Flirtey builds and operates delivery drones, including a hexacopter with motor and battery redundancy and a payload-release system that lowers packages from about 50 feet. The company has completed notable demonstrations and partnerships, including FAA approval for a U.S. delivery in 2015, a drone exhibit at the Smithsonian, Slurpee deliveries from 7-Eleven in Nevada, and pizza deliveries for Domino’s in New Zealand. Its platform emphasizes safety and reliability (able to fly if one motor or one battery fails, and designed to detach the payload if theft is attempted). Flirtey participated in Y Combinator and previously raised a $120,000 seed round. The startup plans to use new funding to run more deliveries for existing clients, pursue new retail customers in the U.S. and New Zealand, and expand later to Japan, while developing next-generation technologies.

Total raised

$16M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jan 2017