Delair

Delair
Private
Industry Commercial UAVs (drones) hardware & software
Founded 2011.
Founders Michaël de Lagarde, Benjamin Benharrosh, Benjamin Michel, Bastien Mancini
Headquarters Toulouse, France
Products Fixed-wing drones and integrated analytics.
Number of employees
 120 in France, Belgium, United States and Singapore.

Delair is a supplier of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones to commercial enterprises. Its products include a number of fixed-wing style autonomous flying aircraft, as well as integrated software analytics that are used to collect and analyze data for surveying, mapping and monitoring. They are also used by oil & gas industries, utilities, construction, mining, transportation, agriculture, and civil security to monitor assets, perform maintenance and collect data to manage business operations.

History

Delair was founded in 2011 by Michaël de Lagarde, Benjamin Benharrosh, Benjamin Michel, Bastien Mancini, and is headquartered near Toulouse, France. It currently has 100 employees in France, Belgium, the US and China.

Michaël de Lagarde is Delair’s CEO.[1] Benharrosh has been named in the list of the 25 most influential people in the commercial drone industry.[2]

In 2012 the Delair DT18 UAV became the first drone certified to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights.[3] In 2012, Delair closed its first round of funding, receiving $3.5M from Andromede and Parrot.[4]

In 2014 it created Delair Analytics, a data analysis center.

In 2015 the company raised $14.5 million in funds through an investment by Andromede and Galia.[5]

In 2016 Delair acquired Gatewing, the UAV business of Trimble.[6]

A record was set in 2017 for a BVLOS flight with a distance of 30 miles via 3G wireless connectivity with French utility company RTE.[7] The company began testing BVLOS flights in the US in 2017.[8] Also in 2017, Intel Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Delair to provide technology for its Intel Insight UAV platform[9] In the same year they recorded sales of $8.5 million and manufactured 1250 drones.

In 2018 Delair was named to World Economic Forum's list of Technology Pioneers, which recognizes the world's most innovative small companies.[10]

In September 2018 they expanded their software platform through an investment by Intel Capital.[11] and Delair also opened its first office in China.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "High-end UAVs: A Key Link in the Value Chain". Wim van Wegen, GIM International. April 5, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018
  2. ↑ "The 25 Most Influential People in the Commercial Drone Industry". João Antunes, Commercial UAV News. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018
  3. ↑ "Natural Gas Utility Starts Drone-Based Surveillance in France". Bill Carey, AIN Online. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018
  4. ↑ "Drones: Delair-Tech raises three million euros". Ladepeche. November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2018
  5. ↑ "Fixed-wing, large UAV manufacturers each get private investment". Luke Geiver, UAS Magazine. March 17, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2018
  6. ↑ "Trimble Sells Gatewing to Delair-Tech and Lays a Path for the Future of the Drone Industry". Jeremiah Karpowicz, Commercial UAV News. October 13, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2018
  7. ↑ "Delair Tech Sets New Record for BVLOS Flight". Miriam McNabbon, Drone Life. June 08 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018
  8. ↑ "Delair Starts BVLOS Test Flights in Nevada". Miriam McNabbon, Drone Life. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018
  9. ↑ "Intel Chooses Delair-Tech as Strategic Partner on Intel Insight". Miriam McNabbon, Drone Life. September 08 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018
  10. ↑ "These are the 61 most innovative startups in the world". Rachel Sandler, Business Insider. Retrieved July 5, 2018
  11. ↑ "Intel Capital invests in Delair to help French drone maker expand its software platform". Chris O'Brien, Venture Beat. September 12 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bullishness on China's economy abounds at Summer Davos". Xinhua. September 19 2018


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