About

Founded

2014

Headquarters

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Industry

Climate, Drones

Company Description

Dendra is an environmental technology company that sets the standard for biodiverse ecosystem restoration. It restores large-scale ecosystems by combining field ecology with remotely collected high resolution imagery, which is analysed in the AI enabled Dendra data platform. The resulting insights power world-class restoration outcomes through aerial seeding and management tools, whilst also addressing biodiversity and carbon measurement needs.

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Funding

Total Raised

$15.7 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

At One Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Future Positive Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, Lionheart Ventures, SYSTEMIQ, VentureSouq

Company Traction

Dendra Systems’ customers include Iluka Resources, Core Lithium, Glencore, MACH Energy, Mineral Resources, and Atlas and BHP.

As of September 2020, Dendra Systems can plant 120 seeds a minute per drone.

Leadership Team

Susan Graham: Co-Founder & CEO of Dendra Systems. Former Co-Founder & CTO of BioCarbon Engineering.

Matthew Ritchie: Co-Founder & CFO of Dendra Systems. Former Executive at Macquarie Group.

Adam Filby: EVP of Sales at Dendra Systems. Former Country Manager, UK at iboss.

Patrick O'Flynn: VP of Operations at Dendra Systems. Former Operations Director Australasia at Planet Protector Packaging.

Press

Wired (September 26, 2021): Drones May Help Replant Forests—If Enough Seeds Take Root

Mashable (October 28, 2020): Drones are being used to reseed forests and revitalize ecosystems

Dendra Blog (September 16, 2020): Announcing $10 Million Series A Funding for Global Ecosystem Restoration

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