Airntell Aerospace, which is developing a drone service to support search and rescue operations, claimed the $1,500 first prize at the Genesis Pitch & Pick competition on Tuesday.
Founded by CEO Mateus Saar, Airntell uses drone technology for offshore search and rescue to help find missing people faster, more reliably, and at a fraction of the cost of current techniques. The company is developing its own fixed-wing drone that can speed up response times.
Saar was chosen as the top pitcher in a field of eight companies that had just completed the Evolution Program, the eight-week program at