# Aloft Technologies

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/aloft-technologies

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Silver Spring, US
- Website: www.aloft.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $6.5M
- Latest round: Seed (May 16, 2018)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Founded in 2015 by CEO, Jon Heagranes, and and Joshua Ziering, and based in Maryland, US, Aloft Technologies, Inc., formerly Kittyhawk.io, Inc. and a.k.a Aloft is a UAS Service Supplier (USS) for LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability) offering drone airspace systems & UTM technologies for individual pilots and enterprise fleet management. Kittyhawk formed a partnership with the FAA in 2019, reworking the B4UFly app in a public private partnership that benefited the drone community.In February 2026, Versaterm Inc., a portfolio company of Permira and Banneker Partners, acquired Aloft Technologies, Inc for $2.9 million
Aloft offers a flight management and analytics platform for operating drones via mobile application. Aloft's enterprise  Air Control platform provides fleet management and flight operations for all UAS OEMs by offering a complete software solution spanning flight logging, reporting, pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight workflows. Additionally,  the company's solutions help with fleet management, drone flight, and internal data systems for unified drone operations across the insurance, public safety, construction, media & operations, oil & gas, and the utilities industry. 
Aloft Technologies, Inc. generates revenue primarily through a SaaS subscription model for its enterprise drone airspace and fleet-management platform, with paying customers including enterprises, public safety agencies, government bodies, and infrastructure operators that subscribe to Aloft Air Control for features such as FAA-approved LAANC airspace authorizations, fleet and pilot management, compliance reporting, live streaming, APIs, and enterprise-grade security; additional revenue is derived from enterprise and government contracts for unmanned traffic management (UTM) and airspace intelligence services, developer and platform integrations that monetize access to Aloft’s FAA-certified authorization and airspace data via APIs, and value-added services such as enhanced compliance, data services, and operational support, while individual recreational and small commercial pilots are typically served through a free tier that drives network scale and underpins paid enterprise monetization

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 16, 2018, $5M — Freestyle VC, HorizonX Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Kluz Ventures
- Seed, Oct 2, 2017, $1M — Kluz Ventures
- Seed, Nov 1, 2016, $0.5M — Kluz Ventures

## Investors

- Kluz Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kluz-ventures) — Seed
- Freestyle VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/freestyle-vc) — Seed
- HorizonX Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/horizonx-ventures) — Seed
- Bonfire Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bonfire-ventures) — Seed