2018, November 18 – Startup Of The Week: Delair
“Software absolutely will be big,” says Michaël de Lagarde, co-founder and CEO of Delair. “Right now, software is kind of negligible. It was about 10 percent of revenue in 2017. In five years, we anticipate it will be the biggest source of revenue. That’s where the value is shifting.”
https://innovator.news/startup-of-the-week-delair-14ba25a583a5
2018, October 30 – Failed drone startup Airware auctions assets, Delair buys teammates
French drone services company Delair is buying Airware’s Redbird analytics software and IP, plus the 26 employees who ran it.
https://techcrunch.com/2018
2018, October 1st – Automating the Future of Drone Technology with Intel and Delair @ Commercial UAV Expo 2018
Watch the interview with Benjamin Benharrosh, and Anil Nanduri, vice president of the New Technology Group and general manager of Unmanned Aviation Systems at Intel Corporation. They talk about the Intel Insight platform.
https://www.expouav.com/news
2018, September 24th – How drones can help manage the world’s food supply
Blog post by Michael de Lagarde, CEO of Delair. Drones are more than just cool-looking flying objects. Their real value lies in their ability to quickly and efficiently gather and analyze information on assets, geography, infrastructure, environmental trends and other important data that can be used to drive actional business insights.
https://www.weforum.org – Future of Food
2018, September 21st – French project to boost hydrogen fuel cells in aircraft
HES is announcing its partnership with France’s leading professional unmanned aircraft builder DELAIR and ERGOSUP, a French start-up developing energy-efficient hydrogen production systems.
http://www.eenewspower.com
2018, September 19th – Delair announces the opening of its first Beijing office, at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin
Delair announced at the Summer Davos the opening of its first office in China, as the company seeks to increase its presence in the rapidly expanding Chinese market. “China is an extremely fast-growing and dynamic market with a wide spectrum of challenges and needs that are well suited to our drone solutions,” said Michael de Lagarde, president and co-founder of Delair.
http://www.xinhuanet.com
2018, September 13th – Intel Capital invests in Delair to help French drone maker expand its software platform
According to Delair CEO and cofounder Michael de Lagarde, drone users are now trying to manage the growing volume of data collected. “As the hardware is spreading and getting adopted, the added value shifts to the data processing,” he said. “Because at the end, what the customer wants is actionable business intelligence.”
https://venturebeat.com
2018, September 13th – Intel investit plusieurs millions d’euros dans Delair, le champion français du drone civil
L’entreprise toulousaine Delair, spécialiste du drone pour l’industrie, vient de lever plusieurs millions d’euros auprès du géant américain Intel. Ces fonds vont permettre à la pépite française de développer sa plateforme cloud d’analyse de données.
https://www.usine-digitale.fr
2018, July 11th – Power to the drones: utilities place bets on robots
Flying robots that can travel dozens of kilometers without stopping could be the next big thing for power companies.
https://www.reuters.com
2018, July 11th – Les géomètres veulent prendre la mesure des drones
Les appareils volants sans pilote à bord font drastiquement baisser les coûts des relevés, et ils bousculent la profession. Interview de Chase Fly, expert Géospatial chez Delair
https://www.lemonde.fr – La Foire du drone