Nigeria: Drone data company AirSmat raises $100,000 investment
AirSmat, a Nigerian-based software company, has received a $100,000 pre-seed investment from UK-based Zetogon.
AirSmat is a software company founded on the belief that drones will shape the future. The company aims to provide cutting edge software solutions to many rapidly growing industries adopting drones into daily operations by helping to transform the way businesses collect, manage, and interpret drone data. AirSmat desires to help businesses unlock the power of drone data.
The firm will use the funds to get its flagship product, SmatCrows, to customers in Nigeria and support the product launch.
Speaking on the investment, the chief technology officer, Adeoluwa Ibikunle said, “The new investment will enable AirSmat to further build on its position as a startup that helps customers to proactively take business decisions backed by intelligence obtained from the AirSmat AI-based platform. We are starting out with food security for the continent; our solution allows farmers to gain control of their crop yield and general farming activities. Our innovative and creative approach will use world-class AI-powered software aimed at improving the efficiency of African farmers in terms of yields and productivity … The software will provide timely information about the state of their crops and general operations on their farmlands.”
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