Robot maker · early
Grid Aero
Designs and builds large autonomous cargo drones for middle-mile and distributed logistics. First aircraft, Lifter-Lite, is a long-range high-payload low-cost cargo UAV (thousands of pounds, thousands of miles) built in six months. Dual-use: AFWERX Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR with the US Air Force for contested-logistics airlift plus commercial middle-mile operators; SBIR is R&D-stage, no fielded deployments yet.
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Lifter-Lite
- Long-range, high-payload autonomous cargo drone able to carry thousands of pounds for thousands of miles at ultra-low cost
vendor-stated payload/range class for cargo UAV
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series A
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceSeed
Calibrate Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures
Round sourceForm D
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceHiring signal
Public job board · 2026-07-13
Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.
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4 unique public sources