DroneSeed, a Seattle startup using technology to help restore forests scorched by wildfire, announced Tuesday that it is now operating under a new parent brand called Mast Reforestation and has… Read More
A swarm of giant drones navigates a scorched moonscape, tracing the rugged topography. The scene has a desolate, sci-fi vibe — but its reality is rooted in the terra firma.… Read More
— Ron Markezich will succeed Brian McManus as CEO of Seattle-based Lighthouse, which provides electronic discovery products and other services to legal and compliance teams. Markezich previously was at Microsoft,… Read More
— Matt Shaw, former chief people officer at Climate, joined DroneSeed as the startup’s first chief people officer. Founded in 2015, Seattle-based DroneSeed uses drones to distribute seeds for reforestation.… Read More
New funding: As wildfires continue to burn in the Western U.S., reforestation startup DroneSeed on Wednesday announced a $36 million Series A round. The company has already used some of… Read More
— Leafly General Counsel Yoko Miyashita will take over as chief executive officer from outgoing CEO Tim Leslie. Miyashita joined the Seattle-based online cannabis platform last year and previously spent… Read More
— Axon landed former Amazon executive Jeff Kunins as chief product officer and executive vice president of software. Kunins was most recently vice president of Alexa Entertainment and previously was… Read More
Robot bees have hit the big time. In the 10 days since Walmart’s patent application for “systems and methods for pollinating crops via unmanned vehicles” came to light, the idea… Read More
Seattle-based DroneSeed has raised more than $5 million in funding for a venture that uses drones to plant trees and sustain them from the air, according to documents filed this… Read More
Forests provide essential resources, vast ecosystems, and remove carbon from the environment — they are essential for all life. But replanting logged forests is a costly business. It’s why DroneSeed co-founders Grant… Read More