# Aerones funding: rounds and investors

> Aerones has raised $62M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Y Combinator, Fifth Wall and Energy Impact Partners. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aerones (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Aerones*

One round we have observed, with the 6 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Drones

Y Combinator: W18

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$62M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series B, $62M Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 6

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Series B **$62M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Fifth Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-wall) [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) [S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) [Lightrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightrock) Source recorded SEC filing: $62M sold, first sale May 2025

## Founders and team

From Aerones's own website: 3 founders, 3 on the team.

**Dainis Kruze** Co-founder & CEO

**Dr. Ashley Crowther** Co-founder, CTO

**Janis Putrams** Co-founder, CTO

- **Arnis Andersons** Head of Sales USA
- **Davis Krastins** Head of Sales - EU, APAC
- **Nicolas Re** Regional Business Development Manager

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[Fifth Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifth-wall) VC firm **1** round

[Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) VC firm **1** round

[S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) Growth equity **1** round

[Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) VC firm **1** round

[Lightrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightrock) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=aerones).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Aerones as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Point Reyes Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/efund-llc) Private equity Per its own site

[Haniel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haniel) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Aerones

### Who invested in Aerones?

Aerones's investors include Y Combinator, Fifth Wall, Energy Impact Partners, S2G Investments and Playground Global, and 1 more on record.

### How much has Aerones raised?

Aerones has raised $62M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Aerones last raise?

Aerones's most recent round was a Series B of $62M in Jun 2025.

### What was Aerones's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $62M in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Aerones first?

Aerones's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by Y Combinator, Fifth Wall and Energy Impact Partners and 3 others.

### What stage is Aerones at?

Aerones's latest named round is a Series B, in Jun 2025.

### Where is Aerones based?

Aerones is based in the United States.

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