The Commercial Drone Fund, a venture capital fund launched by Airware focused on investing in promising commercial drone businesses around the world, announced it has invested in Raptor Maps, a Cambridge-based company developing a drone-enabled technology platform for the agriculture sector. Integrating drones, tractor-mounted sensors and software, Raptor Maps has developed … [Read more...] about Commercial Drone Fund Invests in Raptor Maps, a Drone-Enabled Platform for Agriculture Yield Management
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DroneDeploy Launches App Market with Offerings from John Deere, Autodesk and more
In a drone industry first, DroneDeploy, a cloud-based drone software platform, today announced the launch of the DroneDeploy App Market, the industry’s first drone-exclusive app store. The new service has launched with more than 15 inaugural apps including offerings from Autodesk. John Deere, Airmap, and Skyward. DRONELIFE spoke with Nicholas Pilkington, DroneDeploy’s CTO … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Launches App Market with Offerings from John Deere, Autodesk and more
Airware Acquires Drone-Data Firm Redbird
A growing turn-key drone company knows the old saying is true—“a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”—especially when it comes to expanding into a dynamic new UAV market. Airware – a California-based enterprise firm – acquired Redbird, a Paris-based UAV cloud/data telemetry company in a deal last week that will fly Airware higher into the growing, drone-based … [Read more...] about Airware Acquires Drone-Data Firm Redbird
Airware Raises $30 million, Launches New Drone Solution
San Francisco drone services company Airware announced that they have received $30 million in Series C funding, led by Next World Capital (NWC). Airware says that the funding will be used to build out the company's existing business infrastructure, as well as to utilize the NWC platform to expand into the European market. Next World Capital offers a European Expansion … [Read more...] about Airware Raises $30 million, Launches New Drone Solution
Agfunder Indicates Agriculture Drone Investment Topped $80 million
Agriculture drones are some of the winners at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA, as the drought takes its toll on traditional farming equipment. The show is the largest in the world, and this year California's drought has led to a glut of used tractors and combines. But as the conditions of the last year have led to steep discounts in traditional equipment, agricultural … [Read more...] about Agfunder Indicates Agriculture Drone Investment Topped $80 million
