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Kitty Hawk

821 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, United States

Overview

Kittyhawk builds full‑stack enterprise drone solutions for professional pilots and fleet managers across media, insurance, energy, transportation, law enforcement and emergency management. Led by CEO and co‑founder Jon Hegranes, the company provides software to manage fleets and operational workflows. The company intends to use the new funds to bring unified drone operations to new markets. Kittyhawk is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2015. Financially, it has received $9.5M in aggregate funding to date from a mix of strategic and venture investors. Named investors include Travelers, Bonfire Ventures, Boeing HorizonX Ventures, Freestyle Ventures and The Flying Object (TFO). Kittyhawk develops full-stack enterprise drone solutions that let enterprises manage operators, aircraft, airspace, data analytics, insights and compliance from a single platform. The company serves professional pilots and fleet managers across industries including media, insurance, energy, rail transportation, education, law enforcement, fire, and emergency management. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company supports enterprise customers and missions around the world. Kittyhawk raised $5M in this funding round and has raised $6.5M in total to date. The company says it will use the new funds to further its capabilities as a full-stack enterprise drone solution. In conjunction with the round, Jim Andelman of Bonfire Ventures will join Kittyhawk’s board of directors.

Total raised
$5M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Jun 2018

Industries

  • Aerospace
  • Air Transportation
  • Automotive
  • Logistics
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Jun 2018

    $5M

Team

  • Sebastian Thrun

    CEO

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  • Chris Anderson

    CTO and COO, Head of Product

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  • Todd Reichert

    Aerodynamics and Configuration

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  • David Clark

    Director - Strategic Development

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