Airware
DronesUSAClosed 2018
Total Raised
$118M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2018
Business model
Commercial drone operating system and data analytics software for industries like construction, mining, and insurance.
In brief
Positioned itself as the "Android of drones," building operating system software meant to power a wide range of commercial drone hardware across industries. As drone hardware makers like DJI increasingly built their own integrated software, and cheaper alternatives commoditized t…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2011
- Closed
- 2018
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Industry
- Drones
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Jonathan Downey
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Often compared with: DJI, Skydio.