Velos Rotors Raises $2M Seed Round to Scale Production of Helicopter UAV
by DRONELIFE Personnel Author Ian M. Crosby
UAV maker Velos Rotors, Inc. has actually revealed the conclusion of a $2 million seed round by Marathon Equity Capital The financial investment will allow Velos to scale its production capability in order to fulfill the quickly growing need for its trailblazing flying makers.
The prevalent adoption of drones has actually been rather stymied due to particular imperfections of the extensively utilized multicopter style. While the thrust an aerial automobile produces is proportional to the surface area of its prop, multicopters utilize numerous little props that each cover a little surface area, using up big quantities of energy.
Velos has actually established a brand-new UAV using a helicopter style. This twin-engine design provides industry-leading redundancy, decreased sound and vibration, and increased performance and efficiency.
The business’s full-electric, sub 55 pounds UAVs has the ability to dependably bring a 13 pound payload for 60 minutes at 35 miles per hour in almost any weather (IP65), allowing a variety of brand-new possible applications.
Velos is supplying specialized, end-to-end options for a range of usage cases throughout logistics, medical products, examinations and federal government applications, consisting of human organs transport, blood samples, border patrol, search & & rescue and massive surveying objectives. The business has actually currently provided lots of drone helicopters worldwide, which have actually generated countless flying hours.
” We crafted from the ground up what we are showing to be the very best UAV in the market,” stated Velos creator and CTO Aris Kolokythas. “Our drone helicopters are pressing air travel forward and we are thrilled to put them in the hands of more business clients internationally.”
” We are happy to serve our international client base with our exceptional efficiency, dependability, and security,” stated Velos CEO and United States Navy veteran Michael Seal. “The financial investment from Marathon Equity capital will allow us to bring our line of product to market much faster and make a significant effect on the markets we serve.”
” Multicopters are for enthusiasts. The marketplace requires industrial-grade UAVs, and Velos is the very first to provide them,” stated Marathon Equity capital partner George Tziralis. “We are enjoyed collaborate with Aris, Michael and group to bring significant development to the marketplace. Plus, if you enjoy air travel and wish to make an effect with your work, Velos is the location to be!”
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Ian participated in Dominican University of California, where he got a bachelor’s degree in English in 2019. With a long-lasting enthusiasm for composing and storytelling and an eager interest in innovation, he is now adding to DroneLife as a personnel author.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, an expert drone services market, and an amazed observer of the emerging drone market and the regulative environment for drones. Miriam has actually penned over 3,000 short articles concentrated on the industrial drone area and is a worldwide speaker and acknowledged figure in the market. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over twenty years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for brand-new innovations.
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