{"id":79932,"date":"2020-12-15T15:08:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/?p=79932"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:08:24","slug":"drone-startup-iris-acquires-13-million-in-series-b-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2020\/12\/15\/drone-startup-iris-acquires-13-million-in-series-b-funding-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone Startup Iris Acquires $13 Million in Series B Funding Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_78527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78527\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78527 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iris-Automation-Reno-IPP-_-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"drone startup \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Iris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drone startup<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irisonboard.com\/\">\u00a0Iris Automation<\/a>\u00a0is gaining financial altitude after announcing a $13 million Series B funding round today.<\/p>\n<p>Iris develops advanced detection systems that bolster <a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2020\/11\/17\/iris-automation-new-ceo-talks-onboard-detect-and-avoid\/\">Detect-and-Avoid (DAA)<\/a> capabilities which, in turn, enable safer commercial drone operations.<\/p>\n<p>New investors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonyinnovationfund.com\/\">Sony Innovation Fund<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonventures.com\/\">Verizon Ventures<\/a> join follow-on investors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bvp.com\/\">Bessemer Venture Partners<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beepartners.vc\/\">Bee Partners<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocaventures.com\/\">OCA Ventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly excited about this show of support from our current and new investors, particularly during this unprecedented global pandemic,\u201d Iris CEO <strong>Jon Damush said. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have always known that our approach to the problem solves a critical missing link for unpiloted systems, and plan to deploy this capital to further expand our capabilities and improve safety for unpiloted systems as global regulators work to integrate UAS into existing airspaces. The investment clearly illustrates investor confidence in growth of the sector and specifically Iris\u2019 role in the ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the fresh cash infusion, Damush says the drone startup will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expand machine learning and AI capabilities and testing to improve and extend the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irisonboard.com\/casia\/\">Casia<\/a>system\u2019s performance envelope.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to participate in the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s BEYOND program, focused on enabling beyond visual line of sight operations with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to advance airspace integration.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/programs_partnerships\/beyond\/\">BEYOND<\/a> will demonstrate operations\u00a0that are repeatable, scalable and economically viable with specific emphasis on infrastructure inspection, public safety operations and small package delivery.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to improve detection and classification capabilities of the Casia system to support expanded use cases, operational environments and aircraft compatibility.<\/li>\n<li>Build out fulfillment capabilities to produce, deliver and support the growing installed base of aircraft OEM partners and end use customers, and enter new markets associated with aircraft safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking of the drone startup investment, <strong>Bessemer Venture partner and Iris board member\u00a0David Cowan said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see explosive demand in energy, agriculture, construction, security and logistics for long-range and remotely operated drones. Iris\u2019 collision avoidance product, the only on-board, visual aircraft recognition system to receive government approval, provides a critical piece of air safety needed to unlock this enormous market.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Iris in the news<\/h3>\n<p>October: \u00a0The drone startup partners with the City of Reno under the FAA UAS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2017\/10\/25\/trumps-new-drone-integration-pilot-program-not\/\">Integration Pilot Program (IPP)<\/a> to develop a river search-and-rescue program designed to equip the city\u2019s fire department with drone technology for life-saving rescues.<\/p>\n<p>October: <a href=\"https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftc.canada.ca%2Fen&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C44e9d74c43824a04549c08d87061629b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637382910861011016%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=MYX4suQBw0Nb5Pt6Q7IspwxLHC5fbg%2FTJf7HOpMc%2FDI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Transport Canada<\/a>\u00a0 approves a special flight certificate that will allow advanced operations with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irisonboard.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C44e9d74c43824a04549c08d87061629b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637382910861011016%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=mw6qbHDHxKE5ddKj4c4P4qrJGLQlm26if8KY3aU7hJE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Iris Automation\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0onboard drone detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution. With the approval of the second Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights in uncontrolled airspace, IRIS will partner with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mvtgeosolutions.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C44e9d74c43824a04549c08d87061629b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637382910861021011%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=EqZy0k8jXqbVTdr8xxSXmo8XUKFYZWWdaPf8eINyG%2BY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">MVT Geo-solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>April: MVT Geo-solutions and IRIS partner in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2020\/04\/01\/drone-partners-earn-canadian-bvlos-certification\/\">successful bid<\/a>\u00a0to receive the first Special Flight Operations Certificate by Transport Canada using only onboard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2020\/03\/26\/making-bvlos-flight-a-practical-reality-onboard-sense-and-avoid\/\">Detect-and-Avoid<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drone startup\u00a0Iris Automation\u00a0is gaining financial altitude after announcing a $13 million Series B funding round today. Iris develops advanced detection systems that bolster Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) capabilities which, in turn, enable safer commercial drone operations. 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