High Lander, an Israeli developer of autonomous aviation and drone fleet management software, has raised an additional $16 million to complete its Series A round, bringing total funding to $30 million, according to Calcalist Tech.

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The Series A was completed in two stages: a previous $14 million raise followed by this $16 million close. EDGE’s additional investment deepens an existing relationship with the company, while the entry of Protego, STEP, and Kinetica is described as expanding High Lander’s network in the U.S. autonomous systems market and the broader global defense technology sector.

Founded in 2018, High Lander offers two established platforms — Vega, which coordinates uncrewed aircraft traffic across airspace environments, and Orion, which enables organizations to remotely manage drone fleets and autonomous missions. The company is now introducing a third: Andromeda, an AI-powered operational intelligence platform designed to create a unified picture of low-altitude airspace. Its open, hardware-agnostic architecture is built to integrate sensors and effectors from multiple manufacturers under a single control layer, combining High Lander’s airspace management capabilities with detection, classification, tracking, and operational response technologies from international partners. The system is designed to help operators distinguish authorized activity from unidentified or unauthorized aircraft.

The new capital will support continued development of all three platforms, expansion into defense, homeland security, and dual-use applications, and the company’s growth in the United States and other international markets.

U.S. Hub and International Expansion

As part of its expansion, High Lander is establishing an operational hub in the United States to serve as the base for its North American activities. The facility is expected to include control rooms and a testing and demonstration center for integrating and evaluating partner technologies and supporting U.S. commercial agreements. In parallel, regulatory initiatives are underway in Israel to broaden drone monitoring and identification, alongside plans to establish a national civil authority for low-altitude airspace — a proposed body expected to help formulate policy and advance sector regulation.

Alon Abelson, the company’s founder and CEO, said High Lander is entering a new phase after building what he described as the technological infrastructure that enables countries and organizations to manage a world in which autonomous systems are becoming an integral part of the airspace. Abelson said the company aims to become the software layer connecting autonomy, aviation, and security, and that completing the funding round would allow High Lander to accelerate strategic initiatives and expand its international operations.