What Manna Air Delivery does

Manna Air Delivery (legal entity: Manna Drones Limited) is a Dublin-headquartered drone delivery operator founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur Bobby Healy (previously of CarTrawler). The company designs, manufactures and operates its own electric drone airframe and a proprietary real-time flight orchestration software stack end-to-end from Dublin, delivering groceries, restaurant meals, pharmacy items, retail goods and urgent essentials in under three minutes, with a 4 kg payload, ~80 kph cruise speed and a Trinity College Dublin-validated 59 dB in-flight noise profile. As of mid-2026 Manna has completed over 300,000 deliveries and 250,000+ regulated commercial UAV flights across Ireland, Finland and Texas.

The business operates three revenue streams: per-delivery consumer transaction fees via the Manna iOS/Android app, marketplace commissions on orders placed through partner delivery apps (Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat, DoorDash, Wolt), and B2B partnerships with 120+ local merchants (cafes, pharmacies, bookshops, butchers, restaurants). Its go-to-market is hybrid — direct-to-consumer via the Manna app, sales-led B2B merchant onboarding, and channel-led via embedded delivery platforms — and the company holds a Light UAS Operator Certificate (Irish Aviation Authority, 2021), EASA certification, and a June 2026 SAIL III authorisation from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

On 19 June 2026, Manna announced a pause of all drone delivery operations in Dublin and Cork citing the absence of a clear Irish national policy framework, a Dundrum planning refusal and a Cork City Council enforcement file, while retaining R&D, engineering, regulatory and corporate functions in Ireland. Commercial focus is being redirected to the US, UK and (anticipated) UAE, funded by a $50 million Series B closed in April 2026 (cumulative $110M raised) co-led by ARK Invest, ISIF and Schooner Capital, with plans to scale to up to 40 operational bases and 570+ employees globally.

Name

Manna Air Delivery

Legal name

Manna Drones Limited

Website

https://manna.aero

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Manna Air Delivery is an Irish autonomous drone delivery operator designing, manufacturing and operating its own drones and orchestration software to fulfil suburban last-mile delivery for consumers, local merchants, and embedded delivery platforms (Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat, DoorDash, Wolt), with active operations in Texas, Helsinki and a 2026 pivot away from Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous drone delivery services

NAICS

Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Courier Services (4513)

akta.pro primary industry

Helicopter Air Taxi / Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Services (TLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Autonomous drone delivery
• Last-mile logistics
• Aerial delivery service
• Drone fleet operations
• Suburban delivery infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Per-delivery consumer transaction fees: Revenue from individual consumer orders placed through the Manna mobile app (iOS and Android). Each delivery of goods (food, groceries, pharmacy, household essentials, etc.) generates a transaction fee charged at the point of sale in the app.
2. Channel partner delivery commissions: Revenue share / take rate when Manna fulfils deliveries initiated through partner platforms — Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat, DoorDash and (in Helsinki) Wolt. Customers order through the partner app and the delivery is fulfilled by Manna drones, with Manna earning a share of the order value.
3. B2B merchant partnerships: Revenue generated from local businesses (cafes, pharmacies, bookshops, butchers and other retailers — over 120 partners over seven years) using Manna for last-mile delivery, including promotional co-marketing campaigns (e.g., the April 2026 Coca-Cola Swirl Card campaign co-run with Coca-Cola HBC Ireland).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Manna designs, manufactures and operates its own electric autonomous drones and flight-orchestration software to provide sub-3-minute aerial last-mile delivery of food, groceries, pharmacy items, retail goods and urgent essentials in suburban neighbourhoods. The service is consumed primarily through the Manna iOS/Android app and is also embedded as a delivery fulfilment option inside Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat, DoorDash and Wolt.

Product overview

Manna Air Delivery is a single integrated platform product — an autonomous aerial drone delivery service for suburban last-mile logistics — rather than a platform-plus-modules suite. The core offering is the Manna Air Delivery service, supported by the Manna App (iOS/Android) as the primary customer surface and by a set of delivery-platform integrations with Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat, DoorDash, and Wolt that route orders from those apps into Manna's fleet. The platform is exposed to end users through several product categories — Retail Therapy, Groceries, Drinks, Food, and Urgent Essentials — plus a vertical medical drone delivery capability piloted with Dublin's Rotunda Hospital, all of which are fulfilled by the same drone airframe, flight-orchestration software, and regulatory stack built and maintained in Dublin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manna Air Delivery (drone delivery service) Autonomous aerial drone delivery service for suburban last-mile logistics, delivering groceries, restaurant meals, pharmacy items, retail goods and urgent essentials in under 3 minutes with a 4 kg payload limit and approximately 60 m flight altitude, fulfilled by Manna's own drone fleet and flight-orchestration software.
• Manna App (iOS and Android consumer app) Consumer iOS and Android application for registering, authenticating users, capturing delivery address/Eircode, placing and paying for drone delivery orders, tracking the drone in real time, receiving partner marketing notifications and managing privacy settings.
• Medical drone delivery (healthcare logistics vertical)

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% lower CO2 emissions than road delivery
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major — flagship healthcare-sector pilot partner., flagship delivery platform partner., major delivery platform partner in finland., supporting — credibility partner for community engagement. and minor — single-trial partner referenced in series b blog..

• Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)major — flagship healthcare-sector pilot partner.Strategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2026Co-led a March 2026 medical drone delivery simulation in Dublin with Manna, demonstrating rapid aerial transport of blood and other life-saving supplies between Rotunda Hospital and Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown. Showcases the potential to bypass traffic and speed up inter-hospital transport of critical materials.
• Uberflagship delivery platform partner.Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery platform partnership that lets customers order Manna air delivery via the Uber app. Uber was 'recently added' to Manna's delivery platform partnerships alongside Deliveroo, Just Eat and DoorDash, as announced with the Series B.
• Deliverooflagship delivery platform partner.Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery platform partnership that allows customers to order Manna air delivery via the Deliveroo app. Listed as one of Manna's global delivery platform partners.
• Just Eatflagship delivery platform partner.Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery platform partnership that allows customers to order Manna air delivery via the Just Eat app; 'Now available on Just Eat' per the Explore page, available in Dublin, Ireland.
• DoorDashflagship delivery platform partner.Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery platform partnership that allows customers to order Manna air delivery via the DoorDash app. Listed alongside Uber, Deliveroo and Just Eat in the Series B announcement.
• Woltmajor delivery platform partner in finland.Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery platform partnership in Helsinki, Finland — Manna drone delivery is available via the Wolt app in Helsinki.
• Trinity College Dublinsupporting — credibility partner for community engagement.OthersConducted an independent noise study cited by Manna confirming its aircraft produces 59 dB in flight — quieter than typical street traffic (75 dB) and urban background noise in Blanchardstown (52 dB). The study is referenced on the Community Guide page as part of the company's noise-evidence base.
• National Ambulance Service (Ireland)minor — single-trial partner referenced in series b blog.OthersTook part in a trial in which Manna delivered a defibrillator to a cardiac arrest scene in 3 minutes and 42 seconds, referenced as evidence of the technology's life-saving potential in the Series B blog post.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wing (Alphabet): Alphabet's drone delivery subsidiary operating commercial suburban air delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. Closest direct competitor with similar suburban last-mile model, BVLOS operations, and third-party platform integrations.
• Zipline: Long-range autonomous drone delivery operator with deep medical/logistics experience (Africa, US) now expanding into instant consumer delivery. Comparable in vertical integration, regulatory leadership, and B2B platform economics.
• Flytrex: US-based drone delivery operator focused on suburban last-mile food delivery, with FAA approval and partnerships with major US restaurant chains and retailers. Directly comparable suburban delivery model.
• Matternet: Urban medical drone delivery operator with hospital-to-hospital logistics and FAA type certification. Comparable on regulatory rigour, autonomous operations, and healthcare vertical pilot (relevant to Manna's Rotunda Hospital trial).
• DroneUp: US drone delivery operator with Walmart partnership for last-mile suburban delivery. Comparable suburban delivery focus, regulatory progress, and retail/platform integrations.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Prime Air: Amazon's drone delivery program with proprietary drone hardware and FAA BVLOS approval, targeting suburban package delivery. A larger incumbent in the same space with deeper capital and an existing e-commerce demand surface.
• Joby Aviation: US eVTOL passenger aircraft developer pursuing both passenger and cargo air mobility, with Uber partnership for delivery. Broader incumbent in the urban air mobility space with significantly larger capital base.

Regional players

• Meituan Drone Delivery: Drone delivery arm of China's leading food delivery platform, operating in Shenzhen and other Chinese cities. Comparable end-to-end vertical integration and platform-based demand aggregation, but primarily operating in China.

Emerging players

• Wingcopter: German eVTOL drone delivery company focused on medical logistics and last-mile delivery in Africa and Europe. Comparable proprietary tilt-rotor drone technology and emerging commercial delivery presence.
• Skyports Drone Services: UK-based operator of vertiport infrastructure and drone delivery services, with medical and logistics use cases. Comparable regulatory footprint and emerging-market positioning in the UK and UAE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MannaAero

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors19 records

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M&A

Investments

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