Private company

Freefly Systems

American manufacturing company

Freefly Systems is an American corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets camera movement systems and camera stabilizers used in cinematography including unmanned aerial vehicles for aerial cinematography, gimbals, and remote controlled vehicles. The company headquarters are in Woodinville, Washington.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2011Founded1
  • HeadquartersWoodinville1

Freefly Systems is an American corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets camera movement systems and camera stabilizers used in cinematography including unmanned aerial vehicles for aerial cinematography, gimbals, and remote controlled vehicles. The company headquarters are in Woodinville, Washington.2

Timeline

  1. 2011Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$13.5M 2020–2026
Without federal contracts$601.8K 2020–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2020–2020: $601.8K in all. PPP loans $601.8K.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $601.8K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026–$3.4M$3.4M
2025–$4.0M$4.0M
2024–$2.2M$2.2M
2023–$881.0K$881.0K
2022–$2.0M$2.0M
2021–$88.1K$88.1K
2020$601.8K$334.7K$936.5K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2020–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Apr 15, 2022$1.8M from Forest Service: Multiple uas and associated equipment4 To FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC Award 1202SA25K9812
  2. Aug 21, 2026$1.7M from Forest Service: Freefly uas and equipment5 To FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC Award 1202SA26K9804
  3. May 17, 2022$716.2K from Forest Service: Equipment and supplies from contract 1202sa22t96006 To FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC Award 1202SA22K9606
  4. Jun 18, 2025$665.2K from Forest Service: Freefly systems alta x, astro, and associated equipment7 To FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC Award 1202SA25K9805
  5. Apr 10, 2026$479.2K from Forest Service: Uas and associated equipment8 To FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC Award 1202SA26K9801

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA9. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 13, 2020$601.8K PPP loan (first draw) from First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company9To FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC, Woodinville WA; $608.7K forgiven Jun 9, 2021