Category Visionaries Yariv Bash, Co-Founder & CEO of Flytrex: $60 Million Raised to Power the Future of Drone Delivery
Oct 11, 2024
20:05
Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Yariv Bash, Co-Founder & CEO of Flytrex, a drone delivery platform that has raised $60 Million in funding.
Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:
- Space to Drones: Yariv’s journey from leading a lunar mission to co-founding Flytrex, transitioning from spacecraft to drone delivery.
- Tech Innovation: Flytrex’s unique approach to ensuring food remains fresh during delivery, using straight-line flight paths for speed and efficiency.
- Overcoming Regulations: Yariv’s insights into navigating FAA regulations for commercial drone delivery in the U.S. and how they're at the final stage of approval.
- Logistical Efficiency: Flytrex’s ability to hire part-time employees with benefits, distinguishing them from competitors that rely on gig workers.
- Competing Lean: Flytrex’s strategy for competing against billion-dollar companies by maintaining a lean, efficient business model from day one.
- Expanding Beyond Food: Yariv’s vision of scaling Flytrex to deliver not just food but also retail goods like clothing and electronics in under 10 minutes.
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