Matternet — Robot maker · The Modern Robotics Registry

Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker

Market segmentCorporate

StagePublic

FoundersAndreas Raptopoulos (CEO & Co-Founder), Paola Santana (Co-Founder), Dimitar Pachov (Co-Founder)

Regions servedNorth America, Europe

Countries deployedUS, CH, GB

Service footprintHQ Mountain View CA; deployed in 9 countries including US, Switzerland, UK; medical and retail drone delivery; NHS Central London operations from Apr 2026; SoftBank Robotics America deployment partner

Last reviewed2026-07-05

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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinedelivery

M2

FAA Type-Certified and Production-Certified autonomous delivery drone; BVLOS-authorized for over-city operations in Switzerland and UK; pairs with Matternet Station for touchless automated loading/unloading; carries medical samples, pharmaceuticals, and retail parcels; deployed commercially in 9 countries
vendor-stated regulatory certifications, operational authorization, and commercial deployment scope for the Matternet M2 drone delivery system
Claim source

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-07-01	Great Ormond Street Hospital	hospital_logistics (integrator: apian)	GB	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-05-28	Ameriflight	logistics	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-05-28	SoftBank Robotics America	logistics / distribution	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-04-24	NHS (via Apian)	healthcare drone delivery	GB	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-04-24	Undisclosed	hospital network	GB	Not disclosed	Announcement
2025-10-01	Dave's Hot Chicken	food delivery	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2023-09-06	UPS	healthcare logistics	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2022-06-01	Swiss Post	postal logistics	CH	Not disclosed	Announcement

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2026-05-28$33M

PIPE

EE Holdings, Montrose Capital Partners

Round source

2026-03-03$6M

Form D

Investors undisclosed

Round source

2022-05-01$40M

Series B

5G Ventures, Phaistos Investment Fund

Round source

2020-01-15Not disclosed

Corporate

McKesson Ventures

Round source

2018-06-26$16M

Series A

Boeing HorizonX Ventures, Swiss Post, Sony Innovation Fund, Levitate Capital

Round source

2016-07-22$9M

Form D

Investors undisclosed

Round source

Investors on recordAndreessen HorowitzMercedes-Benz GroupSwiss Post VenturesSony Innovation FundMcKesson VenturesMicroVenturesEE HoldingsMontrose Capital Partners

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-08-10

Open roles9

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Ground SystemsTeam unlisted · Mountain View, United States Chief Commercial OfficerBusiness Development · Mountain View, United States Engineering Program ManagerEngineering · Mountain View, United States Senior Backend EngineerEngineering · Mountain View, United States Senior Embedded Software EngineerEngineering · Mountain View, United States Senior Onboard Software EngineerEngineering · Mountain View, United States Test TechnicianManufacturing Operations · Mountain View, United States UAS Operations & Maintenance Technician, UKTechnical Operations · London, United Kingdom

Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-06-30Matternet files S-1 resale registration for 51.6M shares (post reverse-merger)SEC EDGAR

2026-05-28Raised $33M oversubscribed private placement and completed go-public reverse merger with Los Altos Ventures Corp. (renamed Matternet Inc.); first pure-play drone delivery company to go publicMatternet Inc.

2026-05-28Matternet, The World's Only FAA Type-Certified Drone Delivery Platform, Raises $33M Private Placement as Part of Go-Public Transaction ↗Business Wire

2026-04-24Launched NHS drone delivery operations in Central London in partnership with Apian, connecting two major hospital campuses aeriallyBusiness Wire

2026-04-24Matternet Expands to the UK, Launching NHS Drone Delivery Operations in Central London ↗Business Wire

2021-01-01Became first drone delivery company to receive FAA standard Type Certification and Production Certification for the M2 droneNo source

2011-01-01Matternet founded by Andreas Raptopoulos, Paola Santana, and Dimitar Pachov following the Singularity University summer program at NASA AmesNo source

Source ledger

14 unique public sources

Matternet, The World's Only FAA Type-Certified Drone Delivery Platform, Raises $33M Private Placement as Part of Go-Public TransactionMatternet · retrieved 2026-07-05

SEC Form D: $6,000,000 sold of $6,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05

Phaistos Investment Fund invests in Matternet - 5G Ventures5G Ventures · retrieved 2026-07-05

Matternet Raises Strategic Investment from McKesson VenturesPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05

Autonomous delivery drone startup Matternet raises $16 million round led by Boeing's venture armTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05

SEC Form D: $9,481,026 sold of $11,481,026 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) — Apian case studyapian.health · retrieved 2026-07-27

Matternet Expands to the UK, Launching NHS Drone Delivery Operations in Central London: Matternet.comMatternet · retrieved 2026-07-05

Matternet Expands to the UK, Launching NHS Drone Delivery Operations in Central LondonBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05

Matternet Pilots Drone Delivery in Los Angeles With Dave's Hot ChickenMatternet · retrieved 2026-07-05

Matternet Partner UPS Flight Forward Receives FAA Authorization to Operate Matternet M2 Delivery Drones Beyond Visual Line of SightBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05

Matternet Takes Over Drone Business From Swiss Post, Announces Plans for First City-Wide Network in SwitzerlandPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05

Regulatory ApprovalsMatternet · retrieved 2026-07-05

Matternet, Inc. Form S-1 (Resale Registration)SEC EDGAR