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$2.8 billion startup cofounded by a Navy SEAL agrees to buy …

Shield AI, a defense tech startup valued at $2.8 billion, has agreed to buy Sentient Vision Systems for an undisclosed sum. Melbourne-based Sentient has developed AI-enabled edge solutions that detect and identify small objects in real time. The company employs about 50 people and will operate as a wholly owned …

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Rectron backs drone startup with a R650k investment

Rectron has partnered with service provider startup to lift SA’s drone industry. ICT distributor Rectron has partnered with Johannesburg-based Rectron reseller NTSU Aviation Solutions to develop skills and infrastructure within South Africa’s drones market. NTSU Aviation Solutions is a startup specialising in remotely piloted, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones, …

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Bengaluru startup to deploy drones to aid Uttarkashi tunnel …

Rescue workers sending food through pipes for the trapped labourers inside the tunnel, near Silkyara in Uttarakhand, on November 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Squadrone Infra and Mining Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based startup that specialises in aerial intelligence for mineral exploration, mining, tunnelling and infrastructure, has joined …

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G Adventures supports travel tech start-up in reforestation …

G Adventures has invested in a restorative travel technology start-up, Reforest, to support local communities in preserving their ecosystems via tree planting. Based in Brisbane, Australia, Reforest is a digital platform connecting travellers with local communities that are actively restoring their ecosystems using reforestation. Travellers can give back by having …

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How Aussie start-up Lord of the Trees is using drones to re-…

“But it’s the collective effort of everything we do to curb the negative effect of climate change and I wanted to be part of the solution. “Now, we’re not just planting trees, but fully restoring ecosystems by integrating Indigenous knowledge [from the regions] with a high-tech approach.” Lord of the …

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Aviation startup Beta Technologies raises $375 million in fu…

The airplane industry has lagged behind most industries when it comes to switching from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives, mostly because the alternatives were difficult to work with. In recent years, however, the electric aviation industry has attracted over $5 billion in funding. Driving the news: On Wednesday, an aviation …

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Bengaluru startup among the winners of IAF drone contest- Th…

By Express News Service BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based start-up Newspace Research and Technologies Private Limited was among the three firms that won the “Mehar Baba Swarm Drone Competition” conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF). IAF Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Sunday, October 24, 2021, presented awards to Newspace Research and Technologies Private …

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