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Apian

Corporate marketdeliveryCurated record

Apian is a UK healthcare logistics startup that operates autonomous drone delivery networks for NHS hospitals in London. The company deploys Matternet M2 drone systems to transport diagnostic samples, pharmaceuticals, and other time-sensitive medical payloads between hospital sites. Since October 2024, Apian has completed NHS deliveries with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, transporting over 6,000 patient samples. Operations expanded to Southwest London routes between Nelson Health Centre in Merton and St George's Hospital in Tooting.

HeadquartersLondon, GB

Founded2020

Corporate funding$6M

Team11-50

Deployments3

Open roles0

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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeIntegrator

Market segmentCorporate

StageSeed

FoundersHammad Jeilani (Co-Founder), Christopher Law (Co-Founder), Alexander Trewby (Co-Founder/CEO)

Regions servedEurope

Countries deployedNot listed

Service footprintNot listed

Last reviewed2026-07-05

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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-02-01	South West London Pathology / St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	hospital blood/sample drone delivery	GB	Not disclosed	Announcement
2024-10-01	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	hospital / healthcare	GB	Not disclosed	Announcement
2023-12-18	Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	hospital drone delivery network	GB	Not disclosed	Announcement

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2023-01-01$6M

Seed

LocalGlobe, KHP Ventures

Investors on recordLocalglobeKHP Ventures

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-04-24Matternet Launches NHS Drone Delivery in London ↗DRONELIFE

2026-01-21NHS expands London drone delivery network for pathology samples across Southwest LondonDRONELIFE

2025-06-18Apian Expands NHS Drone Delivery Network with Matternet Partnership ↗DRONELIFE

2024-10-01Launched commercial NHS drone deliveries with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in LondonESA Business Applications

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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

Google alumni-founded drone startup Apian launches NHS blood delivery trialSifted · retrieved 2026-07-05

SWLP and St George's NHS drone deliveryApian · retrieved 2026-07-05

NHS Expands London Drone Delivery Network for Pathology SamplesDRONELIFE · retrieved 2026-07-05

NHS to scale up drone delivery programme of critical medical supplies using Apian and ZiplineNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · retrieved 2026-07-05

World first as pioneering drone service for hospitals flies in London airspaceESA Business Applications · retrieved 2026-07-05