Playing traffic cop for drones in cities and towns nets Airspace Link $4 million

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As the number of drones proliferates in cities and towns across America, government agencies are scrambling to find ways to manage the
technologies that can help cities manage congestion in the friendly skies, and now they have a new competitor in the Detroit-based startup,
Airspace Link, which just raised $4 million from a swarm of investors to bring its services to the broader market.The financing for Airspace
notification capabilities, according to chief executive Michael Healander.According to Healander, what distinguishes Airspace Link from the
other competitors in the market is its integration with mapping tools used by municipal governments to provide information on ground-based
just spent the past month understanding what regulation is going to be around to support it
population of the United States lives in controlled airspace where drones flying with more than a half a pound of weight require flight
September 2019 with a $6 million post-money valuation
Indicator Ventures with participation from 2048 Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners and Invest
Detroit.For Healander, Airspace Link is only the latest entrepreneurial venture
state permitting for drone operators; AirNetm, which works with the FAA to create approved air routes for drones; and AirLink, an API that
connects drone operators with local governments and collects fees for registering drones.