Inspection drone provider Flyability has flown into some green skies—scooping up $8.6 million in Series C investment funding. Led by Future Industry Ventures and Swisscom Ventures as well as existing investor, ETF Partners, the infusion will fuel Flyability’s product development and expansion of its indoor drone inspection efforts. Founded in 2014, the Swiss startup … [Read more...] about Swiss Drone Startup Flyability Snags $8.6 million in VC Funding Round
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Aerodyne Acquires Sensorem to Expand Australian Drone Market
Malaysia-based drone provider Aerodyne Group recently announced the acquisition of Australian UAV surveying firm Sensorem. With the purchase, Aerodyne can fly further into the Australian minerals, energy, industrial and agricultural sectors. Sensorem will deploy Aerodyne’s AI-powered, end-to-end, cloud-based asset management solution known as “vertikaliti.” Headquartered … [Read more...] about Aerodyne Acquires Sensorem to Expand Australian Drone Market
Drone Provider Percepto Captures $45 million in Series B Funding Round
Autonomous drone developer Percepto has snagged a financial bounty just in time for Thanksgiving—$45 million. Koch Disruptive Technologies led the Series B funding round to launch “a transformative solution for remote, fully autonomous, asset monitoring, inspection and compliance of industrial sites.” Along with VC investors State of Mind Ventures, Atento Capital, Summit … [Read more...] about Drone Provider Percepto Captures $45 million in Series B Funding Round
Drones Solve a Nuclear Waste Mystery at Chernobyl
In 2019, Switzerland-based Flyability had a mystery to solve at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Was nuclear waste still present in one of the plant’s decommissioned reactors? “At the time of the disaster, the fifth block of the Chernobyl Plant was under construction and nearing completion,” a Flyability spokesperson said. “Given the rush to leave, there was no record of … [Read more...] about Drones Solve a Nuclear Waste Mystery at Chernobyl
FAA OKs Wildfire Drone Inspections for Verizon’s Skyward
Verizon is dialing up a new mission for its drone subsidiary – wildfire damage inspection. The telecom announced today the FAA granted Portland-based Skyward a temporary waiver allowing company pilots to fly Percepto Sparrow drones from their homes to inspect critical communications infrastructure near the Big Hollow wildfire in Washington. So far, the blaze has consumed … [Read more...] about FAA OKs Wildfire Drone Inspections for Verizon’s Skyward
