Airmap
AcquiredSanta Monica, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 15 known investors
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AirMap builds airspace information and traffic management software for low-altitude drone operations; acquired by DroneUp in 2021.
Also known as AirMap, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Airmap was founded in 2015 by Gregory McNeal and Ben Marcus.
Board
Investors · 15
Also in the syndicate · 6
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$34.3M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds · 2015–2020
▶$31.8MraisedMar 2020 · 9 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- David HoseExecutive Officer, Director
- Bilal ZuberiDirector
- Courtney SayeExecutive Officer
- Marcus BenjaminExecutive Officer, Director
- Katherine BoyleDirector
- Tom WheelerDirector
- Offering amount
- $46.8M
- Amount sold
- $31.8M
- First sale
- Mar 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.6MraisedJul 2015 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Gregory McNealExecutive Officer, Director
- Bilal ZuberiDirector
- Benjamin MarcusExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.7M
- Amount sold
- $2.6M
- First sale
- Jun 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026AirMap is a Santa Monica, California-based provider of airspace information and services for unmanned aircraft systems. Its platform aggregates low-altitude airspace data — including air traffic, weather and flight restrictions in real time — and delivers advisories, flight planning, digital flight notices, geofencing, cybersecurity and unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) capabilities to drone operators, manufacturers, enterprises and aviation authorities. The company positioned its work around open, connected and automated airspace, partnering with regulators, authorities, UAS solution providers and pilots on digital infrastructure and standards intended to allow drones to fly safely at scale.
Products included a free airspace database and digital map launched in the United States in 2015, an iOS and Apple Watch app released in 2016 that let operators view airspace advisories, create flights and file digital flight notices to airports, digital identification certificates for drones introduced in 2016, and later Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) authorizations in U.S. controlled airspace. AirMap also supplied the airspace data behind DJI's Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) geofencing system and integrated its data into the Know Before You Fly safety campaign.
Following its acquisition by DroneUp, AirMap stated a revised mission of enabling autonomy and beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight at scale and discontinued its LAANC service and consumer application in June 2023.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2020 | $1000K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2020 | $50K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Timeline · 13
launches, deals, and filingsAirMap disabled LAANC authorizations and closed its traffic management application on June 22, 2023, stating a new mission to enable autonomy and beyond visual line-of-sight flight at scale.
AirMap was acquired by drone delivery firm DroneUp, which is backed by Walmart; at the time of the deal AirMap provided UTM services for roughly 100,000 flights worldwide per day.
The venture arms of Qualcomm, Microsoft and Airbus led a $26 million investment, with Sony, Rakuten and Yuneec also participating, bringing total financing to more than $43 million.
$26M source ↗
Alongside its funding announcement, the co-founders said AirMap was opening offices in Berlin and at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.
The app let UAS operators access low-altitude airspace advisories, create flights and file digital flight notices to airports.
$15M source ↗
AirMap and the American Association of Airport Executives, through the Airport Innovation Accelerator, launched D-NAS, allowing UAS operators to give airports real-time digital flight information.
AirMap named Jared Ablon chief information security officer and appointed Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney (U.S. Air Force, Ret.) to its board of advisors.
DJI introduced its Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) geofencing system for its unmanned aircraft, developed through a partnership with AirMap.
The Know Before You Fly UAV safety campaign integrated airspace information from AirMap.
$2.6M source ↗
Following its initial beta, AirMap released version 1.1 of its airspace compliance resource, presented at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International event.
AirMap launched a free, comprehensive airspace database and resource for UAS operators in the United States, providing low-altitude airspace information to ease compliance.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- airmap :: Unmanned Aerial Onlineunmanned-aerial.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Airmap do?
- AirMap builds airspace information and traffic management software for low-altitude drone operations; acquired by DroneUp in 2021.
- Who founded Airmap?
- Airmap was founded by Gregory McNeal, Ben Marcus in 2015.
- Who are Airmap's investors?
- Airmap's investors include Bullpen Capital, Comet Labs, Lux Capital, One Planet Group, R/GA Ventures, Sony Ventures Corporation, Wonder Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and 1 more.
- How much funding has Airmap raised?
- Airmap has disclosed $34.3M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Airmap headquartered?
- Airmap is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.