34 Companies building the future of uncrewed systems (air, ground, & maritime) and autonomy

These companies have been selected as part of the Oregon UAS Innovation Challenge.
This is our largest and most ambitious cohort to date.

34
Companies
$10.7M
Capital Raised
18
Oregon Headquarters
8
Industry Verticals
165
Employees

Meet the Companies

From defense and counter-UAS to agriculture, logistics, maritime autonomy, and advanced air mobility, Cohort 3 brings together builders who are turning unmanned systems into practical, deployed solutions.

AeroBond Secure Systems

📍 Oregon, USA
AeroBond Secure GCS

The AeroBond Secure GCS is a rugged, NDAA‑compliant Ground Control Station designed for modern UAS operations, providing secure, modular, and field-ready command capabilities for defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure users.

Defense Related Ground Control
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Aghawk Dynamics

📍 Washington, USA
UAV / Applications

Aghawk Dynamics designs and manufactures U.S.-built agricultural drones and provides drone-based services for spraying, mapping, and precision agriculture, helping growers improve yields and operational efficiency.

Dual Use Agriculture
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AIRSHIP Technologies Group

📍 Oregon, USA
Counter-UAS & Long Endurance UAS

AIRSHIP Technologies develops advanced UAS platforms and counter-UAS solutions focused on long-endurance missions, persistent surveillance, and protection of critical infrastructure and defense assets.

Defense Related Counter-UAS
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American Tenet

📍 Indiana, USA
Thermal-Soaring ISR UAS

American Tenet builds thermal-soaring, long-endurance ISR aircraft that use atmospheric energy to dramatically extend flight times for defense, border security, and environmental monitoring missions.

Defense Related ISR
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Aurora Air

📍 Washington, USA
Hybrid Propulsion Systems

Aurora Air develops hybrid propulsion systems for heavy-lift and long-range drones, enabling greater payload capacity and endurance for logistics, inspection, and industrial applications.

Manufacturing Propulsion
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BuzzCare

📍 Minnesota, USA
Rural Healthcare Drone Delivery

BuzzCare is building a drone-enabled healthcare logistics platform to deliver prescriptions, lab samples, and essential medical supplies to rural and hard-to-reach communities.

Logistics Medical Delivery
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Davis Consulting LLC

📍 Oregon, USA
Hybrid Drone / RC Car Platform

Davis Consulting is developing a hybrid drone and ground vehicle platform for public safety, allowing responders to gather situational awareness from the air and on the ground with a single system.

Public Safety Dual Mode
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DIFly

📍 Oregon, USA
Stereo FPV Vision System

DIFly is creating a stereo FPV vision system that improves depth perception and situational awareness for drone pilots and autonomous flight systems in complex environments.

Manufacturing Vision Systems
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DRONE CMD, LLC

📍 Oregon, USA
Distributed Autonomy OS

DRONE CMD is building a distributed operating system for multi-asset autonomy, enabling coordinated control of drones, robots, and sensors across complex missions and fleets.

Defense Related Autonomy
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Droning on LLC / ABN Droning on design

📍 Oregon, USA
Aerial Seeding & Restoration

Droning on LLC uses custom UAS platforms for aerial seeding, reforestation, and ecological restoration, enabling rapid coverage of difficult terrain after fires and other disturbances.

Agriculture Environmental
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EIVIE Corp.

📍 Oregon, USA
Circular Wing VTOL Rescue UAS

EIVIE Corp. is developing a NASA-awarded circular wing VTOL rescue drone designed for emergency response and evacuation missions in challenging environments.

Public Safety Advanced Air Mobility
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Ether Form Inc

📍 Oregon, USA
Long-Endurance Surveillance UAS

Ether Form is building long-endurance unmanned aircraft for surveillance and special missions, focusing on efficiency, reliability, and flexible payload integration.

Advanced Air Mobility ISR
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Flyupav

📍 California, USA
Hybrid Air/Ground Delivery

Flyupav is developing a hybrid drone and rover delivery platform to handle complex last-mile logistics where both aerial and ground navigation are required.

Logistics Dual Mode
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FlyX Technologies Inc.

📍 California, USA
Power-Line Charging for UAS

FlyX Technologies enables “infinite flight” for drones through power-line charging and automated docking, allowing persistent inspection and monitoring of critical infrastructure.

Manufacturing Power Systems
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Ganaio, Inc.

📍 California, USA
Regenerative Damper Systems

Ganaio develops regenerative damper systems for unmanned ground vehicles, capturing energy from motion and improving stability, efficiency, and runtime for robotic platforms.

Manufacturing Ground Robotics
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GlowSens, LLC

📍 California, USA
Luminescent Tracer Counter-UAS

GlowSens is developing a counter-UAS system that uses luminescent tracers and AI-driven fire control to detect, track, and defeat hostile drones for military and critical infrastructure protection.

Defense Related Counter-UAS
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Haast Autonomous

📍 Texas, USA
Heavy-Lift VTOL Logistics

Haast Autonomous builds heavy-lift VTOL platforms for medical logistics and disaster response, enabling delivery of critical supplies to remote and hard-to-access regions.

Logistics Medical Delivery
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Half Rock Avionics

📍 Oregon, USA
UAS Integration and Avionics Services

Half Rock Avionics provides integration, avionics, and support services for unmanned aircraft systems, helping agencies and operators bring new platforms into safe, compliant, and mission-ready operation.

Co-founded by an Oregon-based white female engineer, adding local gender-diverse leadership to Oregon’s UAS ecosystem.

Defense Related UAS Integration
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HumanKind Homes

📍 Oregon, USA
Drone-Swarm Construction

HumanKind Homes is exploring drone-swarm-enabled construction and automated building systems to accelerate affordable, resilient housing deployment in underserved communities.

Infrastructure Construction
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KRISHIBOTICS LLC

📍 Oregon, USA
Agricultural Robotics

KRISHIBOTICS develops autonomous agricultural robotics and UAS solutions to help farmers automate repetitive tasks, reduce inputs, and increase yields.

Agriculture Robotics
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Lorica Technologies

📍 Oregon, USA
Maritime DAAD Security Platform

Lorica Technologies is developing a Drone-Augmented Autonomous Deterrence (DAAD) system for maritime security, providing ship owners and operators with automated, persistent protection against piracy and other threats.

Defense Related Maritime
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MAV Unlimited, Inc.

📍 Oregon, USA
Volumetric 3D Printing for Drones

MAV Unlimited applies volumetric 3D printing and advanced materials to produce lightweight, high-performance drone structures and components at speed and scale.

Manufacturing 3D Printing
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Narma US, Inc

📍 Texas, USA
Dual Tilt-Rotor Medical Delivery

Narma US is deploying dual tilt-rotor UAS for medical and critical logistics, enabling fast, reliable delivery of supplies in both rural and urban settings.

Logistics Medical Delivery
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Nefeli Air Inc.

📍 Wyoming, USA
AI-Powered Counter-UAS Detection

Nefeli Air is building an AI-powered passive counter-UAS detection and response platform to identify, classify, and react to unauthorized drones in sensitive airspace.

Defense Related Counter-UAS
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Nimbus Aerospace

📍 Washington, USA
Hybrid-Electric Passenger eVTOL

Nimbus Aerospace is developing a hybrid-electric 6–8 passenger eVTOL aircraft for regional air mobility and emergency medical services, combining speed, range, and operational flexibility.

Advanced Air Mobility eVTOL
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Oregon UAV, LLC

📍 Oregon, USA
High-Performance STOL UAS

Oregon UAV manufactures high-performance short takeoff and landing autonomous aircraft built around American supply chains for wildfire response, rural delivery, and defense logistics.

Dual Use Logistics
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Osprey cUAS

📍 Oregon, USA
Passive RF Counter-UAS

Osprey cUAS delivers a passive RF-based counter-UAS detection system that provides NDAA-compliant, low-cost, and scalable coverage for military and civilian facilities.

Defense Related Counter-UAS
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Outcome Group

📍 California, USA
Fixed-Wing VTOL with Onboard Compute

Outcome Group builds fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with integrated onboard compute for ISR and logistics missions, enabling edge processing and autonomy at the aircraft level.

Advanced Air Mobility ISR
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Outer Rim Exploration Inc

📍 Delaware, USA
Muon Sensors for Mineral Exploration

Outer Rim Exploration uses muon-based sensing technology to support mineral exploration and geophysics, enabling deeper, more accurate subsurface insights than traditional methods.

Infrastructure Exploration
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Pachyderm Industries

📍 Washington, USA
Heavy-Lift Cargo Drones

Pachyderm Industries designs heavy-lift cargo drones for industrial and logistics operations, focusing on moving bulky and heavy loads in challenging environments.

Logistics Industrial
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ParaUAS LLC

📍 Oregon, USA
VTOL for Construction & Survey

ParaUAS develops VTOL drone platforms for construction, surveying, and industrial inspection, providing precise data capture over large or difficult sites.

Infrastructure Survey
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PrairieSchooner Inc.

📍 Seongnam, SOuth Korea
AI Command & Control Platform for UAS Operations

PrairieSchooner develops an on-device, natural-language AI C2 platform that integrates with existing UAS platforms, enabling scalable multi-drone operations in defense and commercial environments.

Defense Related Dual Use
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Rogue Reconnaissance

📍 Oregon, USA
Wildfire Geospatial Intelligence

Rogue Reconnaissance operates the UAS Data Hub for Oregon wildfire response, delivering live geospatial intelligence, thermal imagery, and hotspot detection to incident commanders.

Public Safety Wildfire
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SeaStereo, Inc

📍 Oregon, USA
Autonomous Maritime Systems

SeaStereo builds autonomous maritime vessels and sensing platforms for ports, offshore operations, and environmental monitoring, integrating advanced perception and control.

Maritime Autonomy
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This Cohort at a Glance

A snapshot of the scale, focus areas, and diversity represented in the cohort members of the Oregon UAS Innovation Challenge.

Financial & Market

Total capital raised$10.7M
Companies in revenue9
Last 12 months of revenue$1.17M

Geography

Oregon-headquartered companies18
Other U.S. states14
International companies2

Teams & Talent

Total team members165
Oregon-based jobs69
Women founders & co-founders4

Industry Verticals

Cohort 3 spans eight major market verticals, with strong concentration in defense/counter‑UAS, logistics, public safety, agriculture, and advanced air mobility.

🛡️ Defense & Counter‑UAS
GlowSens Osprey cUAS Nefeli Air AIRSHIP Technologies Lorica Technologies PrairieSchooner American Tenet DRONE CMD AeroBond
9 Companies
📦 Logistics & Delivery
Haast Autonomous Narma US Pachyderm Industries Flyupav BuzzCare
5 Companies
🌱 Agriculture & Environmental
Oregon UAV Droning on LLC Aghawk Dynamics KRISHIBOTICS
4 Companies
✈️ Advanced Air Mobility
Nimbus Aerospace Outcome Group Ether Form
3 Companies
🔥 Public Safety & Emergency
Rogue Reconnaissance Davis Consulting EIVIE Corp BuzzCare
4 Companies
🏗️ Infrastructure & Construction
HumanKind Homes ParaUAS Outer Rim Exploration
3 Companies
⚓ Maritime & Autonomous
SeaStereo DIFly
2 Companies
⚙️ Manufacturing & Components
MAV Unlimited Aurora Air Ganaio Half Rock Avionics FlyX Technologies
5 Companies

This cohort brings together Oregon‑anchored manufacturers, counter‑UAS innovators, agriculture & wildfire teams, maritime autonomy, and long‑endurance aircraft pioneers, all leveraging the Oregon UAS Accelerator program to move from field trials to scalable commercialization.

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