Who invested in Birdi

5 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.1Mraised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources

$72KCrowdfunding$700KSeed$500KSeed$500KVenture$297KGrant

Latest round: Grant, $297KMar 2018
Biggest round: $700KSeed · Jul 2014
Investors: 10

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20142015201620172018

$72KCrowdfunding$700KSeed$500KSeed$500KVenture$297KGrant

First round: Crowdfunding, $72K
Biggest round: $700K
Usual gap between rounds: 8 months

The rounds

Mar 2018
Grant$297K4 new
Source recorded
Aug 2015
Venture$500K2 new1 returning
From a historical funding record
Apr 2015
Seed$500K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Jul 2014
Seed$700K4 new
- Kapor Capital
- Jason Calacanis
- Eric Ries
- John Galbraith
From a historical funding record
Feb 2014
Crowdfunding$72K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Birdi's own website: 2 founders, 7 on the team.

Sebastian RobertsonCEO & Co-founder

Abraham RobertsonDirector & Co-founder

Tom BaldryCTO
Aaron BrockleySales Director
Ajoy MallikDirector
Chris ChapmanDirector
Kayley GreenlandProduct Manager
Peter BaldryLead Software Engineer (AI)
Ray GillinderOperations Manager & Drone Pilot

AdvisersChris CuffeJude BlankfieldManfred HasselerMaria AtkinsonMitch RibarRoss Allen

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Crowdfunding2014Seed2014Seed2015Venture2015Grant2018

7percent VenturesJason Calacanis

Eric RiesJohn Galbraith

Everyone who backed them

Kapor CapitalVC firm2rounds

MassChallengeAccelerator1round

Innovate UKVC firm1round

Scottish EnterpriseGovernment1round

Frontline VenturesVC firm1round

VentoVC firm1round

7percent VenturesVC firm1round

Jason CalacanisVC firm1round

Eric RiesAngel1round

John Galbraithno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Birdi as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.