Drone Investment

Optelos Series A Funding – DRONELIFE

Leading visual inspection data platform Optelos scores Series A funding. Mitchell Capital, a growth equity investment firm, announced today that it has made an investment in Optelos to fund their growth strategy and to further expand the company’s platform that provides visual inspection data management, AI analytics that transform inspection …

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Wingcopter funding round 42 million for drone delivery

© Peter Jülich Wingcopter Secures $42M in Latest Funding Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This week, drone delivery company Wingcopter announced its acquisition of $42 million in funding from a Series A extension round, tripling the company’s total equity raise to over $60 million. Continue reading below, …

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Drone News of the Week May 20

All of the DRONELIFE headlines and drone news of the week May 13: Watts Innovations, Drone Racing League, American Robotics and more.  Click on the headline to read or listen to the full story. Continue reading the headlines below, or listen here:  Aloft Geo Portal Brings FAA Drone Regulations and …

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American Robotics Parent Company Ondas Holdings Q1

Source: American Robotics American Robotics Parent Company Ondas Holdings Announces First Quarter Earnings Ondas Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, Ondas Networks and American Robotics (“AR”), is a provider of private wireless, drone, and automated data solutions. The company announced its first quarter results on May 11, 2022. Continue reading, or …

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Invest in the drone industry: UAV ETF

Photo Credit: NYSE Friday, DRONELIFE had the opportunity to participate in a time-honored tradition at the New York Stock Exchange: the ringing of the opening bell.  We were there to celebrate the launch of a new way to invest in the drone industry: the listing of UAV: an AdvisorShares Drone …

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Drones in Forestry: TreeSwift Raises $4.8 M

TreeSwift Raises $4.8M for Drone-Based Forest Monitoring System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Philadelphia-based company Treeswift announced the acquisition of $4.8 million in Seed funding. The funding was led by Pathbreaker Ventures, with contributions by Crosslink Capital, TenOneTen Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Boom Capital Ventures, Yes VC, Susa …

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DRONEII Kay Wackwitz 2022 Drone Industry

Drone Industry Insights (DRONEII) has been the leading source for independent drone market intelligence since 2015.  At Amsterdam Drone Week, DRONELIFE caught up with co-founder Kay Wackwitz to discuss 3 observations he’s made about the 2022 drone industry. Investments are Up – By a Lot As the DRONEII infographic above …

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Flytrex Funding Allows Company to Expand Drone Delivery

Flytrex Funding: Company Raises $40M to Expand Drone Delivery Services Across the US by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On-demand drone delivery leader Flytrex has announced that it has raised $40 million in it’s Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $60 million. The round, …

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Edgybees Series A Funding Announcement

Drone industry solution provider Edgybees has received $9.5 million in Series A funding as investor interest in the entire drone industry ecosystem continues.  Maryland-based Edgybees was started in 2017, and enables drone missions in defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure by providing high precision geo-tagging of real-time video feeds. The latest …

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