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SiFly Aviation
Builds the Q12, a long-endurance electric VTOL drone combining multirotor hover with fixed-wing efficiency, for public safety, utilities and agriculture customers. Holds a Guinness record for electric multirotor endurance (3h 11m 54s, 10 lb payload). Developing DronePort, an infrastructure platform for multi-drone regional operations; Series A funds US production and first customer deliveries.
HeadquartersSanta Clara, US
FoundedNot listed
Corporate funding$20M
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries A
FoundersBrian Hinman (Founder & CEO)
Regions servedUS
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-10-13
LinkedInView profile
XNot listed
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Machineamr
DronePort
- No specifications on file.
Machineinspection
Q12
- 3 hours 11 minutes 54 seconds flight, Guinness World Record for electric multirotor in its weight class; up to 10 lb payload
Long-endurance electric VTOL drone endurance record as announced by company
Claim source
Machineamr
Q250
- No specifications on file.
CA
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series A
Shield Capital, Qudit, BBK Capital, Alumni Ventures
Round sourceInvestors on recordShield CapitalQuditBBK CapitalAlumni Ventures
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2026-08-26Raises $20M Series A led by Shield Capital to scale US Q12 productionPR Newswire
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Source ledger
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