Mike Winn, the CEO of DroneDeploy, recently spoke with DRONELIFE.com on a variety of drone matters. We first discussed GoPro’s announcement of the Karma. Winn described the Karma launch as “exciting.” With the Karma, GoPro has created an "interesting product. The bundles they have recreated are part of a system. I think they are going to do well.” Winn cited GoPro's … [Read more...] about The Karma and Why Consumer Products Matter to the Commercial Market
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The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entree into a new vertical. These 5 recent partnerships could provide their players with a critical edge in the industry, and up the pace of development on new technologies for drones. DJI … [Read more...] about The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
Drone Helps Verify Earthwork at Hospital Construction Site
Construction Company Brasfield & Gorrie Uses Drone-Generated 3D Model to Compare Actual Earthwork to Site Plans — Sponsored Post by Anya Lamb, @DroneDeploy According to a report from Goldman Sachs released earlier this year, construction will be the biggest commercial sector for drone use in the near future. We saw a similar trend when we examined DroneDeploy user data in … [Read more...] about Drone Helps Verify Earthwork at Hospital Construction Site
DroneDeploy and Skyward Form Partnership to Streamline Enterprise Drone Operations
Part 107 has provided some relief to large enterprise looking to incorporate drone technology and the benefits it offers into their overall operations. But there are still hurdles. While the regulations themselves are less onerous; compliance with the regulations is challenging. Today at the InterDrone show Skyward announced a partnership with DroneDeploy. The two companies … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy and Skyward Form Partnership to Streamline Enterprise Drone Operations
DroneDeploy Announces New Financing, New Plans [Interview]
DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, announced today that they have raised $20 million in Series B financing led by Scale Venture Partners. The new investment brings DroneDeploy's total funding to $31 million. DRONELIFE spoke with DroneDeploy CEO Mike Winn and SVP of Marketing Darr Gerscovich about DroneDeploy's explosive growth, the … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Announces New Financing, New Plans [Interview]
