RigiTech
RigiTech is a Swiss drone logistics company that develops the Eiger VTOL delivery aircraft, RigiCloud fleet-management software, and AirBridge managed drone-in-a-box services for BVLOS operations serving healthcare, offshore energy, postal, and government customers across 15+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersPrilly, Switzerland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What RigiTech does
Rigi Technologies SA (RigiTech) is a Swiss drone logistics company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Prilly-Lausanne, Switzerland. The company designs, manufactures, and operates vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) cargo delivery, with primary use cases in healthcare and life-sciences logistics (medical sample transport between hospitals, labs, and clinics), offshore wind maintenance (precision payload dropping for Ørsted and TotalEnergies), postal and parcel delivery (PostNL in the Netherlands), and government/anti-doping operations. The company has scaled to active operations in 15+ countries across 5 continents and holds more than 15 BVLOS authorizations, including the first EASA Design Verification Report for Enhanced Containment and SAIL III pre-defined risk assessment.
RigiTech's product stack comprises the Eiger VTOL aircraft, the RigiCloud software platform (flight planning, telemetry, fleet management, maintenance), the RigiCloud Academy operator training program, the AirBridge managed drone-in-a-box network service, and a Precision Payload Dropping System for offshore operations. The technology has accumulated 2,215+ km of BVLOS flight data and is protected as a combination of patented and trade-secret IP rather than a heavy patent portfolio.
The business model combines hardware sales of Eiger systems (enterprise-priced units sold to operators), recurring RigiCloud SaaS subscriptions, professional services including SORA documentation and regulatory consulting, and managed services via AirBridge and operator partnerships. Go-to-market is executed through direct enterprise sales supplemented by a network of channel partners and operating partners including Spright (US), Volatus Aerospace (North America), Impianti S.p.A. (Italy), Drone Nerds/XTI Aerospace (US), Holo (Spain), Delivrone, and Skyports. The customer base spans large enterprise and government end-users such as Biogroup-LCD, King Khaled University Hospital, PostNL, Ørsted, TotalEnergies, ITA/ADLQ, and the Swiss Post. The company employs 11-50 people and is not yet disclosed as profitable, having raised approximately $3.9M across multiple equity and grant rounds.
RigiTech firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- RigiTech
- Legal name
- Rigi Technologies SA
- Website
- https://rigi.tech
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- RigiTech is a Swiss drone logistics company that develops the Eiger VTOL delivery aircraft, RigiCloud fleet-management software, and AirBridge managed drone-in-a-box services for BVLOS operations serving healthcare, offshore energy, postal, and government customers across 15+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where RigiTech is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Prilly
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
RigiTech business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware sales (Eiger drone systems): Sale of the Eiger VTOL drone platform to operators and partners (e.g., "RigiTech will be delivering the first six Eiger systems over the next few months" to Spright; Upstate Medical University "first consumer in the United States to own and operate" the Eiger). Primary productized hardware line.
- Software (RigiCloud) and connectivity infrastructure: Centralised cloud-based fleet management, route planning, flight tracking, fleet maintenance, and API access. Pitched as a core part of "RigiTech's comprehensive offerings" alongside hardware.
- Professional services: training, regulatory support, SORA expertise: Regulatory documentation and testing, connectivity infrastructure, training, support, and Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) expertise to help clients obtain flight permissions faster. Example: "RigiTech has provided comprehensive training to the personnel of Medical Drone Service."
- Managed / turnkey drone delivery service: End-to-end turnkey system combining drones, communication, software, hardware, and support to provide reliable delivery service by air, plus optional on-site maintenance/operations. In some markets (e.g., France BVLOS routes) RigiTech and partners effectively act as the operator.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Quote-based turnkey package (drone + RigiCloud + training + regulatory support) — no public price list |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
RigiTech product offering
Product offeringCore offering
RigiTech designs, manufactures, and operates long-range VTOL delivery drones (Eiger), bundled with its RigiCloud centralized fleet-management software and the AirBridge turnkey network concept, to provide BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) drone delivery services to healthcare, postal, offshore-energy, and industrial-logistics customers. The company sells the drone hardware to operators and end customers, monetizes RigiCloud via software subscriptions, and offers professional services including pilot training, regulatory/SORA support, and managed turnkey delivery operations.
Product overview
RigiTech offers an integrated, platform-plus-modules drone logistics architecture rather than a single standalone product. The core offering combines the Eiger, a long-range VTOL delivery drone hardware platform, with RigiCloud, a centralised cloud-based software platform that handles flight planning, fleet management, real-time monitoring, detect-and-avoid and cross-border operations. On top of this core pair, RigiTech packages the AirBridge turnkey delivery solution concept and specialised offerings such as Labs (laboratory logistics), and supports add-on hardware/software modules including the Edge Node, the Precision Payload Dropping System prototype, and supporting systems like drone port cameras and weather stations. The offering is delivered to operators and end customers through a combination of hardware sales, RigiCloud software subscriptions, regulatory support, pilot training, and ongoing maintenance services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Eiger: Flagship long-range VTOL delivery drone system designed for BVLOS logistics (up to 100 km range, 3 kg payload, 15-litre payload bay).
- RigiCloud
- AirBridge
- RigiOne
- Minto
Products and services
- Eiger drone system Flagship long-range VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) unmanned aircraft system designed for delivery, with 3 kg payload, 15-litre payload bay, 100 km range, 100-120 km/h cruise speed, ~59-minute flight time, 2.7 m wingspan, emergency parachute, triple-redundant communications and 'quadchute' automatic transition to multicopter mode.
- RigiCloud Centralised cloud-based software platform for managing remote drone logistics operations, including flight tracking, fleet maintenance, route planning, smart navigation, detect-and-avoid, contingency handling, secure partner API, and many-to-many cross-border drone operations from a single control tower.
- RigiTech Labs (laboratory logistics offering) Specialised RigiTech offering focused on high-efficiency laboratory logistics, with the Eiger capable of transporting up to 150 biological samples per flight for medical laboratory customers.
- Precision Payload Dropping System (prototype add-on) Prototype add-on to the Eiger platform that automates precision payload drops with centimetre-level accuracy via an automated connector remotely activated by RigiCloud, eliminating the need to land and take off. Designed for offshore wind farm and industrial site deliveries.
- Turnkey managed drone delivery service (AirBridge) End-to-end turnkey system combining Eiger drones, RigiCloud communication and software, Edge Node, and support services to provide a managed drone delivery service by air, including optional on-site maintenance and operations, in which RigiTech and partners effectively act as the operator.
- Professional services: training, regulatory/SORA support and consulting Regulatory documentation and testing, connectivity infrastructure, training, support, and Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) expertise provided to help operators obtain BVLOS flight permissions faster. Example: RigiTech provided comprehensive training to Medical Drone Service personnel.
Quantifiable outcome
- 60% reduction in transport time; 80% decrease in CO2 emissions (Barcelona/Olot Hospital flight completed in 7 minutes)
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use RigiTech
Customer profileNamed customers21 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
RigiTech technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability6 records
Feature10 records
RigiTech partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
28 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship — opens u.s. market, major — medical delivery market expansion, major — italian market entry, major — pan-european cross-border initiative, moderate — u-space and airspace integration support, major — first u.s. bvlos flight support ecosystem, major — catalonia bvlos demonstration partners, major — u.s. regulatory acceptance, flagship — netherlands operator partner, major — dutch mobility and medical drone ecosystem, major — northern france nighttime medical bvlos operator, major — korea market entry and asia expansion, major — greek islands inter-island bvlos consortium, major — latin america market entry operator, major — offshore wind logistics innovation, flagship — global operating partner, major — czech republic bvlos integration, moderate — industry standardisation consortium, flagship — biogroup joined rigitech board of directors, major — civil aviation regulatory counterpart, major — anti-doping sample transport innovation, major — humanitarian medical delivery in senegal, moderate — local operator training partner, major — sub-saharan africa market entry operator, moderate — european space agency incubation, major — historic airspace collaboration, moderate — anti-doping mou and moderate — portugal drone landing station integration.
- XTI Aerospace (subsidiary Drone Nerds)flagship — opens u.s. marketXTI Aerospace announced a strategic partnership with RigiTech to integrate the Eiger long-range delivery drone into its enterprise solutions portfolio. The Eiger is now available for evaluation and procurement through distribution partner Drone Nerds, subject to regulatory approvals, supporting RigiTech's expansion into the U.S. market.
- Volatus Aerospacemajor — medical delivery market expansionVolatus Aerospace (TSXV: FLT) partners with RigiTech to enhance medical delivery services with long-range drone technology. Volatus is a leading provider of aerial solutions, with listed presence on TSX Venture, OTCQX, and Frankfurt.
- Impianti S.p.A.major — italian market entryStrategic partnership between Impianti S.p.A. (EGM: MPT, established 1992, Technology Scout, System Integrator and Business Developer) and RigiTech. Impianti introduces RigiTech's drone logistics solutions to the Italian market across healthcare, logistics, industrial operations, and public services.
- Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) and ÖAMTC (Austria)major — pan-european cross-border initiative3 drones from 3 countries (Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands) flew simultaneously from 1 remote control tower in Amsterdam. The collaboration was developed with Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) and ÖAMTC to test long-range, centralized control from Amsterdam.
- Digisky and Airlabsmoderate — u-space and airspace integration supportDigisky and Airlabs provided valuable expertise in support of the cross-border 3 drones / 3 countries / 1 control tower initiative, helping ensure drone systems and operations meet the highest standards of medical logistics.
- Causey Aviation Unmanned, AX Enterprize, Oneida County UAS Test Site, Crown Consulting, NUAIRmajor — first u.s. bvlos flight support ecosystemU.S. partners supporting Air Upstate (Upstate Medical University) in the first U.S. BVLOS flight with the Eiger drone on May 22, 2024 (30 km round trip from Griffiss International Airport to New York's Homeland Security Training Center in Oriskany, completed in 18 min 20 sec).
- TIC Salut Social Foundation, CTTI, BCN Drone Center, Olot and Garrotxa Regional Hospital Foundationmajor — catalonia bvlos demonstration partnersCollaboration in Spain: BVLOS demonstration flight from Basic Health Area (ABS) of Vall d'en Bas to Olot Hospital, attended by the Minister of Health, Manel Balcells. Initiative supported by the Digital Catalonia Alliance.
- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)major — u.s. regulatory acceptanceFAA confirmed the Eiger drone is registered as a Remote ID compliant UAS ("ASTM F3411-22a-RID-B compliant"), enabling safer U.S. BVLOS operations in the National Airspace System.
- Medical Drone Service (ANWB Medical Air Assistance + PostNL Health)flagship — netherlands operator partnerMedical Drone Service, a consortium between ANWB Medical Air Assistance and PostNL Health in partnership with Erasmus MC, Isala, Sanquin, Certe, Resultlab, Amsterdam UMC, St. Antonius, Accureon, and UMCG, added the Eiger drone (yellow wings reminiscent of trauma helicopters) to its fleet of three drones. RigiTech provided comprehensive training on hardware and software (RigiCloud).
- ANWB (Algemene Nederlandse Wielrijdersbond)major — dutch mobility and medical drone ecosystemANWB is a key executor of cross-border medical drone initiatives in the Netherlands, and operates Medical Drone Service together with PostNL Health. RigiTech partnered with ANWB for cross-border flights from Amsterdam control tower in November 2024.
- Delivronemajor — northern france nighttime medical bvlos operatorDelivrone (a French medical-logistics startup) initiated nighttime BVLOS drone delivery routes in Northern France using RigiTech's Eiger and RigiCloud. Operates two routes from Valenciennes to Maubeuge (39 km in ~25 min) for medical sample transport.
- Skyports Drone Servicesmajor — korea market entry and asia expansionSkyports Drone Services onboarded RigiTech to launch inter-island drone deliveries in Yeosu City, Korea. Project supported by MoLIT, KIAST, and Yeosu City government, in consortium with Marine Drone Tech and RGB Lab.
- Probotek, Uni Systems, ACS, Pleiades IoT Innovation Cluster, Drops Smart Hubsmajor — greek islands inter-island bvlos consortiumPioneering Greek consortium for BVLOS drone delivery between Kos and Pserimos islands. First test operation 8 September 2023, with an 8-minute flight connecting points 12 km apart. RigiCloud managed operations remotely from Kos and Pserimos.
- CIELUMmajor — latin america market entry operatorSpanish-Uruguayan company CIELUM, in coordination with engineer Franco Simini from the biomedical engineering nucleus of the Faculty of Engineering (UDELAR) and Tacuarembó Hospital (ASSE), executed the first BVLOS drone delivery operations in Latin America. Project financed by international cooperation funds, with network of up to 10 rural polyclinics.
- Holo and DSV (with Ørsted as end-customer)major — offshore wind logistics innovationRigiTech, Holo (Danish autonomous systems operator) and DSV (global transport and logistics company) developed a precision payload dropping prototype for Ørsted Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Completed 40 flights offshore with 100% success rate; delivery to 95m-high wind turbine 30 km offshore.
- Spright (division of Air Methods)flagship — global operating partnerRigiTech and Spright (U.S.-based market-leading UAS operator) announced a strategic alliance; Spright becomes a key operating partner establishing new drone delivery networks for healthcare clients. RigiTech will deliver the first six Eiger systems, training of Spright's key staff has begun. Co-exhibited at EuroMedLab Roma 2023.
- UpVision (Czech U-Space provider)major — czech republic bvlos integrationRigiTech and UpVision executed a BVLOS route in the Czech Republic at Brno–Tuřany Airport (~10 km) within the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) framework. RigiCloud and UpVision's U-Space service stack integrated.
- Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE)moderate — industry standardisation consortiumMembership in the Drone Logistics Ecosystem, a global network of 39 organisations (36 companies, 2 universities, Japan UAS Industrial Development Association) across 20 countries, working on standardising technical, operational, and commercialisation aspects of the drone logistics industry.
- Biogroup (France's largest laboratory group)flagship — biogroup joined rigitech board of directorsStrategic partnership and board seat: RigiTech and Biogroup obtained BVLOS authorisations from French Civil Aviation (DGAC) for flights between laboratories in Bourgoin-Jallieu and Tignieu-Jameyzieu. First approved recurrent drone delivery route within controlled airspace in France. Aims to develop Europe's largest inter-laboratory drone delivery network across 900+ Biogroup clinics/labs.
- Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) Francemajor — civil aviation regulatory counterpartCoordination with DGAC, DSNA, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport control tower, Heliport of Centre Hospitalier Pierre Oudot, and Frontonas airbase to open a dedicated and permanent airspace corridor in France for the Biogroup drone delivery project.
- International Testing Agency (ITA) and Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar (ADLQ)major — anti-doping sample transport innovationPartnership for drone delivery of urine and Dried Blood Spot (DBS) anti-doping samples at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, 7-10 March 2022. Project funded by Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC). RigiTech Eiger performed multiple take-offs, landings, and urban flights up to 20 km.
- PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)major — humanitarian medical delivery in senegalRigiTech and PATH deployed long-range medical drone delivery in the Saloum Delta of Senegal. Operated alongside Senegal Flying Labs. Operations conducted under BVLOS permission from ANACIM (Senegalese Civil Aviation Authorities). Multiple return flights and over 100 km flown.
- Senegal Flying Labsmoderate — local operator training partnerLocal Senegalese drone pilots from Senegal Flying Labs were trained by RigiTech and operated drones alongside RigiTech's pilots in the Foundiougne, Senegal healthcare delivery project.
- Rocketmine (Delta Drone International)major — sub-saharan africa market entry operatorRocketmine, one of the largest and most experienced drone operators in Africa (and part of Delta Drone International), collaborated with RigiTech to demonstrate on-demand healthcare logistics in South Africa near Johannesburg. RigiCloud connected to Rocketmine's monitoring system via secure API.
- ESA-BIC Switzerlandmoderate — european space agency incubationSelected to participate in the ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Switzerland program, working with ESA partners.
- Leonardo and Telespaziomajor — historic airspace collaborationCollaboration with Leonardo (European Main Player in the airspace market) and Telespazio (a Leonardo/Thales owned company) to integrate drones into the airspace. RigiTech announced the team "made history" with this partnership.
- International Testing Agency (ITA)moderate — anti-doping mouRigi Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Testing Agency (ITA) to explore drone delivery technology for anti-doping sample transport.
- EVA (Portugal)moderate — portugal drone landing station integrationRigiTech signed an MoU with Portuguese company EVA to explore the integration of drone landing stations and long-range delivery drones.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights7 records
RigiTech competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Matternet: Swiss/US-headquartered pioneer of BVLOS medical drone delivery with EASA-aligned operations and similar healthcare/laboratory customer base (e.g., UPS Hospital, Labor Berlin, Wake Forest). Closest direct competitor to RigiTech on product, regulation and end-market.
- Zipline: Global leader in long-range medical drone delivery (blood, vaccines, pharmaceuticals) operating in Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, the US and Japan. Directly comparable on long-range autonomous medical logistics, with far greater scale and capital.
- Wing (Alphabet): Alphabet subsidiary running scaled BVLOS drone delivery in Australia, the US, Finland and Ireland. Competes with RigiTech on the same long-range, autonomous, multi-country BVLOS thesis, with substantially deeper capital and engineering.
- Manna Aero: Irish drone delivery operator running suburban BVLOS deliveries for Tesco, Samsung and local councils. Comparable European drone-delivery peer with similar last-mile/last-stage logistics profile and regulatory alignment under EASA.
- Wingcopter: German VTOL long-range delivery drone manufacturer targeting medical and postal/logistics use cases in Africa, Asia and Europe. Directly comparable hardware platform (long-range VTOL) and end-customers (hospitals, postal operators).
Broad incumbents
- Volatus Aerospace: TSXV-listed (FLT) provider of aerial solutions spanning drone logistics, inspection and training, and a current RigiTech partner for medical delivery. Overlaps with RigiTech on healthcare BVLOS but covers a much broader UAS portfolio.
- EHang: China-based autonomous aerial vehicle company with passenger eVTOL and logistics drone products. Comparable as a publicly-traded autonomous aerial-logistics peer, though RigiTech is smaller and focused on long-range BVLOS rather than passenger or urban air mobility.
- Amazon Prime Air: Amazon's drone delivery program pursuing BVLOS e-commerce delivery at scale in the US and UK. A well-capitalised broad incumbent pursuing overlapping use cases (autonomous long-range delivery), though focused on its own retail logistics rather than third-party operators.
Emerging players
- Skyports Drone Services: UK-headquartered drone services operator running BVLOS delivery, inspection and passenger eVTOL trials. Directly comparable as a RigiTech channel partner (Yeosu, Korea) but also operates competing airframes, making it both ally and partial competitor.
- DroneUp: US-based drone delivery and inspection services company (Walmart partner, last-mile delivery). Comparable as a US-centric drone delivery operator, though more focused on multirotor last-mile than long-range VTOL.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
RigiTech social profiles
Digital presenceRigiTech compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
RigiTech financial estimates
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RigiTech leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
RigiTech funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds9 records
Investors4 records
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RigiTech M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about RigiTech
What does RigiTech do?
RigiTech designs, manufactures, and operates long-range VTOL delivery drones (Eiger), bundled with its RigiCloud centralized fleet-management software and the AirBridge turnkey network concept, to provide BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) drone delivery services to healthcare, postal, offshore-energy, and industrial-logistics customers. The company sells the drone hardware to operators and end customers, monetizes RigiCloud via software subscriptions, and offers professional services including pilot training, regulatory/SORA support, and managed turnkey delivery operations.
Is RigiTech a public or private company?
RigiTech is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was RigiTech founded?
RigiTech was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is RigiTech based?
RigiTech is headquartered in Prilly, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does RigiTech make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware sales (Eiger drone systems) is the primary driver. The others are software (RigiCloud) and connectivity infrastructure, professional services: training, regulatory support, SORA expertise and managed / turnkey drone delivery service.
Who are RigiTech's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Matternet, Zipline, Wing (Alphabet), Manna Aero and Wingcopter. Broad incumbents are Volatus Aerospace, EHang and Amazon Prime Air. Emerging players are Skyports Drone Services and DroneUp.
Does RigiTech have an API?
Yes. RigiCloud, RigiTech's centralized cloud-based drone logistics software, exposes a secure API used by partner operators (e.g., Rocketmine) to receive live flight progress data, telemetry, and inventory information directly from the cloud. The API enables third-party monitoring systems to integrate with RigiCloud for flight tracking, inventory synchronization, and operational oversight. No public developer documentation, SDK, sandbox, or rate-limit information is provided.