What Manna does

Manna is an Irish drone delivery company that designs, manufactures, and operates a proprietary autonomous drone delivery system. The company builds its own drone hardware and flight software in-house at its Irish manufacturing base, which serves European and Middle East markets, with planned U.S. manufacturing capacity to support transatlantic growth. Its core product is an on-demand last-mile delivery service for food, packages, and consumer goods delivered directly to recipients' locations via fully autonomous flight.

The business model is built on per-flight delivery fees charged through a direct-to-consumer and B2B distribution channel that bypasses traditional ground logistics infrastructure. Manna addresses last-mile inefficiencies, including slow delivery times, high per-parcel delivery costs, and limited coverage in rural or congested areas, for both residential consumers and enterprise customers such as retailers, restaurants, and consumer goods companies. The company claims to be the only drone delivery operator among four remaining market competitors to be profitable on every flight, anchoring its positioning on unit-economics efficiency rather than scale alone.

Manna's go-to-market combines a direct field-sales and operational buildout model with strategic enterprise partnerships, including a financial and potential logistics relationship with Coca-Cola HBC. The capital base totals $110 million across disclosed rounds, with a $50 million Series B in April 2026 led by ARK Invest and backed by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Schooner Capital, Coca-Cola HBC, and Molten Ventures. Proceeds are earmarked for expanding into 40-50 new U.S. locations over the next 12 months, beginning in Texas and Oklahoma, alongside 400 planned hires in Ireland and the United States.

Name

Manna

Legal name

Manna

Website

https://mannainc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Manna is an Irish drone delivery company that designs, manufactures, and operates proprietary autonomous delivery drones. It provides on-demand last-mile delivery of food, packages, and consumer goods to residential and B2B customers across European, Middle Eastern, and expanding U.S. markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Drone Delivery Services: Per-flight delivery fees for autonomous drone delivery of goods (food, packages, consumer products) directly to consumers' locations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Manna operates an autonomous aerial drone delivery service that provides on-demand last-mile delivery of food, packages, and consumer goods directly to consumers' homes and to enterprise customers. The company designs and manufactures its own delivery drones at a facility in Ireland, supplying European and Middle East markets today while planning U.S. manufacturing capacity as part of a 40 to 50 new U.S. location rollout starting in Texas and Oklahoma.

Product overview

Manna is a drone delivery company offering a single unified drone delivery service. The company manufactures proprietary delivery drones in Ireland for the European and Middle East markets, with plans to build U.S. manufacturing operations. Manna provides autonomous aerial delivery services directly to consumers and businesses, competing against larger players like Alphabet and Zipline in the drone delivery market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manna Drone Delivery Service On-demand autonomous aerial drone delivery of food, packages, and consumer goods to consumers' homes and to enterprise customers such as retailers, restaurants, and consumer goods companies. Delivered via company-owned drone infrastructure with proprietary autonomous drones manufactured in Ireland.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only drone delivery company among four remaining competitors currently turning a profit on every flight

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Skydio: Leading US autonomous drone manufacturer; comparable to Manna on autonomous UAS hardware and software, though primarily a component/platform vendor rather than a delivery operator.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Prime Air: Amazon's drone delivery program with effectively unlimited capital and proprietary demand; competes with Manna in last-mile aerial delivery from a much broader e-commerce platform.

Direct peers

• Flytrex: Drone delivery operator focused on food and consumer goods in suburban US markets, including Texas; highly comparable to Manna on target use cases and US geographic strategy.
• Zipline: Autonomous drone delivery operator serving healthcare, retail, and consumer goods; comparable to Manna as a vertically integrated drone delivery company pursuing profitability and global scale.
• Wingcopter: German drone manufacturer and delivery operator offering long-range, eVTOL-capable delivery drones; directly comparable to Manna on hardware and delivery service model.
• Wing (Alphabet): Alphabet-owned autonomous drone delivery service operating in the US, Australia, and Europe; competes head-to-head with Manna in suburban last-mile food and consumer goods delivery.
• Matternet: Autonomous drone delivery operator with deployments in healthcare and logistics; comparable to Manna as a B2B-focused UAS delivery player pursuing FAA-certified operations.
• DroneUp: US-based drone delivery and services operator with Walmart partnerships; comparable to Manna on US last-mile delivery use cases and enterprise retail partnerships.

Emerging players

• Joby Aviation: eVTOL passenger aircraft developer targeting urban air mobility; adjacent to Manna in the broader autonomous urban aerial mobility space though focused on passengers, not goods.
• Volocopter: Urban air mobility eVTOL developer; an emerging competitor for the same regulatory and airspace frameworks Manna is positioning around, but focused on passenger air taxi rather than cargo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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