SiFly Aviation
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About
SiFly Aviation is a Santa Clara, California-based startup that develops long-endurance electric drones, most notably the Q12, which the company says flies four to five times longer and up to ten times farther than leading enterprise drones 12. Founder and CEO Brian Hinman has said the Series A financing provides roughly 18 months of runway to bring the Q12 into U.S. production and to continue development of the company’s DronePort infrastructure 12. SiFly is negotiating a lease for a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sunnyvale and expects to ship roughly 1,000 Q12s in 2027 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Series A | $20M | Shield Capital | Qudit, BBK Capital, Alumni Ventures 123 |
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Sources
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“SiFly Raises $20 Million Series A to Scale U.S. Production of Long-Endurance Drones,” PR Newswire (SiFly release), August 26, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sifly-raises-20-million-series-a-to-scale-us-production-of-long-endurance-drones-302859985.html↩↩↩
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“SiFly Raises $20 Million To Scale Long-Endurance Drone Production,” Aviation Week, August 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-propulsion/sifly-raises-20-million-scale-long-endurance-drone-production↩↩↩↩
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“SiFly Raises $20 Million to Scale U.S. Production of Long-Endurance Drones,” DroneLife, August 26, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://dronelife.com/2026/08/26/sifly-financing-us-drone-production/↩