Aviant

Based in Trondheim, Norway, Aviant provides end-to-end autonomous drone delivery services for critical medical cargo, consumer retail goods, and industrial spare parts. The company operates beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights engineered for harsh Scandinavian weather conditions, having successfully completed over 4,000 autonomous flights covering more than 50,000 kilometers across multiple European countries. Aviant generates revenue through business-to-business enterprise transport contracts and its direct-to-consumer delivery application, Kyte, serving notable regional clients and logistics partners such as St. Olavs Hospital and Posten. Operating with a workforce of approximately 20 employees, the enterprise reached an estimated valuation of 65 million to 100 million Norwegian kroner after securing €2.3 million in seed funding backed by Luminar Ventures and Bring Ventures. Aviant was officially founded in 2020 by former university engineering students Lars Erik Fagernæs, Herman Øie Kolden, and Bernhard Paus Græsdal.