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Droners.io.

A Rhode Island marketplace for hiring drone pilots that was bought by PrecisionHawk in 2018, then bought out of its parent's bankruptcy by longtime customers, the Apke brothers.

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Timeline

  1. Acquired

    PrecisionHawk announced it had acquired Droners.io and AirVid to build a network of more than 15,000 drone operators; founder Dave Brown took over pilot network development.

    Acquisition · Announced
    dronelife.com
  2. Directory page saved

    The Wayback Machine saved a directory page showing this listing.

  3. Closed

    PrecisionHawk, Droners.io's parent, ceased operations after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-December 2023.

    Closure · Announced
    thedronegirl.com
  4. Acquired

    In a post around 1 May 2024, Daniel Apke said he and his brothers had acquired Droners.io the previous week, linking a Triangle Business Journal story about the bankrupt Raleigh firm's assets.

    Acquisition · Announced
    linkedin.com
  5. Site checked

    The domain showed something unrelated.

  6. Listed on Stompstart

    “Get anything filmed by a drone”

As listed on Stompstart

Droners.io 'Portfolio Search' with a pilot search form and aerial photo cards.
The listing image as preserved by the Wayback Machine on 13 February 2016. The old site cropped this preview; the lower part of the original is missing.

Listing date unconfirmed · page saved 24 July 2019 · Public Beta

“Get anything filmed by a drone”

The Uber for drone pilots, Droners.io connects you with local, professional drone pilots to film your wedding, real estate, surf session or anything else you can imagine. Read reviews, compare prices and hire the pilot that best fits your needs and budget.

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South Kingstown · United States

In our words: The listing, surviving only as a directory excerpt, called Droners.io 'the Uber for drone pilots'. It connected customers with local professional pilots to film weddings, real estate, surf sessions and more, with reviews and price comparisons to choose a pilot.

Stories

ShortDroners.io was bought, orphaned by a bankruptcy, and bought againRead the story

Sources

  1. dronelife.com
  2. en.wikipedia.org
  3. thedronegirl.com
  4. linkedin.com
  5. podcasts.apple.com
  6. droners.io
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