Airware
| Industry | UAV Systems |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Key people | Jonathan Downey: President/CEO |
| Website | Airware.com |
Founded in 2011 in Newport Beach, California, by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Downey, Airware (incorporated as Unmanned Innovation, Inc.) is an American venture-funded startup that offers commercial drone solutions for enterprises.[1] The company relocated to San Francisco in January 2014.[2]
Airware came out of both the Lemnos Labs and Y Combinator incubators. The company has raised $70 million in venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Next World Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures, Intel Capital and GE Ventures.[3] In March 2016, the company announced a $30 million Series C round of financing led by Next World Capital with Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Cisco Systems executive chairman John T. Chambers.[4] Andreessen Horowitz partner Chris Dixon, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Mike Abbott, and John T. Chambers are members of the company’s board.[5]
The company produces an enterprise drone solutions which combine hardware, on-aircraft and mobile software, and cloud services. Downey has stated the company is focused on building systems for drones for commercial uses, including anti-poaching efforts, infrastructure inspections and precision agriculture.[6]
Notes and references
- ^ "Company". Airware Inc. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ Sablan, Kevin (22 December 2013). "O.C. drone company moving to Bay Area". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Airware", www.crunchbase.com, Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Cisco's John Chambers Just Invested In A Hot Drone Startup, www.fortune.com, 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Drone Startup Airware Raises $30 Million, Adds Cisco's John Chambers To Board" , www.forbes.com, 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Rhino-Saving Drones Give Surveillance a Kinder Look", www.businessweek.com, 2013-06-28.