Founded by a graduate of the Moscow State University and the Higher School of Economics Dmitry Arsentiev company "Aviaresheniya" develops and manufactures cargo UAV suitable for sending goods to remote areas. In February, a startup managed to close the de

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The names of investors to invest in a company are not disclosed. In 2015, a startup whose office is located in Kazan Technopark "Himgrad", has attracted € 1.9 million from the FPI Partners Fund, who took over the management of the project. Arsenteva Himself, according to the register, the company owns 38%, even 62% in the number of partner FPI Partners Ilya Rodin.

 

The funds will be used to launch small-scale production of drones and perform the first commercial orders, part of which was received in early 2017. Among the first customers - Tatarstan authorities have ordered 10 drones.

 

Flyp drones are designed for sending goods to remote areas, as well as to work in the agricultural and oil and gas industry, for example, for chemical processing fields. As they say in the company, the use of drones will save up to 75% of the financial resources for the chemical processing field.

 

Previously tested drone, able to lift into the air cargo up to 180 kg and fly up to 200 km. With the August 2016 start implementing pilot projects with agro-industrial company "August" and logistics Pony Express.

 

Cost of a single drone Flyp is $ 25 thousand. The company plans to take the drones in rent for a flat-rate fee (license fee) to 3 million rubles, and another 2-3 thousand rubles for each hour of flight.

 

Since 2017 Russian drones will fly with number signs, as that will use RFID-tags that are recognized at a distance of 300 meters.