The Bengaluru aerospace startup, led by Greenoaks with DoorDash participation, targets a payload-to-aircraft ratio three times better than industry norms. Bengaluru-based Airbound closed a $37 million Series A round on August 25, 2026. The aerospace company also signed a commercial drone delivery agreement with the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Greenoaks led the round with … [Read more...] about Airbound Raises $37 Million Series A and Plans 10,000 Daily Drone Flights Across Andhra Pradesh
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BayCare Selects Zipline to Build Drone Delivery Network Across Tampa Bay
BayCare hospital system to partner with Zipline By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Zipline, which operates the world's largest autonomous drone delivery network, has ambitious plans to expand its UAS delivery services in the U.S., particularly in the medical-supply and food delivery market segments. In news of its most recent network expansion, BayCare, the largest … [Read more...] about BayCare Selects Zipline to Build Drone Delivery Network Across Tampa Bay
NASA, UNOS and LifeNet Complete Successful BVLOS Drone Flights Carrying Human Kidneys
Study Examines Potential Role of Drones in Future Transplant Logistics All images, courtesy NASA. A new research collaboration between the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), NASA Langley Research Center, and LifeNet Health has demonstrated the successful transportation of human kidneys by drone beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), marking a significant step in exploring … [Read more...] about NASA, UNOS and LifeNet Complete Successful BVLOS Drone Flights Carrying Human Kidneys
Matternet Drone Delivery Raises $33M and Goes Public in Reverse Merger
The FAA Type-Certified operator becomes the first publicly reporting pure-play drone delivery company as it scales healthcare, retail, and restaurant operations. Matternet has raised approximately $33 million in an oversubscribed private placement and completed a go-public reverse merger with Los Altos Ventures Corp., now renamed Matternet, Inc. The Mountain View company is … [Read more...] about Matternet Drone Delivery Raises $33M and Goes Public in Reverse Merger
World-First NHS Partnership Brings Drone Medical Deliveries to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Open Skies Network and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust set a new model for drone-enabled healthcare logistics A new partnership between Open Skies Network and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will introduce routine medical drone deliveries for the NHS in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The agreement is described as the first of its kind within the NHS and … [Read more...] about World-First NHS Partnership Brings Drone Medical Deliveries to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
