Drone Startups Grab Record Cash
By Thomas Black for Bloomberg Business: Startup drone makers are finding record amounts of funding as venture capitalists prowl for early winners in what may become an $82 billion industry.
From Silicon Valley to New York, firms including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners and ff Venture Capital are lining up behind unmanned aerial vehicle companies. Google Inc., General Electric Co. and Qualcomm Inc. also are jumping in with cash.
“Everybody wants to invest in drones because they’re seeing not only the potential but actual results right now,” said Jon Ollwerther, vice president of marketing and operations at drone builder AeroCine, which operates from a waterfront Brooklyn warehouse with a view of the Statue of Liberty. “We have said no to money.”
There’s more than ever to go around. Investors have pumped $210 million into businesses like SZ DJI Technology Co. and DroneDeploy so far in 2015, almost double the total for all of last year, according to data compiler CrunchBase. The pace has quickened as U.S. regulators grant more exemptions for limited commercial operations, reassuring financial backers that they’ll see a payoff from their support. Cont'd...
Pictometry Delivers Canadian Research Drone Imagery via CONNECT
EagleView, parent company to Pictometry, has become an acknowledged leader in the use of UAS for various applications of remote sensing, including insurance, construction, utility and infrastructure inspection work.
Drone Innovator Louis F. Wise Appointed as Chief Science and Technology Advisor to Drone Aviation
Brings Over 30 Years of Military Intelligence and Drone Technology Development Expertise to the Company
High Tech Comes to Port of Hueneme
The Port of Hueneme was buzzing with unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles at the second annual Maritime Advanced Systems & Technology Laboratory (MAST) and Expo held on June 10, 2015 and attended by 150+ exhibitors and guests.
The Trillion Dollar Drone
Drones will eventually be "as ubiquitous as pigeons", London-based futurist Liam Young recently predicted. They will be used for a lot of different tasks. One overlooked drone application even has the potential to become a trillion dollar business. And to save the world.
AgTechTalk Owner Chad Colby Joins 2015 Commercial UAV Expo Advisory Board
Colby to provide insight on UAV technology as a tool for agriculture industry as an Advisory Board member for SPAR Point Group's 2015 Commercial UAV Expo
DJI and Accel Launch SkyFund to Seed Innovation Across the UAV Ecosystem
SkyFund aims to accelerate entrepreneurship throughout the aerial economy
Kickstarter - Start Your Rotors - C-mi is a Drone for Everyone
C-mi's Kickstarter Success has been supported with advance purchases of this superior quality drone at well below market pricing.
Leading Industry Experts to Present Dynamic Educational Sessions and Case Studies at 2015 Drone World Expo
Speakers Include Executives from CNN, FOX Sports Media Group, NASA, Nature Conservancy and More
Drone use could soon become common practice for 40% of businesses, according to corporate risk managers surveyed by Munich Re.
Self-Flying, Throw-and-Shoot, Lily Camera Is Unveiled
Pre-Ordering Available May 12
CyPhy LVL 1 Drone
From CyPhy LVL 1 Drone Kickstarter:
Our drone never tilts, allowing it to snap perfect pictures and stable video every time. By eliminating tilting, the drone handles intuitively, with an unrivaled out-of-the-box experience.
Thanks to its special shape, our LVL 1 simplifies aerial photography. There’s no complex, expensive stabilization mount or vulnerable camera. You’ll take stunning pictures with ease.
CyPhy Works, founded by iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner, has been making tethered drones for industrial application. These drones were designed to fly 24/7 in all types of wind and weather.
While Dr. Kenneth Sebesta was optimizing our drones’ hovering, he came up with a breakthrough. He realized that with just the right twist angle of the arms and a precise amount of added dihedral — plus a lot more fancy math — we could achieve level flight for the first time on a multi-rotor drone... $495 ( Kickstarter )
Kickstarter - Drone For Consumers - C-mi - Achieves Successful Liftoff with Kickstarter Campaign
The C-mi campaign earned Kickstarter's coveted "Staff Pick" status while its funding goal reached 50% completion in 7 days.
CyPhy Works, Inc. Revolutionizes Multi-Rotor Drone Flight with Launch of LVL 1 Drone
Helen Greiner, CEO of CyPhy Works and cofounder of iRobot, announces first consumer drone
Drone World (drone-world.com) Launches with DJI Phantom 3 & Phantom 2 Drone Kits
Drone-world.com specializes in custom DJI Phantom 2 and Phantom 3 kits.
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