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Flock Safety paid over $300M for 17-month-old drone startup Aerodome

Police surveillance startup Flock Safety announced that it had bought drone software startup Aerodome for over $300 million.

Rahul Sidhu, a former police officer, only founded Aerodome 17 months ago, declaring it an “American Dynamism speed-run,” in reference to the name of a16z’s defense tech-focused initiative. Flock Safety has also zeroed in on law enforcement as a customer, building out cameras that can identify license plates and sensors that detect gunshots. Flock Safety announced it will be releasing its own drones over the next year, and, according to Sidhu’s post, will be hiring an additional 100 engineers for the company’s aviation team.

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