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$60.0m
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Amentum is a technical and engineering services partner working with the United States defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environmental programs.
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1
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$5.0m
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Modern Intelligence is the developer of an AI-based platform designed to enable tracking and analysis of targets using sensors in maritime military operations.
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3
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$48.6m
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World View is a Tucson, Arizona-based developer and manufacturer of near-space exploration technology for remote sensing for scientific, commercial, economic, and military purposes and stratospheric tourism.
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- Jane Poynter ****@spaceperspective.com
- Taber MacCallum twitter
- Alan Stern ******@worldview.space
6
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$46.9m
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AirMap is a California-based drone industry company improving low-altitude-airspace infrastructure to help drone operators fly safely and legally.
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3
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$105.0m
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DJI is a Shenzen, China-based company developing and manufacturing drone and camera technology.
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Key people:
- Frank Wang *****.****@dji.com
9
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$3.9m
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Toyon Research Corporation is a Goleta, California-based company that researches and develops radio frequency and antenna systems that was founded in 1980.
7
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$2.2b
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Anduril builds AI platforms to protect troops, fight wildfires, perform search & rescue missions, and provide border surveillance. It was founded in 2017 and is located in Irvine, California.
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- Trae Stephens *****@ottertune.com
- Palmer Luckey *******@anduril.com
4
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$51.0m
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Adarga is a UK-based artificial intelligence software provider working with customers across defense, national security, and commercial organizations.
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- Rob Bassett Cross ***@adarga.ai
7
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$314.2m
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HawkEye 360 is a Herndon, Virginia-based data analytics company developing radio frequency mapping technologies for use in space.
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- Chris DeMay *****@he360.com
- Robert McGwier ********@federatedwireless.com
- Charles Clancy ***@mitre.org
112
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$55.5m
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Numerica is a Fort Collins, Colorado-based space, air, and missile defense company
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Hylio is a technology company making drones for aerial crop spraying.
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5
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$228.0m
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Echodyne is a company developing compact, solid-state, high-performance radar system founded in 2014 by Eben Frankenberg and Tom Driscoll.
Key people:
- Tom Driscoll ***@echodyne.com
1
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$1.8m
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Sabrewing Aircraft Company is a Camarillo, California-based aerospace and aviation company and a developer of heavy-lift commercial vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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- Oliver Garrow ******.******@sabrewingaircraft.com
- Ed De Reyes **.*******@sabrewingaircraft.com
2
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$161.3m
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Rebellion Defense provides artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for the United States and United Kingdom military and civil service.
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4
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$75.1m
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Volansi was a company offering delivery service for time-critical shipments using high-speed long-range drones. Volansi was acquired by Sierra Nevada Corporation in October 2022.
10
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$704.5m
Money raised
Zipline is an automated logistics company that designs, manufactures, and delivers medical products.
Key people:
- Keenan Wyrobek ******@flyzipline.com
- Keller Rinaudo linkedin
- Will Hetzler ****.*******@boulderingproject.com
10
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$588.1m
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Shield AI is a company building artificially intelligent systems like drones for use by military service members and first responders.
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- Ryan Tseng linkedin
- Brandon Tseng linkedin
- Andrew Reiter *******@bostondynamics.com
80
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$44.6m
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Securboration is a Melbourne, Florida-based security, collaboration, and intelligence solutions company founded in 2001.
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$4.6m
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SA Photonics specializes in the design and development of advanced photonic systems for military and commercial customers.
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3
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$19.6m
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Aerones is a company building heavy-lift drones founded in 2015 by Janis Putrams.
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- Janis Putrams *****.*******@aerones.com
- Dainis Kruze ******.*****@aerones.com
7
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$27.3m
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Vita Inclinata Technologies is a company developing safety systems for helicopters and other aerospace platforms.
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- Derek Sikora *******@vitatech.co
- Caleb Carr (entrepreneur) *****@vitatech.co
4
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$55.5m
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Ceres Imaging is a California-based aerial spectral imagery and analytics company that serves farmers and agribusinesses.
4
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$10.4m
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Indemnis UAV Recovery Systems is an Anchorage, Alaska-based company developing safety solutions to the commercial UAV community.
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- Amber McDonald *****@indemnis.com
- Alan Erickson ****@praeclarumideas.com
- Mackenzie Banbury linkedin
11
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$29.6m
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A company that provides a data platform for buildings and properties.
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- David Lyman (entrepreneur) *****.*****@nearmap.com
- David Tobias (entrepreneur) *****.******@nearmap.com
5
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$177.0m
Money raised
Capella Space is building a commercial radar satellite constellation. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California and it was founded in 2011.
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- Payam Zamani *****@capellaspace.com
- Payam Banazadeh *****@capellaspace.com
- William Woods ******@northstarearthspace.com
7
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$128.9m
Money raised
Dredrone is an airspace security platform that detects, classifies, and mitigates drone threats.
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- Rene Seeber ****.******@dedrone.com
- Ingo Seebach
- Joerg Lamprecht linkedin
6
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$96.3m
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An artificial intelligence company developing deep reinforcement learning technology products for industrial automation.
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Key people:
- Itamar Arel ******@moradoventures.com
- Derik Pridmore *****@osaro.com
- Michael Kahane **@osaro.com
14
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$851.4m
Money raised
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
11
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$142.5m
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DroneDeploy is a cloud-based software that allows drones to take images and 3D models at any altitude.
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Key people:
- Nicholas Pilkington ****@dronedeploy.com
- Jono Millin ****@dronedeploy.com
3
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$108.5m
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A manufacturing company that specializes in producing solutions for microsatellite operations. It was founded in 2015 and is located in Berthoud, Colorado.
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6
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$9.1m
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PRENAV is a company that is digitizing critical infrastructure in the world using AI.
5
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$23.1m
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Iris Automation is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence-based collision avoidance systems for industrial drones and other autonomous flying machines.
2
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$2.6m
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Kleos Space is a company that provides geo-locational intelligence data services
1
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$19.7k
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HyperStealth Biotechnology Corporation is a Maple Ridge, British Columbia-based manufacturer of military camouflage uniforms.
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7
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$92.8m
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Skycatch is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 by Christian Sanz.
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9
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$2.5m
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Corvid Technologies is a Mooresville, North Carolina-based supercomputer company founded in 2004.
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7
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$69.4m
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A sports company with a drone racing circuit for First Person View (FPV) pilots. It is located in New York City, New York and was founded in 2015.
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8
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$77.3m
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DroneSeed is a Seattle-based company that provides automated reforestation services.
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- Grant Canary *****@mastreforest.com
17
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$28.5m
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MicroLink devices is a Niles, Illinois-based semiconductor manufacturing company
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$500.0k
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TechEagle Innovations is an India-based drone delivery company.
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- Anshu Abhishek *****@techeagle.in
- Vikram Singh ******@techeagle.in
6
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$32.1m
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A company using artificial intelligence to create a platform for solving visual inspection challenges in industrial environments.
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- Heather Ames Versace
- Massimiliano Versace (entrepreneur) ********@neurala.com
- Anatoly Gorshechnikov
2
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$201.6m
Money raised
An agricultural technology company developing a variety of drones and smart agriculture products.
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- Justin Gong ******@xa.com
- Bin Peng
11
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$50.2m
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Flyability is a designer and manufacturer of drones for inaccessible places.
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- Adrien Briod ******.*****@flyability.com
- Patrick Thevoz *******.******@flyability.com
2
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$2.0m
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DroneAI is a company that focuses on drone navigation, founded by Nitya Singh.
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2
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$46.5m
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SkySafe is a U.S-based drone defense and airspace control solutions founded in 2015 by Scott Torborg.
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- Grant Jordan (entrepreneur) *****@skysafe.io
- Scott Torborg *****.*******@crowdsupply.com
2
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$4.5m
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A drone mapping company offering aerial drone mapping software.
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3
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$47.3m
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Sofar builds ocean sensing and exploration tools for ocean enthusiasts, industry, and conservation. Products include the Spotter weather buoy and Trident underwater drone.
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- Eric Stackpole ****.*********@sofarocean.com
- David Lang (entrepreneur)
5
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$32.0m
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Flirtey is a company offering drone delivery service founded in 2015 by Tom Bass.
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1
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Nuspace PTE. Ltd. is a Singapore, Central Region, Singapore-based satellite manufacturer and IoT company founded by Zhen Ning Ng.
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9
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$138.9m
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SkySpecs is a company founded in 2012 by Daniel Ellis.
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3
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$34.7m
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SenSat is a company providing data ingestion and data-based simulations to visualize and track infrastructure projects.
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- James Dean (entrepreneur) *****.****@sensat.co.uk
- Harry Atkinson (entrepreneur)
6
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$59.8m
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Flytrex is a Tel Aviv, Israel-based company founded by Yariv Bash in 2013.
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- Amit Regev ****@flytrex.com
- Yariv Bash *****@flytrex.com
6
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$10.2m
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A company that designs and manufactures technology to detect chemicals via smell. It was founded in 2005 and is located in Westport, Connecticut.
2
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$13.8m
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Citadel builds an automated and modular drone defense system that uses machine learning algorithms to detect and engage drones.
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- Joseph Makol ******.*****@lunaintelligence.ai
- Daniel Magy
5
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$3.4m
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Asylon provides solutions for the autonomous UAV industry.
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- Damon Henry *****@asylonrobotics.com
- Adam Mohamed ********@alum.mit.edu
- Brent McLaughlin *****@asylonrobotics.com
2
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$20.0m
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Flock Cover is an insurance technology startup based in London.
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- Ed Leon Klinger **@flockcover.com
- Antton Peña ******@flockcover.com
2
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$1.4m
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A company offering a still image and video analytics platform using computer vision.
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- Nathan Wheeler ********@networkoptix.com
- Michael Korkin *******@entropix.com
- Dwight Linden
6
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$1.2m
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Dronesmith Technologies makes APIs for drone applications.
10
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$255.8m
Money raised
PrecisionHawk is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based drone company developing drone and data products for the energy, agriculture, and telecommunications industries.
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7
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$39.1m
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(Previously CyPhy Works) Developed autonomous drones for information gathering and search and rescue mission in dangerous environment
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$7.4m
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Surface Optics Corporation offers services aimed at characterization, control, and exploitation of the optical properties of surfaces
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$1.6m
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Paragon Space Development Corporation is a company that looks to develop in-house engineering services
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- Grant Anderson, P.E. *********@paragonsdc.com
- Taber MacCallum
5
Funding Rounds
$574.6m
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Epirus is an El Segundo, California-based technology company founded by Max Mednik.
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- John Tenet linkedin
- Bo Marr ******@gmail.com
- Max Mednik ***@epsilon3.io
5
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$8.3m
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Skyward developed an operations management solution for commercial drone businesses. Acquired by Verizon.
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- Eric T. Ringer ****.******@rantizo.com
- Dana Maher ****.*****@verizon.com
- Jonathan Evans ******@verizon.com
8
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$194.0m
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Wingcopter is a drone manufacturer founded in 2017 by Ansgar Kadura, Jonathan Hesselbarth and Tom Plümmer.
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- Ansgar Kadura ******@wingcopter.com
- Jonathan Hesselbarth ***********@wingcopter.com
- Tom Plümmer ***@wingcopter.com
4
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$24.5m
Money raised
DroneBase is a Santa Monica, California-based logistics company founded by Eli Tamanaha.
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23
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$27.6m
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Management Sciences, Inc. (MSI) supports the needs of industry and government for sensors and intranets in the areas of prognostic health management, situation awareness, signals intelligence, AI, safety, and embedded systems.
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$2.6m
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Space Applications Services is a company that looks to provide systems for aerospace and security industries