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Voltela

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Voltela builds cellular command-and-control connectivity for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drones: its VC2 software encodes C2 telemetry as audio transmitted over the mobile network's prioritized voice channel, gaining priority queueing during congestion, guaranteed-bitrate scheduling, and coverage wherever cellular voice works (2G-5G). It ships as software for companion computers/flight controllers or preinstalled on the VOX carrier board, which carries CE Marking, FCC SDoC, and IC modular certification; a second VOX adds four-path link redundancy. The technology integrates with MAVLink flight controllers and was validated under NSF SBIR work to 99.99% link reliability at sub-500 ms latency in drone-flight measurements. The company publicly names drone OEMs and operators including blueflite, Aerialoop, LikeABird, Vision Aerial, Easy Aerial, AVY, AIRIAL and ORKID as partners/customers, though these listings are undated.

HeadquartersNew York, US
Founded2021
Corporate funding$2M
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeComponent supplier
Market segmentCorporate
StageGrant-funded (NSF SBIR Phase II active through Aug 2026; $500K GENIUS NY investment)
FoundersKim Mahler (Founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-21
XNot listed
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordU.S. National Science Foundation (SBIR)Empire State Development (GENIUS NY)NYU Entrepreneurial InstituteFraunhofer VentureJacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2023-10-18Selected as GENIUS NY Cohort 7 finalist with a $500,000 investment from New York StateUnmanned Airspace
2023-09-05Awarded NSF SBIR Phase II ($998,998), active through August 2026 with FY2025 TECP supplementU.S. National Science Foundation
2021-12-29Awarded NSF SBIR Phase I ($255,962) for BVLOS drone connection-reliability softwareU.S. National Science Foundation
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