{"id":26383,"date":"2023-08-14T17:55:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26383"},"modified":"2023-08-14T17:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:55:20","slug":"california-based-birdstop-raises-funding-to-expand-network-of-bvlos-drones-across-america-and-protect-critical-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/california\/california-based-birdstop-raises-funding-to-expand-network-of-bvlos-drones-across-america-and-protect-critical-infrastructure\/%20","title":{"rendered":"California-based Birdstop Raises Funding to Expand Network of BVLOS Drones Across America and Protect Critical Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Remote sensing company Birdstop<\/a>, Inc. raised $2.3M in funding to expand its constellation of BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) drones across the nation’s critical infrastructure, grow its AI capabilities, and deliver more data-driven value to customers. The round was led by Lerer Hippeau and included Anorak Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Data Tech Fund, Graph Ventures, Techstars, Timberline Holdings, as well as strategic investors in energy and telecommunications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From its NASA-style mission control in California, Birdstop\noperates a network of drones across the nation akin to a constellation of\nsatellites on the ground. Birdstop’s patented technology uses a suite of risk\nmitigation measures including a proprietary low altitude airspace deconfliction\nsystem to ensure the highest level of safety even when the operator is\nthousands of miles away. Birdstop has received several of the nation’s top\nFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) approvals to conduct complex BVLOS\noperations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birdstop analyzes and protects power grids, telecom\nnetworks, and other national critical infrastructure. In addition to routine\nmonitoring and inspection, Birdstop remote sensing is mobilized on-demand for\nextreme circumstances from natural disasters to security breaches.  Birdstop coverage is already active in\nseveral states including Alabama, California, and Texas, providing real-time intelligence\nto customers managing both public and private sector assets. In addition to\ninfrastructure users, over 20 other industries – from agriculture to\nconstruction to first response – can leverage Birdstop coverage to enhance\nsituational awareness and real-time intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the opening of a new R&D facility in Alabama,\nBirdstop has begun scaling production of its systems, starting with its\nairspace intelligence beacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birdstop was founded by its CEO Keith Miao, former Google\ndata scientist and Earth Institute satellite imagery analyst. Other leaders at\nBirdstop include Head of Software Jatin Kolekar, who brings a decade of\nexperience at the frontier of drone technology, Software Engineer Robert\nReynoso, who operated a global network of Internet balloons at Google Loon, and\nPrincipal R&D Engineer Timothy McPhail, who managed cellular infrastructure\nwith drone imaging at American Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We all use Google Maps, but few of us have seen a\nphysical satellite. At Birdstop, we take the same approach for drones. Our\ncustomers receive data and intel but the drones are invisible to them,”\nsays Keith Miao, CEO. “We take away all the complexities of drones,\nrobotics, and FAA regulations, so that users simply dial into their assets in\nreal-time, on-demand.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Developments in drone technology and Beyond Visual\nLine of Sight (BVLOS) regulation over the past decade are allowing Birdstop’s\nvision to be realized for the first time,” says Andrea Hippeau, Partner at\nLerer Hippeau. “Birdstop’s ability to generate real-time intel remotely is\na huge step forward for the industry.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Remote sensing company Birdstop, Inc. raised $2.3M in funding to expand its constellation of BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) drones across the nation’s critical infrastructure, grow its AI capabilities, and deliver more data-driven value to customers. The round was led by Lerer Hippeau and included Anorak Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Data Tech Fund, Graph Ventures, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bird-stop-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26385,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26383\/revisions\/26385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}