Airware

Airware, Inc.
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

  1. "Company". Airware Inc. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. Sablan, Kevin (22 December 2013). "O.C. drone company moving to Bay Area". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. "Airware", www.crunchbase.com, Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. Cisco's John Chambers Just Invested In A Hot Drone Startup, www.fortune.com, 2016-03-31.
  5. "Drone Startup Airware Raises $30 Million, Adds Cisco's John Chambers To Board" , www.forbes.com, 2016-03-31.
  6. "Rhino-Saving Drones Give Surveillance a Kinder Look", www.businessweek.com, 2013-06-28.

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