Tag: drones

Skyward Announces $4.1 Million Seed Round

May 1, 2015

Portland, Oregon based drone company, Skyward, announced a $4.1 million seed round on April 28. This latest round of funding was led by Founders Co-Op,

3D Robotics Expands Series C, $64 Million in Total

April 24, 2015

Berkeley-based drone company, 3D Robotics, announced an expansion of their Series C round on April 23. The company reported an additional $14 million dollars, bringing their

Airware and Intel Fly Together, AIP Hits the Sky

April 19, 2015

Big day in the drone sphere as Airware, the most heavily venture backed drone company in Silicon Valley, made it known it had received an

Drone Safety App Botlink Nabs $500k in Seed Round

April 16, 2015

Fargo, ND based startup, Botlink, just announced a $500,000 seed investment that closed in Q1 of this year. The company creates a cloud-based drone control

DroneDeploy Flies with $9M Series A

April 1, 2015

March 31st – DroneDeploy went skyward today with $9 million in first round Series A financing. The company, which provides cloud-based user-friendly software platforms for

Drones Exposed: The Market and the Technology

March 30, 2015

Editors note: Lia Reich is the Director of Marketing for PrecisionHawk. Founded in 2010, PrecisionHawk offers an end-to-end solution for aerial data gathering, processing and analysis.

3D Robotics Raises $50M for Drone Expansion

February 27, 2015

On the heels of the Federal Aviation Administration’s recently proposed regulations on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), California-based 3D Robotics successfully raised $50 million Wednesday led

2014 Roundup: Top Drone Deals

February 19, 2015

Despite current regulations keeping drones grounded, $86 million was invested into the burgeoning UAV industry last year.

Game of Drones: Advocates Impatient as FAA Regulators Remain Silent

April 11, 2014

Drone advocates are impatient as the market roars on, but the FAA remains flightless. This week, 33 drone-advocacy groups sent a letter to FAA

TerrAvion and CSS: Winners of Water-Security Startup Competition

March 20, 2014

While California remained thirsty, innovators, entrepreneurs and judges from ag-industry corporate leaders gathered in San Fransisco, CA, to share their water-saving ideas. At its