Irish drone delivery firm Manna to create 400 new jobs following €43.6m investment

New roles to be across robotics, software engineering, aviation and as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields both in Ireland and the US

Bobby Healy, founder and chief executive of Manna Aero with a Manna air delivery drone. 

Irish drone delivery firm Manna is to create 400 new jobs across its operations in Ireland and the US following a new funding round which raised $50m (€43.6m) for the company.

Investors in this round included ARK Invest, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), and Schooner Capital, alongside the company’s existing investors which includes Coca-Cola, Molten Ventures and Enterprise Ireland.