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Volansi

AcquiredYC W17

San Francisco, US · Founded 2015 · 85 employees · 19 known investors

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Volansi manufactures and operates unmanned vertical-takeoff aircraft designed to carry heavy payloads across long distances for point-to-point delivery, targeting business customers in defense, commercial, and medical sectors seeking to reduce operational downtime expenses.

Also known as volans-i, Inc · Volans-i, Inc. · volans-i · Volans-i · volans-i, Volans-i

Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsAutonomous DeliveryDronesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)

Volansi was founded in 2015 by Hannan Parvizian.

HPHannan Parvizian
Hannan ParvizianFounder
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Shirin MajdRecruiting Lead
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Peggy PanRecruiting Coordinator
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Wesley Zheng
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Arnaud ThiercelinVice President of Software Engineeringformer
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Casey KuznetsovaRecruiting Consultantformer
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Lisa NoeltnerSenior Manager of Recruitingformer
MCMinh Chung Hoang
Minh Chung HoangDirector of Avionics2021–2022Founder & CTO at Posh

Investors · 19

Accelerator VenturesreportedMiami · $2M

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Alchemist AcceleratorreportedSan Francisco · $30K

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Automation Venturesreported

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Avlok CapitalreportedLynnwood

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Icon VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $6M – $12M

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Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $5M

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MicroVenturesreportedAustin

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One Planet Opsreported

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Trend Discovery CapitalreportedCharleston

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Also in the syndicate · 1

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$100M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2020

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The YC application· Winter 2017 batch

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Volansi went on to found or lead other companies.

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corporate structure
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Frequently asked questions

What does Volansi do?
Volansi manufactures and operates unmanned vertical-takeoff aircraft designed to carry heavy payloads across long distances for point-to-point delivery, targeting business customers in defense, commercial, and medical sectors seeking to reduce operational downtime expenses.
Who founded Volansi?
Volansi was founded by Hannan Parvizian in 2015.
Who are Volansi's investors?
Volansi's investors include Hemisphere Ventures LLC, Y Combinator, Accelerator Ventures, Alchemist Accelerator, Alumni Ventures, Automation Ventures, Avlok Capital, Correlation Ventures and 10 more.
How much funding has Volansi raised?
Volansi has disclosed $100M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Volansi headquartered?
Volansi is headquartered in San Francisco, US.