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Spain’s Alpha Unmanned Systems Closes First Investment Round

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Madrid-based unmanned helicopter (UAV) manufacturer, Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS),  has announced the closing of its first seed round of external investment capital. The round was led by UAV Factory co-founder Dr.Joseph Menaker, with participation from former CEO of UAVNavigation and current Director of International Business Development at Alpha, Tobias Webster, and Javier Castaño, co-founder of Agnitio and current CFO of Alpha. This funding will be leveraged to advance Alpha’s product development and improve upon its sales and marketing efforts.

“Alpha is very pleased and optimistic about the support and investment from one of the industry’s leading experts in Joseph Menaker,” said Alpha co-founder and CEO Eric Freeman. “Joseph knows a lot about the challenges and opportunities in building a fast-growing UAV company. His extensive experience in UAV…