What Aerotain does

Aerotain AG, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Dübendorf, Switzerland, operates a turnkey interactive drone show service for live events. Its core product is a fleet of touch-safe spherical drones with built-in lights, capable of live Full HD streaming and wrapped in 360-degree full-color custom prints, marketed as the world's safest drones that audiences can physically interact with during flight. The company delivers these shows as a service to event organizers, sports venues, brands, and broadcast productions across Switzerland, the United States, and Belgium, with case studies spanning entertainment (Paramount Pictures), financial services (Ally Bank, LGT), sports (HC Davos, TopVolleyBelgium, Yonex Swiss Open), education (ETH Zurich), and cultural events (TEDx, Swissnex).

Aerotain monetizes through project-based event contracts and branded activation work, allowing sponsors to integrate drone shows into sponsorship packages. GTM is direct enterprise sales to event organizers, brand marketing teams, and corporate planners, supported by an extensive portfolio website and active social channels (Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook). The company reports measurable engagement outcomes — 97% audience recall, up to 500% social media activity lift, and 96% audience interaction during shows — as core proof points for ROI.

Operationally, Aerotain is small (11–50 employees), private, and capitalized primarily through Swiss and European non-dilutive programs (Venture Kick, MassChallenge, VentureOut, EISMEA) totaling roughly $214K between 2015 and 2018, with no priced equity round disclosed. Ownership, management depth beyond co-founder/CEO Daniel Meier, and post-2018 operating cadence are not visible in the available data, representing material information gaps for any diligence process.

Name

Aerotain

Legal name

AEROTAIN AG

Website

https://aerotain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aerotain AG is a Swiss interactive-drone-show service provider that equips event organizers, sports venues, brands, and broadcasters with touch-safe spherical drones featuring live Full HD streaming and 360-degree custom branding for monetizable live entertainment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubendorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event-Based Drone Show Services: Project-based revenue from providing turnkey interactive drone show solutions for events of every size. Services include aerial entertainment, live video interaction, and branded activations that can be monetized within sponsorship packages.
2. Branded Activation & Sponsorship Integration: Revenue from creating airborne brand experiences with customizable designs, allowing sponsors to leverage packages by boosting brand awareness and recall at live events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aerotain provides turnkey interactive drone show solutions for live events of every size, featuring proprietary touch-safe spherical drones with built-in lights, live Full HD video streaming, and customizable 360-degree full-color printed designs. Services cover Experiential Advertising, Sports, Cultural, Corporate, and Broadcasting use cases, and deliver measurable engagement outcomes (97% recall, 500% social media activity boost, 96% audience interaction).

Product overview

Aerotain offers a turnkey solution for interactive drone shows, described as the world's safest drones. The core product is an interactive drone entertainment service for events, which includes Flying Selfie Drones for audience interaction, Aerial Advertisement capabilities with fully customizable 360-degree prints, and Live Full HD Video Streaming for broadcasting. The company serves multiple market segments including Experiential Advertising, Sports, Cultural Events, Corporate Events, and Broadcasting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interactive Drone Shows Turnkey interactive drone show service for events of every size, marketed as featuring the world's safest (touch-safe) spherical drones with built-in lights. Delivers measurable audience engagement (97% recall, up to 500% social media activity boost, 96% interaction), and is sold to brand sponsors, sports organizers, cultural event producers, corporate event planners, and broadcasting clients via direct quote-based sales engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% audience recall after drone show events
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Verge Aero: US-based drone light show company that designs and operates large-scale aerial drone shows for events, brands, and sports. Direct competitor to Aerotain in the drone entertainment services market with comparable event-driven business model and similar target customers across sports, corporate, and cultural events.
• UVify: Drone technology company with significant drone show and entertainment capabilities, offering swarm products for aerial light shows and event performances. Direct competitor to Aerotain in providing drone-based aerial entertainment to event organizers and brands, with overlapping technology stack and target customers.
• Great Lakes Drone Company (Drone Light Shows): US-based drone show service provider that operates branded drone light shows for events, sports, and corporate clients. Direct competitor to Aerotain in the B2B drone entertainment market with similar turnkey event delivery model and customer base in sports and corporate event verticals.

Broad incumbents

• EHang: Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle company with drone show capabilities alongside its core passenger drone business. Comparable to Aerotain in drone entertainment applications but operates much more broadly in autonomous aviation and is significantly larger, with greater capital and regulatory footprint.
• DJI: World's largest drone manufacturer whose commercial drone ecosystem and potential to enter event services represents a broader competitive threat to drone entertainment companies. While not a direct service competitor today, DJI's scale and distribution could enable rapid entry into Aerotain's market if drone shows become a meaningful vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aerotain
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/skyeeth/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/aerotain
• Instagraminstagram.com/aerotainlive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aerotain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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