# Aheadx

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/aheadx

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: Beijing, China
- Website: www.aheadx.com
- Latest round: Series A (Mar 29, 2025)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Established in 2014, Aheadx is a company primarily engaged in the research, development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and related hardware and software. The company’s predecessor is the UAV business department of Beijing up-tech technology Co., Ltd. which was known as iFLYUAS. The company's core team is comprised of graduates from the Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Institutes of Beihang University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Harbin Institute of Technology, and other related institutions.

In October 2025, Aheadx closed pre-series A funding from returning investor Yichen Capital.

Aheadx develops electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts which can be used for long-distance reconnaissance, inspection and other scenario. The company also provides unmanned surface vessel (USV) which can be used for large waters (rivers, lakes) patrol and investigation. In terms of UAV hardware, Aheadx produces Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) systems for drone controlling, simulator hardware for flight simulation system and other related accessories. The company also develops UAV ground control station (GCS) software, GNC software, flight control applications. The company generates revenue from developing unmanned vehicles and related hardware and software.

The pre-series A funding from Yichen Capital will be used by the company to accelerate the layout of its full-stack self-developed drone technology.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Mar 29, 2025 — Yichen Capital
- Series B, Jan 22, 2017 — TEDA Venture Capital
- Series A, Jan 27, 2016 — Y&R Capital
- Seed, Aug 4, 2015 — Albatross Venture

## Investors

- Albatross Venture (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/albatross-venture) — Seed
- Y&R Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-r-capital) — Series A
- TEDA Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/teda-venture-capital) — Series B
- Yichen Capital — Series A