(Source: Wall St Journal Blogs) DroneDeploy, a startup that makes it possible for just about anyone to fly small drones and analyze the images they capture using a tablet or smartphone, has raised $2 million in seed funding, Chief Executive Mike Winn told Venture Capital Dispatch. Investors included SoftTech VC, Data Collective, Red Point Ventures, Draper Fisher … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Raises $2M in Seed Funding
Agriculture
Drone Spark ‘Hottest Topic’ at ND Farm Show
As drones continue to take flight across an array of industries, more and more farmers are seeing new possibilities in the nascent technology that could equal larger-than-ever crop yields. The latest state to see the “wow” factor of UAV-driven agriculture is North Dakota, where farmers were given a chance to see drones in action and learn more at the Big Iron Farm Show Sept. … [Read more...] about Drone Spark ‘Hottest Topic’ at ND Farm Show
PrecisionHawk Raises $10 Million in Series B Funding
PrecisionHawk, an information delivery company that uses a small, lightweight UAV and cloud-based software to collect, process and analyze aerial data, today announced it has closed a Series B financing round of approximately $10 million led by New York City-based investor Millennium Technology Value Partners with Bob Young, co-founder of RedHat, and The Innovate Indiana … [Read more...] about PrecisionHawk Raises $10 Million in Series B Funding
The Drone Revolution Is Coming To America’s Farms
A new age of "precision farming" could be near for America's 2 million farms thanks to the drone revolution. Farmers around the world are already experiencing the benefits of using small commercial drones to gather data and make real-time decisions. But this breakthrough is awaiting formal approval from the FAA, which is has yet to issue guidelines for regulating … [Read more...] about The Drone Revolution Is Coming To America’s Farms
The March of the Drones
from farmindustrynews.com Everyone is getting into the drone act. Last week Google announced it was testing a drone for delivering products, and it conducted a successful test of the product in Australia. A direct slam at Amazon, which announced it was testing a similar idea earlier this year, the concept would save money and get you products faster. Of course, the argument … [Read more...] about The March of the Drones
