FreeSkies

FreeSkies envisions a world where aerial data collection is simple and accessible to everyone by developing autonomous control software for drones.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Software
  • Location Menlo Park, CA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded September 2014
  • Employees 4
  • Website freeskies.org

Company Summary

Drones and Quad-copters are becoming more and more prevalent in the public space whether we're ready or not. FreeSkies aims to simplify the process by developing software that allows the user complete control, while autonomizing complex functions during flight from path management to launch and landing. FreeSkies’ first step is to target the film industry, empowering independent filmmakers, photographers, videographers, and directors.

Team

  • Jay Mulakala
    CFO, CMO, Co-Founder

    Jay has a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a concentration in Business. Jay has worked on and with several start-ups in the past and has over 8 years of start-up and business experience. Jay manages the business and financial operations, as well as the design of the FreeSkies CoPilot system. In his spare time, Jay is an independent photographer and designer.

  • Andrew Putch
    CEO, Co-Founder

    Andy has a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a private pilot, a NASA Student Ambassador after his time at the Armstrong Flight Research center, and co-founder of a student group dedicated to building full size general aviation aircraft. He likes to liaise between the business and technical facets of FreeSkies and in his free time, Andy is a live music enthusiast and an audiophile.

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