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Elistair designs and manufactures tethered drone systems for commercial users and governments. Our innovative tethered drone solutions grant an easy access to persistent aerial observation and communications, for: crisis monitoring, event security, perimeter surveillance, popup communications or traffic monitoring. Elistair systems are deployed in over 35 countries.
Overview
Location
France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Dardilly
Employees
11-50
Phone
+33 9 83 57 06 39
Total raised
$5.9M
Founded date
2014
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 6
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| Jan 15, 2026 | Tonner Drones Update on Strategic Participations: Elistair Selected for Major French Defense Innovation Project “Pendragon” | (’the Company’) is pleased to highlight a significant operational milestone achieved by Elistair, a strategic participation in which Tonner Drones holds approximately 10% of the capital and a seat on the Board of Directors. Technical Succes... |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Tonner Drones Provides Further Details on the Right Issue | has launched a capital increase for shareholders with preferential rights. The company understands that this can be a complex process and will therefore provide further clarification in this announcement. It hopes this will adequately answe... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Commercial Drones Market Analysis: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity, Forecast By 2024-2031 | Commercial Drones UNITED STATES, March 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The most recent research study from Coherent Market Insights, Commercial Drones Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity, and Forecast 2024 -2031, offers... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Elistair, The Pioneer in Tethered UAVs, Announces a €5M Series B Round to Accelerate Its International Expansion | LYON, France & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 30, 2021– Elistair, a market leader in tethered drones, has raised €5M from Omnes and Starquest Capital, its historic investor. This Series B round follows an initial €2M funding round in 2018... |
| Oct 19, 2016 | Rajant Meets Growing Demand For Drones And Broadband Connectivity | Kinetic Mesh Networks Enable AirMast Tethered Drone System to Accomplish More, Travel Further, Communicate with Each Other, and Leverage Variable Payloads across Remote Geographies LONDON – October 19, 2016 – As the demand for drone usage i... |
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FAQ about Elistair
When was Elistair founded?
Elistair was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Elistair raised?
Elistair has raised $5.9M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Elistair?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Elistair, among them “Tonner Drones Update on Strategic Participations: Elistair Selected for Major French Defense Innovation Project “Pendragon”” (Jan 15, 2026) and “Tonner Drones Provides Further Details on the Right Issue” (Sep 23, 2025).
Is Elistair still active?
Yes, Elistair is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 25, 2026.