# SiFly

> SiFly Aviation develops long-endurance electric drones and multi-aircraft ground infrastructure for public safety, infrastructure inspection and agriculture. Its Q12 set a Guinness endurance record in 2025; a $20 million Series A in 2026 is intended to turn flight demonstrations into U.S. production and customer deliveries.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Brian Hinman (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Q12, DronePort, Q250
- **Notable:** Guinness World Records certified a 3:11:54 flight by SiFly on July 26, 2025 in Chualar, California, for an electrically powered prototype multirotor in the 5–20 kg class., SiFly announced a $20 million Series A in August 2026., SiFly says the Q12 has completed thousands of test flights.

## Products & services

- **Q12** — Electric long-endurance quadcopter for sensing, inspection and public safety; marketed for up to 180 minutes of forward flight, more than two hours hovering and a 10-pound payload. Preorders are open; first revenue-generating deliveries were targeted for Q1 2027 in an August 2026 interview.
- **DronePort** — Announced multi-aircraft ground station and operations center designed to launch, recover, charge and manage up to four Q12 aircraft from a 20-foot container.
- **Q250** — Heavy-lift rotorcraft concept for cargo and agriculture; SiFly lists a 237-pound payload and 2027 target, while reporting in August 2026 said full development remained unfunded.

## Achievements

- Guinness World Records certified a 3:11:54 flight by SiFly on July 26, 2025 in Chualar, California, for an electrically powered prototype multirotor in the 5–20 kg class.
- SiFly announced a $20 million Series A in August 2026.
- SiFly says the Q12 has completed thousands of test flights.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Announced $20 million Series A led by Shield Capital for Q12 production and DronePort validation.
- **2026-05** — Introduced DronePort as a regional multi-drone deployment system.
- **2026-04** — Announced live Q12 telemetry integration with ADS-B Exchange.
- **2025-12** — Announced public-safety partnership with Versaterm / DroneSense.

## Links

- Website: https://sifly.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sifly
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@siflyaviation

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Last updated: 2026-09-28