Daedalean is a Zurich-based startup with the mission to build a certified airworthy autopilot that can also pass the exams for human pilots.
Location: Switzerland, Zurich
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $70.23M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| 21.04.2021 | MK Venture... | mk-vc.com |
| - | VentureLab | venturelab... |
| - | Carthona C... | carthonaca... |
| - | SICTIC | sictic.ch |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.07.2019 | - | $12.1M | - |
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| 05.08.2025 | Destinus and Daedalean sign CHF 180 million acquisition deal | Founded in 2016, Daedalean is a pioneer in safety-critical, certifiable AI avionics software that enables AI-assisted piloting, environmental awareness, and navigation in GNSS-denied environments. The company is supported by a team of more... |
| 05.08.2025 | UAV Destinus acquires Daedalean in $225M deal to boost AI capabilities | Destinus Group today announced it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Zurich-based Daedalean, a leader in aviation AI solutions, for CHF 180 million (approximately $225 million) in a combined cash-and-stock transaction. The acquisitio... |
| 10.04.2025 | Aviation startups expand their reach across Switzerland and Germany | In a new collaboration, the Swiss start-ups Xer Technologies and Daedalean are exploring safe and reliable ways to integrate drones into the airspace. To this end, flying Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) remains one of the biggest chall... |
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