Sniffer closes $2M seed round
ANN ARBOR–Sniffer Robotics, an environmental technology services firm, announced first and substantial close of a $2 million seed funding round, led by the Michigan Angel Fund. Other investors include Michigan …
Detroit-based drone tech company raises $23M Series B round
DETROIT—Airspace Link Inc., a provider of drone safety software and data solutions, announced the completion of a $23 million Series B capital raise. Leading the round was Avanta Ventures, the …
Airspacelink partners for life-saving drone deliveries
DETROIT—The Detroit-based drone services provider Airspace Link Inc. is partnering with MissionGo, the Baltimore, Md.-based producer of unmanned aircraft systems, to launch data-driven processes for safe flight planning decisions of …
Mobility startups get state funding
LANSING—Officials with PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s mobility industry accelerator, announced its next fround of testing grants, totaling $200,000, for drone and connected vehicle technology programs. Testing of the technologies …
Oakland U offers drone pilot certificate program online
ROCHESTER—Due to continued concerns over safety in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Oakland University announced it had moved its Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Remote Pilot Certificate program to a live …
DEQ drone deployed over Van Etten Lake as part of Wurtsmith PFAS response
OSCODA — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality this week flew a drone over Van Etten Lake in Oscoda to scout locations for the installation of a wireless all-weather camera …
DNR: Michigan 1st in nation to use drones to search for PFAS
LANSING — In what is thought to be the first-ever use of drones to search for possible locations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination, the Michigan Department of Environmental …
Ann Arbor drone firm for wind industry opens Dutch office
ANN ARBOR — SkySpecs, the developer of automated drone-based inspection for wind turbines, announced the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. “A European presence represents a strategic expansion …
Ann Arbor drone inspection firm in deal with offshore wind developer
ANN ARBOR — SkySpecs, the Ann Arbor-based provider of robotic drone inspection technology for the wind energy industry, announced a successful automated inspection of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, …
SkySpecs lands $8M investment for drone inspection offering
ANN ARBOR — SkySpecs, a company that uses drones to inspect utility wind turbines, announced an $8 million Series B financing led by Statkraft Ventures, a venture capital firm based …