Airware
DefunctYC W13San Francisco, US · 51 employees · 2 known investors
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1,448 people in our graph share verified history with the Airware team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Laura Buhlerunlockedknows Brad Schiller · together at McKinsey & Company (overlapped)
×3knows the team · via Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×2knows the team · via McKinsey & Company
×5knows the team · via Y Combinator
knows the team · via Prompt
Airware builds an integrated platform combining drones, software, and cloud services for enterprises to collect and analyze aerial data at scale across business operations.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W13)
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Jonathan Downeyin𝕏Founder & Board Director2011–2018Jonathan Downey co-founded Airware and has founded multiple AI companies. He has invested in numerous startups across sectors including autonomous vehicles, software observability, HR analytics, and synthetic biology.
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Brad Schillerin𝕏VP Operations & Business Development (Founding Team Member)2011–2013Brad Schiller co-founded Airware (Y Combinator W13), later led Launch and Prompt, platforms serving college admissions consultants. He previously worked as an M&A and operations consultant with McKinsey and independent firms serving Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms, and studied at MIT.
Investors · 2
Founder mafia
5 people who came through Airware went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Airware do?
- Airware builds an integrated platform combining drones, software, and cloud services for enterprises to collect and analyze aerial data at scale across business operations.
- Who founded Airware?
- Airware was founded by Jonathan Downey, Brad Schiller.
- Who are Airware's investors?
- Airware's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz.
- Where is Airware headquartered?
- Airware is headquartered in San Francisco, US.





