Tulip Tech
About
About Tulip Tech
Tulip Tech designs and manufactures high-energy battery packs and power electronics for uncrewed aircraft, ground vehicles and underwater systems. Its packs are engineered around the voltage, discharge, weight, geometry and environmental demands of each platform rather than supplied as generic consumer batteries.
High pack-level energy density has extended flight time by 30 to 100 percent in UAV integrations. The company combines cell selection, battery-management electronics, mechanical packaging, testing and European production for customers moving from prototype to fleet quantities. Tulip passed 100,000 packs produced and delivered in April 2026 and is also developing hybrid battery technology.
Operations
Production capacity
- Production rate
2026-05-19 - Tulip Tech produced and delivered more than 100,000 battery packs during April 2026, its first six-figure monthly output. - Tulip Tech battery-pack production and deliveries - Den Bosch, Netherlands
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Observed use
- 450 Wh/kg lithium-metal battery with DeltaQuad Evo
Evaluation - Embedded - DeltaQuad Evo used a Tulip Tech lithium-metal battery in an eight-hour flight test.
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Factorial Energy
Inbound - Power Systems - Factorial cells power Tulip Tech UAV battery packs in flight testing; volume production remains planned
Source - Tective Robotics
Outbound - Energy Storage - Tulip Tech lithium-metal batteries powered Tective's ReFly configuration reported in 2025
Source - Acecore Technologies
Outbound - Power Systems - Tulip Tech supplies 39Ah and 29Ah high-density UAV battery packs for Acecore Noa and Zoe aircraft
Source - Avy
Outbound - Power Systems - Tulip Tech supplies Avy with DroneCAN-enabled UAV battery systems for healthcare logistics and emergency-response missions
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Funding
- 2026-05-19 - Strategic investment - Tulip Tech secures strategic investment from Parcom and Keen
Tulip Tech secured an undisclosed strategic growth investment from Parcom and Keen Venture Partners to scale European production of high-energy battery systems for defence and civilian UAVs. - source: tulip.tech
Investors
- Keen Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-19
- Parcom - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-19
Team
- Bernd Rietberg - Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads Tulip Tech’s UAV battery engineering, manufacturing scale-up and international expansion.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-13 - Partnership - Factorial Energy and Tulip Tech advance UAV batteries after 30% range gain
The companies are moving from customer flight validation into joint customer engagement and a roadmap toward volume production. Tulip Tech is integrating Factorial cells into custom high-density battery packs for commercial, industrial and defence UAVs. The test result was achieved before engineering optimisation, giving the partners a measured baseline for the commercial programme.
Source - 2026-05-21 - Partnership - Factorial launches drone battery integrations across three continents
KULR led U.S. pack optimization for demanding flight environments. Tulip Tech began European pack development while JRES led Asia-Pacific integration and deployment. KULR and Tulip had already demonstrated initial Factorial-powered packs at XPONENTIAL 2026.
Source - 2026-05-19 - Funding - Tulip Tech secures strategic investment from Parcom and Keen
The investors backed production scale-up, supply-chain resilience and international customer expansion. Tulip Tech disclosed that its batteries can extend UAV flight time by 30% to 100% compared with standard packs. The company had produced and delivered more than 100,000 battery packs in April 2026, its first six-figure month.
Source - 2026-05-19 - Capability - Tulip Tech expands European UAV battery production
Tulip Tech plans to use the funding to expand production of high-energy battery systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, ground vehicles, and underwater systems. Based in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, Tulip Tech develops customized battery systems designed to increase drone endurance.
Source - 2026-05-19 - Production Milestone - Tulip Tech exceeds 100,000 battery packs produced and delivered in one month
The milestone preceded the company’s May strategic growth investment from Parcom and Keen Venture Partners. Tulip linked the investment to further capacity growth, supply-chain resilience and international customer expansion. The disclosed output demonstrates active high-volume production rather than a future capacity target.
Source - 2026-01-08 - Partnership - E-magy and Tulip Tech agree drone battery-cell development programme
The companies signed the memorandum at CES 2026 to combine E-magy's silicon-dominant anode material with Tulip Tech's battery-pack expertise. The programme will design, produce and validate prototype cells for advanced UAV requirements with support from a European cell manufacturer. Both companies manufacture in the Netherlands, and the project is intended to generate technical evidence for commercial adoption in weight-sensitive aerial systems.
Source - 2025-10-15 - Contract Award - Tulip Tech signs large-scale drone battery contract with Dutch Ministry of Defence
The first batteries had already rolled off the automated production line when Tulip published the announcement. Tulip said the programme was scaling capacity toward hundreds of thousands of packs per year. The agreement was signed at VDL in Born alongside Milrem Robotics and DeltaQuad.
Source - 2025-06-17 - Demonstration - Tulip Tech battery powers DeltaQuad Evo through eight-hour, 500 km flight
The all-electric DeltaQuad Evo completed the test with battery reserve remaining. The aircraft flew for 8 hours and 1 minute over 500 kilometres in rain and 22-knot crosswinds. Further tests are planned across payload classes, weather extremes and communications systems.
Source - 2025-01-08 - Facility Opening - Tulip Tech opens US office and contract-manufacturing base in Austin
The Austin opening was announced at CES and inaugurated by Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands. Tulip said more than 30 paying clients were already using its batteries, including NASA, Harvard and drone OEM Hylio. The company reported deployments across more than 10 countries at the time of the expansion.
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Relations
Relationships
- E-magy
Drone Battery Cell Development Partner - E-magy and Tulip Tech agreed to co-develop and validate a high-capacity lithium-ion cell for drone battery packs.
- DeltaQuad
Lithium Metal UAV Battery Partner - Tulip Tech and DeltaQuad collaborated on an Evo flight test using lithium-metal batteries.
- Dutch Ministry of Defence
Drone Battery Procurement Customer - The Dutch Ministry of Defence contracted Tulip Tech for drone battery production supporting Dutch and Ukrainian requirements.
- VDL Groep
Automated Battery Manufacturing Partner - Tulip Tech and VDL Groep are scaling drone battery production through an automated manufacturing line in Born, Netherlands.
Context
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Shared workflows
- NEO Battery Materials
workflow adjacency - Drone Battery Supply
Context tags
- Battery components - Stack Layer - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- Long-endurance UAV power - Capability - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- High energy density battery supplier - Peer Group - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- Drone battery supplier - Peer Group - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- Lightweight battery power - Capability - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- Drone Battery Supply - Workflow - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- High-Volume Battery Manufacturing - Capability - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
- Mission-Specific Battery Design - Capability - Official Tulip Tech company, battery and funding sources reviewed 2026-07-13: https://www.tulip.tech/batteries/
Commercial
- Tulip Tech signs large-scale drone battery contract with Dutch Ministry of Defence
2025-10-15 · Order / contract · Tulip Tech signed a large-scale drone battery contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defence and began automated production with VDL Groep for Dutch and Ukrainian defence requirements.
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