Manna Air Delivery is Making Air Delivery the Infrastructure of Everyday Life

Manna Air Delivery, helping you get anything from the sky, led by Bobby Healy, Alan Hicks, and the team, has raised $50 million in Series B funding from ARK Invest, ISIF, and Schooner Capital, alongside continued backing from Coca-Cola HBC, Molten Ventures, and Enterprise Ireland.

Manna began in 2019, when drone delivery was widely seen as a gimmick. Instead of limited demos, consistent real-world deployments were rolled out across multiple locations, delivering everyday items, from food and retail to medical supplies, including a defibrillator delivered in under four minutes during a trial.

Operations later expanded internationally, surpassing 250,000 commercial flights. Deliveries now arrive in under three minutes, with significantly lower emissions than road transport and high customer satisfaction. In some areas, air delivery has become a regular part of daily life.

The impact extends beyond speed, reducing traffic, improving accessibility, and lowering environmental impact. The funding round was secured not on projections, but on proven operational scale.

Manna has shown that air delivery can operate safely, efficiently, and at scale, with the potential to fundamentally reshape last-mile logistics, according to Orhan Gazelle of Schooner Capital.

The funding supports expansion to 40 operational bases across the US and Europe, building on existing deployments in Ireland and Texas.

Partnerships with major delivery platforms, including Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat, and DoorDash, enable customers to order through familiar apps while receiving deliveries by air. For local businesses, this unlocks neighbourhood-wide reach without the cost structure of traditional last-mile logistics.

Positive unit economics in residential air delivery set the foundation for scalable growth, marking a key differentiation in the sector.

Headcount is set to grow from 170 to over 570, with 400 new roles across the United States and Europe spanning robotics, software, mechanical engineering, aviation operations, and regulatory functions.

Design, build, and operational capabilities remain fully integrated from Dublin, covering the entire stack, from airframe to flight orchestration. Despite competition from major global players, talent acquisition continues to scale successfully.

Manna has built more than a drone, it has developed a full orchestration layer that coordinates airspace, logistics, retail platforms, and local operations in real time across multiple countries.

Delivering this requires a multidisciplinary team spanning aviation, robotics, software, AI, regulatory, and operations expertise. End-to-end capabilities, from airframe design to flight orchestration, are developed in Dublin, enabling tight integration and control.

This foundation has established a leading position in Europe’s autonomous aerial delivery market, with expansion into the US aimed at scaling that leadership globally.

The impact of funding is best understood through its effect on everyday life in the communities served.

Faster access to essentials enables working parents to receive prescriptions within minutes, supports elderly residents in maintaining independence, and extends convenience to populations with limited proximity to retail infrastructure.

In areas such as Dublin West, air delivery has moved beyond novelty to become embedded in daily routines, reducing traffic, lowering emissions, and improving accessibility. Expansion will extend these benefits to more communities across Ireland and the United States.