AirForestry’s story
Here began the journey that would result in the founding of AirForestry and the start of a journey towards more sustainable forestry.

Our CEO and Cofounder Olle Gelin...
…grew up in the forest. He is the sixth generation managing the solar-powered farm with its adjoining forest just outside Uppsala.
For Olle, sustainable forestry and a fossil-free forest industry have long been both a passion and a goal. Therefore, it is not surprising that his career has included product development of hybrid trucks at Scania, followed by eight years at Skogforsk, where he, among other things, initiated and led one of the world's largest projects in forest automation, AUTO2.
Our CTO and co-founder, Dr. Mauritz Andersson, is a physicist and electric aviation enthusiast with twelve years of research in quantum optics and eleven years of industrial development of optical systems behind him. For Mauritz, the drive to find sustainable solutions to the climate crisis through innovative technology has always been his biggest motivation. Contrary to popular belief, Mauritz argued that aviation could actually be the most energy-efficient form of transportation—if powered by electricity.
The moment Olle and Mauritz met for the first time, it was obvious to both of them that forestry was ready for a completely new kind of innovation—a flying, fossil-free one. Rather than trying to make the existing forestry machines just a bit better, which Olle had already tried, they decided to seize the opportunity to take forestry to new heights—quite literally, up into the air.
They quickly secured sponsorship from three of Europe’s largest forest owners, built the first versions of the drone, and registered AirForestry AB in the spring of 2020.
Since then, development has been fast
In the summer of 2020, they met Caroline Walerud. She’s a biologist turned serial entrepreneur and deep tech investor focused on sustainability. Caroline, along with her family firm Walerud Ventures—known for investments in companies like Klarna, Midsummer, and Paebbl—joined as a founding investor.
Caroline joined the team as a chair of the board in addition to being a co-founder, and she now works full-time at the company.
AirForestry has signed agreements with some of the largest forest owners in Europe and continues to develop the technology on Danmarksgatan in Uppsala.

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We're continuing to grow rapidly and have added many super talents who share the company's vision to the team. We currently have 33 team members, and our journey is moving forward with full momentum.