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The world's first drone fund, by @dweekly

 Redwood City, CA
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Joined May 2014
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Guess who is back to investing in kickass drone startups?
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@verge18 Apr 2022
Drones are setting down roots in wildfire-scarred landscapes theverge.com/23022323/drones…
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Knew we should have had train detection as a launch blocker, shoot
Chris Anderson (in Bay Area) (@chr1sa) profile pictureChris Anderson (in Bay Area)
@chr1sa11 Apr 2022
I think this is a @gokiwibot losing a battle with a train
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@DJIGlobal1 Apr 2022
DJI is excited to announce our innovative new #DJIAirbag solution that will be included in all newly released drones this year. Simply triple tap the shutter button on your remote to activate the omnidirectional airbags for worry-free flight.
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Better inspection means we can better maintain our infrastructure.
PRENAV (@PreNavInc) profile picturePRENAV@PreNavInc21 Mar 2022
100% agree with this article... we're working on tech to identify cracks in steel bridges automatically with drones and AI
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Skyfront drone breaks flight endurance record, 13 hours dronedj.com/2021/03/18/skyfr… via @JoshSpires_
Skyfront drone breaks flight endurance record, 13 hours

Skyfront drone breaks flight endurance record, 13 hours

Drone manufacturer Skyfront has just announced its Perimeter 8 drone has broken the flight endurance record, staying in the air for 13 hours.

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Our forward-looking carbon offsets are vetted by @climatereserve, a leading offsets registry. That’s why we’re proud @carbonplanorg gave us a coveted 3 ✅✅✅ rating—the best a nature-based solution can score! Want to dive deeper? Here’s our listing: bit.ly/3vMlOWe
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Our @DroneVC portfolio company Flowcopter rocking the news with their high endurance hydraulic engines. gizmodo.com/worlds-first-hyd…

World's First Hydraulic Drone Promises Six-Hour, Non-Stop Flights Over 500 Miles

By powering spinning propellors with hydraulics instead of electricity, this drone massively boosts its range.

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You see an empty sky. I see market failure. #occupytheskies
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Our woman-run portfolio company @mightyflydrone is hiring four key hardware roles for their long-range cargo drone. If you're a hardware engineer, they'd love to hear from you! 1) Sr. MechE 2) Power EE 3) Engineering Build Tech 4) Head of Hardware See mightyfly.com/careers/
Careers | MightyFly

Careers | MightyFly

MightyFly is seeking passionate, like-minded individuals to help us expand and operationalize our fleet of autonomous eVTOL aircraft. Come join us!

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Congrats to @GrantCanary and @DroneVC portfolio company @DroneSeed on their acquisition of Silva Seed, the largest forestry seed supplier in the western United States!!
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Zoom! media.uzh.ch/en/Press-Releas…
We're so thrilled to be featured in @AeroTestingMag ! “Since I was a child, I’ve dreamt of the possibilities to advance human civilization through the power of #flight. Today, I’m making it happen.” — MightyFly CEO Manal Habib aerospacetestinginternationa… #eVTOL #aerospace #aircargo
Air cargo eVTOL startup MightyFly to scale up with recruitment drive

Air cargo eVTOL startup MightyFly to scale up with recruitment drive

A female-led company developing an air cargo eVTOL capable of multiple deliveries is to scale up after raising $US5.1 million in funding

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Super psyched to announce that @dronevc portfolio company @mightyflydrone has received FAA airworthiness certification for delivery of 100lbs @ 150mph up to 600mi of range!! futureflight.aero/news-artic…
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We are proud of MightyFly's progress!
MightyFly (@mightyflydrone) profile pictureMightyFly@mightyflydrone20 Apr 2021
We're thrilled to announce $5.1M seed funding that will help us scale hiring & production of our #eVTOL aircraft! We're thankful for the support of our investors @500Startups At One Ventures, Global Founders Capital @graphventures and @HalogenVC mightyflying.com/press-relea…
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6 autonomous aviation startups poised to bring self-flying planes, drones, and air taxis from the fringes to reality, according to VCs - thanks for the shout-out, @DeanDonovan businessinsider.com/venture-…
6 autonomous aviation startups poised to bring self-flying planes, drones, and air taxis from the...

6 autonomous aviation startups poised to bring self-flying planes, drones, and air taxis from the...

We surveyed VCs who specialize in the world of aviation to get a read on which startups are most likely to usher in the era of human-free flight.

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We're teaming up with NASA! Elroy Air is joining NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign to advance unmanned cargo operations in the US National Airspace. More here: elroyair.medium.com/elroy-ai…
Elroy Air and NASA Partner to Integrate Advanced Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Into US Airspace

Elroy Air and NASA Partner to Integrate Advanced Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Into US Airspace

Trailblazing Partnership Aims to Demonstrate Safe Airspace Integration For Unmanned Logistics Aircraft

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So excited to see one of our early @DroneVC investments @DroneSeed doing an amazing job pioneering aerial reforestation. It's been a long road but they are well on their way to planting billions of trees. We're excited to back founders with such grit and conviction.
Mast Reforestation (@mastreforest) profile pictureMast Reforestation@mastreforest18 Feb 2021
(2/3) DroneSeed wouldn't be here if it weren't for the creation of @AngelList syndicates & some of our earliest investors @dweekly & Rob Ness when we were in @techstars. We're excited to see how @AngelList's new innovation, the rolling fund, launches more sustainability startups!
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Wow - @jobyinc is going public, and at a $4.6bn valuation! It's amazing to see the drone space finally taking off like this. businesswire.com/news/home/2…
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We are huge fans of Manal and the MightyFly team!
Manal Habib (@ManalHabib12) profile pictureManal Habib@ManalHabib125 Feb 2021
MightyFly is revolutionizing the future of logistics, our 100 pounds payload autonomous aircraft is in the skies, watch it in action: youtube.com/watch?v=J-c8oIld… #drones #autonomous #cargo #logistics #eVTOL
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