Cloudline Raises $6M to Soar into Green Autonomous Flight – Schmidt Futures Joins the Journey 🌐🛸 🇿🇦

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Cloudline, a South African aerospace startup, has secured $6 million in funding led by Schmidt Futures and other pan-African investors. CEO Spencer Horne, inspired by childhood fascination and driven by a passion for transportation technology, aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flights. Cloudlines autonomous airships, powered by helium and solar energy, cover more than 400 km with a 40 kg payload, making them ideal for mapping, monitoring, and public safety applications. The startups unique approach to hardware and software integration, combined with its focus on African markets, gives it a strong first-mover advantage in the emerging field of autonomous aerial infrastructure. \U0001f30d\U0001f6f0

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