AirForestry Once Again Spotlighted for its Technical Innovation on the Prestigious 33-List

For the second year in a row, AirForestry, which develops high-capacity drones for forest thinning, proudly announces its selection as one of the 33 top technical innovation companies on the prestigious technology magazine Ny Teknik's 33-list for 2023.

Despite increasing competition and a high number of qualified nominations, AirForestry stands strong with its innovation for sustainable forestry.

"It's an honour to once again be featured on Ny Teknik's list. This shows that our innovation creates value and makes a difference in forestry. We are committed to driving improvements and innovation in the sector," says Olle Gelin, CEO and co-founder of AirForestry.

AirForestry's unique technology embraces the future by moving forestry to the air, offering a solution to the challenges of traditional methods and machines which can cause ground damage.

The technical vision behind AirForestry's innovation leads to increased carbon storage, preserved biodiversity, increased resilience to climate changes, and at the same time produces more productive forests.

"We continue to work closely with forestry companies and forest owners to elevate forestry. With every advancement, we get one step closer to our vision, and I genuinely look forward to what the future holds," continues Olle Gelin.

This year, the competition for a spot on the 33-list was fiercer than ever. "It's tough to get on the 33-list this year. Many of the nominated companies are of very high quality," says Anders Thoresson, a technology journalist, who is part of the jury.

All interested parties are welcome to register for the 33-list finale event taking place on December 6th at the Clarion Hotel Stockholm. The event will gather all 33 companies, investors, industry companies, and representatives from the entire startup world and innovation-Sweden.

Here’s the whole list for 2023 in alphabetical order: 

AirForestry

Algo Dx

Alix Labs

Argus Eye

Atley Solutions

Amferia

Cemvision

Blue Ocean Closures

Enduce

Elpypta

Envue Technologies

Flasheye

Grafren

Greeniron

Hypex Bio

Helios Innovations

Heart Aerospace 

Ipercept Technology

Ligna Energy

Modvion

Nano Textile Solutions

Nitrocapt

Nordamps

Nyctea Technologies

Papershell

Qoitech

Remotive Labs

Reselo

Rocksigma

Stilride

Stratipath

UGLK Science

Validio

Contact
For further questions about AirForestry, contact the company at phone +46 70-049 78 47 or press@airforestry.com.

About AirForestry
AirForestry's ground-breaking technology makes it possible to thin forests in a completely new way, from the air. The company's innovation makes it possible to run fossil-free, gentle and more productive forestry. We contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from forest work while increasing the forest's ability to bind carbon. By creating better forests, we contribute to a more sustainable society - economically, environmentally, and socially. It's not just our primary goal but also our main driving force. Learn more at www.airforestry.com, watch our videos here, and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest.

AirForestry - Harvest trees with drones # Reinventing Forestry

What we do: Forest thinning from above with electric autonomous drones for more productive, resilient, and beautiful forests. 

Founders: Olle Gelin, Mauritz Andersson, Markus Romar, Caroline Walerud. 

CEO: Olle Gelin 

Location: Uppsala 

Employees: 24 

Year Founded: 2020 

Net Revenue: 1.5 MSEK in total since inception 

Financing: 65 MSEK in total, split between venture capital, grants, loans, and customer revenue. 

Major Shareholders: The founders and Walerud Ventures. 

Milestones and Innovations: We have the world's lightest harvesting tool, which hangs from the drone and trims and saws the tree. Proprietary drone optimized to lift 200 kg (thinning trees weigh 40-140 kg). Flight permit from the Swedish Transport Agency. 

Competition: Most of Sweden's thinning is done with ground-based forestry machines. They weigh up to 30 tons, damage the ground, require 5 meter wide access roads to reach the trees to be thinned, provide a poor work environment, and burn 200 liters of diesel per day (3.5 billion liters of diesel globally per year). 

Awards: Norrsken Impact/100 winner of Public Vote, World Economic Forum Top Innovator, Techarenan Business Award, 33-listan, etc. 

Collaborators and Sponsors: Sveaskog, Tele2, Vattenfall, Vinnova, SkogForsk, etc. 

Work with us! See https://careers.airforestry.com/