Voliro Funding News- Voliro Secures $23M In Series A Round To Modernize Infrastructure With Aerial Robotics

The new funds will help speed up the global rollout of its autonomous inspection drones, aimed at modernising infrastructure maintenance, improving safety, and tackling workforce shortages.

The extension includes new support from noa Ventures and a debt facility from UBS, while Cherry Ventures led the original Series A.

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Voliro’s main product, the Voliro T, is built on a patented tiltable-rotor system and uses swappable sensor payloads to carry out precise, contact-based inspections. It's a scalable, data-driven solution built for safer, more sustainable operations.

The demand for this technology is growing fast. Ageing infrastructure is linked to nearly 30% of major industrial accidents in Europe, and corrosion alone costs the global economy around $2.5 trillion a year. At the same time, industries are losing experienced inspectors, increasing the need for smart, digital tools.

Voliro’s aerial robots meet both challenges. Whether it’s flare stacks, storage tanks, wind turbine blades, or transmission towers, the Voliro T helps energy, chemical, and renewable companies detect problems early, reduce downtime, and carry out safer, smarter inspections.

Florian Gutzwiller, CEO of Voliro, said: Voliroʼs technology directly addresses a trifecta of global needs: improving industrial resilience and safety, enabling the climate adaptation and energy transition by better maintaining assets like wind farms, and alleviating severe workforce shortages in the inspection field. Our technology represents a necessary tool to protect the built environment that we all rely on.

Infrastructure is the backbone of modern civilization—and maintaining it is one of the great challenges of our time. With the support of noa Ventures and a growing network of forward-looking customers, weʼre delivering on a vision that once felt like science fiction: autonomous aerial robots at the forefront of industrial intelligence. By combining cutting-edge robotics with real-world safety, sustainability, and workforce needs, weʼre contributing to a smarter future for the modern world.

In the rapidly growing wind energy sector, where uptime is key, Voliro is already making a big difference. Its aerial robots can inspect wind turbine lightning protection systems (LPS) five times faster than traditional methods, reducing both downtime and inspection costs by up to 50%—all without needing manual access.

With over 100 contact inspections every month, Voliro is leading the way in aerial inspection robotics. By changing how inspections are done, the company is not only improving infrastructure maintenance but also helping modernise the inspection field, making it more attractive to a new generation of skilled workers.

Gregory Dewerpe, founder and managing partner at noa, commented: Large-scale Industrial inspections are a massive opportunity for robotics and automation disruption. Both ageing and new assets, whether industrial, energy or infrastructure related, will benefit from more frequent, automated, reliable, and data-driven inspections. Weʼre delighted to partner with Voliro, a breakthrough platform with the potential to transform how critical infrastructure is maintained and safeguarded in the decades to come, and our first investment in my home country of Switzerland.

The new funding will help Voliro speed up development of its next-generation Voliro T platform. Key improvements include better cloud integration, AI-powered inspection and reporting, advanced diagnostics, greater autonomy, and modular sensor attachments.

These upgrades will move Voliro from semi-automated inspections to fully autonomous operations, and from simple data collection to active intervention, expanding what aerial robots can achieve in industrial settings.

About Voliro

Founded in 2019, Voliro is building advanced flying robots to make inspection and maintenance tasks safer, faster, and more cost-effective than traditional methods. Voliro is focused on developing innovative UAVs with omnidirectional control, meaning the drone's position and orientation are fully independent. This is key for stable, precise interaction with complex industrial environments.