Israeli drone software company High Lander announced that its total funding has reached $30 million following additional investment from EDGE Group and participation from STEP, Protego and Kinetica, as it prepares to expand its operations in the United States and enter new markets in defense and homeland security. The company did not disclose the amount raised in the latest financing. The $30 million figure represents its cumulative funding to date.
Founded in 2018, High Lander develops software for managing autonomous aircraft, drone fleets and airspace operations. Its two existing platforms, Orion and Vega, are designed to manage drone missions and coordinate unmanned aircraft operating in shared airspace.
The company is now expanding into security applications with Andromeda, an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to combine information from multiple detection and monitoring systems into a single operational picture of low-altitude airspace.
According to High Lander, the platform can integrate sensors and response systems from different manufacturers, allowing operators to identify, classify and track aerial activity while distinguishing authorized flights from unidentified or unauthorized aircraft. The technology is intended for defense, homeland security and other applications involving unmanned aircraft.
"High Lander is entering a new phase. Over the past several years, we have built the technological infrastructure that enables countries and organizations to manage a world in which autonomous systems are becoming an integral part of the airspace," said Alon Abelson, the company's founder and CEO.
"We are now taking that same infrastructure to a new scale, expanding into new markets, the security sector, and strategic collaborations with leading technology players worldwide," he added.
The new funding will support the company's expansion in the United States and other international markets, as well as further development of its Orion, Vega and Andromeda platforms. High Lander also plans to extend its technology into applications that serve both civilian and security needs.
EDGE Group's additional investment builds on an existing strategic relationship with High Lander, while the participation of STEP, Protego and Kinetica is expected to support the company's expansion into the U.S. autonomous systems market and the international defense technology sector, according to the announcement.
High Lander team
(Photo: High Lander)
"As drone adoption continues to expand, the need for a unified aerial picture, threat detection, and coordinated real-time response is becoming increasingly critical," said Lital Leshem, co-founder and managing partner at Protego.
"High Lander is developing technology that addresses these challenges, and its ability to integrate diverse systems and technologies under a single command-and-control layer is particularly significant," she added.
Abelson said the company's longer-term goal is to connect autonomous aviation systems with security operations through a common software infrastructure. "Our vision is to become the software layer that connects autonomy, aviation, and security, giving countries the ability to understand and control what is happening in low-altitude airspace," he said.