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Cloudline Raises $6M to Soar into Green Autonomous Flight – Schmidt Futures Joins the Journey 🌐🛸 🇿🇦
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South African aerospace startup Cloudline, backed by Schmidt Futures and other pan-African investors, secures $6 million to revolutionize carbon emissions-free autonomous flights. CEO Spencer Horne's vision of utilizing airships for large payload deliveries to isolated communities is taking flight, offering cost-efficient alternatives to drones, helicopters, and satellites. 🚀✨
Cloudline, a South African aerospace startup, has secured $6 million in funding led by Schmidt Futures and other pan-African investors. CEO Spencer Horne, inspired by childhood fascination and driven by a passion for transportation technology, aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flights. Cloudline's autonomous airships, powered by helium and solar energy, cover more than 400 km with a 40 kg payload, making them ideal for mapping, monitoring, and public safety applications. The startup's unique approach to hardware and software integration, combined with its focus on African markets, gives it a strong first-mover advantage in the emerging field of autonomous aerial infrastructure. 🌍🛰️
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