveaskog, Kiko VC, Capital TSEB Greentech
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Source ledger

11 unique public sources

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AirForestry Secures SEK 28M Pre-Commit to the Series A, Ramps Up Engineering Hires (SEK 28M ≈ $2.7M at Feb-2026 SEK/USD ~0.096; structured as convertible note)AirForestry · retrieved 2026-07-05
02
Airforestry announced raising SEK 9 million (~$1M) from Walerud Ventures and angel investors from Sweden (date approx. late 2021)Nordic 9 · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
€10.3M Seed Round to Power AirForestry’s Fossil Free Aerial Forestry (includes €1.7M grant from Swedish Energy Agency / Energimyndigheten; €10.3M ≈ $11.2M at Oct-2024 EUR/USD ~1.09)AirForestry · retrieved 2026-07-05
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The System – AirForestry | Technology for Ground-Free Tree FellingAirForestry · retrieved 2026-07-05
05
Autonomous Drone Harvests its First Tree in World First for ForestryWood Central · retrieved 2026-07-05
06
AirForestry bags €10.3M for drone-based tree harvesting techSilicon Canals · retrieved 2026-07-05
07
AirForestry and Statskog Elevate Thinning to New Heights in Swedish-Norwegian CollaborationCision · retrieved 2026-07-05
08
Swedish AirForestry secures SEK 28M pre-Series A for forestry electric dronesRuntimeWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Sveaskog and AirForestry formalise drone thinning partnership with seven-year off-take agreementFordaq · retrieved 2026-07-05
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About Us – AirForestryAirForestry · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Airforestry lifts forestry into the airSEB Greentech · retrieved 2026-07-05