GGrupo Paintec
Grupo Paintec is a Spanish drone-technology group, founded in 2017 in Ejea de los Caballeros (Aragón), that designs, manufactures and operates unmanned aerial systems through three brands: Gridflight (AESA/EASA pilot training, industrial inspection, photogrammetry and precision-agriculture services), FAS Robotics (defense/military-grade drone manufacturing) and Fixon (flight-planning and monitoring software). It has run projects in over a dozen countries across Europe, Africa and Latin America and its registered HQ is now in Sevilla, with an original base still in Zaragoza.
SectorsDrones/UAS, Agriculture technology, Infrastructure inspection, Defense/Military UAS, Drone software
Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Drones & unmanned systems
Founders
C
Cristian Aldaz Vidarte
Co-founder & CTO
J
José Manuel Ruiz Melero
Co-founder & CEO
Global models 5
QQuantum Systems
Germany · www.quantum-systems.com ↗
Designs and manufactures fixed-wing and VTOL drones for defense and dual-use missions, mirroring Paintec's FAS Robotics military UAS line.
$1.7BComparable
SSkydio
United States · www.skydio.com ↗
Manufactures autonomous drones for infrastructure inspection, public safety and defense, paralleling Paintec's hardware-plus-inspection model.
$966MComparable
ZZipline
United States · www.flyzipline.com ↗
Vertically integrated drone hardware and operations company, similar to Paintec's combination of drone manufacturing and flight-service delivery.
$600M+Comparable
DDroneDeploy
United States · www.dronedeploy.com ↗
Cloud software for drone flight planning, mapping and analytics, directly comparable to Paintec's Fixon software unit.
$142MComparable
PPercepto
Israel · percepto.co ↗
Provides autonomous industrial drone inspection solutions, matching Paintec's Gridflight inspection and photogrammetry services.
$138.6MComparable
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Investors 2
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Sherry Ventures
www.sherry.vc
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Trade Sherry Ventures
Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2025-12 | Seed | €500K |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2024-01-18 | Seed | €300K | Sherry Ventures |
News 4
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-04-17 |
Meet the Sevilla firm building self-exploding military drones – as Europe enters new era of rearmament ↗
The Spanish Eye
2026-04-17 |
| 2026-01-12 |
Paintec: de Ejea a sobrevolar África y facturar un millón de euros ↗
Cámara de Comercio de Zaragoza
2026-01-12 |
| 2025-01-10 |
Innovation and Security in the Caribbean: Our Collaboration with the UN ↗
Gridflight (Paintec)
2025-01-10 |
| 2024-01-19 |
Paintec obtiene 300.000€ para impulsar su crecimiento en España ↗
El Referente
2024-01-19 |