Where does Jono Millin work?

Jono Millin is Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder of Drone Deploy.

What companies did Jono Millin found?

Jono Millin founded Drone Deploy.

Where did Jono Millin go to school?

Jono Millin studied at The University of Edinburgh (MSc, Artificial Intelligence); Rhodes University (BScH, Computer Science); Rhodes University (BScS, Computer Science).

What podcasts and interviews feature Jono Millin?

Tracked appearances include "Getting the Best Data With Drones: Jono Millin, Co-Founder & CCO, DroneDeploy", "#087 - DroneDeploy's Drone Mapping Software with Jono Millin", "Drones: changing the face of agriculture forever - Jono Millin, DroneDeploy", and 1 more.

Jono Millin

Founder

Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder at Drone Deploy

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDrone Deploy

About

Jono Millin is a co-founder and chief data officer of DroneDeploy, the reality-capture platform Procore agreed to acquire for about $845 million in July 2026. After computer science at Rhodes University he took an MSc in artificial intelligence at Edinburgh — leaving a machine-learning PhD two-thirds through — and co-founded Zoom2Work and AdvertEyes there before moving to San Francisco to start DroneDeploy with Mike Winn and Nick Pilkington in 2013.

Deal analysis

DroneDeploy × Procore: who got the money home
An estimated liquidation waterfall of the $845m all-cash exit: every class converted — seed money made ~33x, founders took ~$127m, and the 2025 insider round returned ~1.4x in ten months.
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Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded Zoom2Work and AdvertEyes in Edinburgh before DroneDeploy.
Education: MSc in artificial intelligence and PhD candidacy in machine learning at the University of Edinburgh, after computer science at Rhodes.

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Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder at Drone Deploy

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In turn, Jono can intro founders to Drone Deploy's investors below.

Drone Deploy's investors · 11

AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checks AngelPadSan Francisco · $120K checks Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks DRONE FUNDTokyo Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks Energize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checks High AlphaIndianapolis Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Drone Deploy

Mike WinnCEO & Co-Founder

Nick PilkingtonCTO & Co-Founder

Michael WinnFounder

Nicholas PilkingtonFounder

Experience

DroneDeployFoundercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AdvertEyesFounder2011 — 2013Greater Edinburgh Area
University of EdinburghPhD candidate in Adaptive and Neural Computation2010 — 2013Greater Edinburgh Area
ZoomateloFounder2009 — 2012Greater Edinburgh Area
InfaticsFounder2009 — 2011Johannesburg Area, South Africa / Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GoogleStudent Ambassador2008
BSG UK (Business Systems Group)Intern2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Python19Java4JavaScript4CSS2Git3PHP4Open Source8Start-ups39Entrepreneurship29Business Strategy18Machine Learning31Artificial Intelligence8

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Computer ScienceWeb DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentUser ExperienceWeb Applications

Languages Afrikaans · French (basic)

From Jono's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Jono Millin

Getting the Best Data With Drones: Jono Millin, Co-Founder & CCO, DroneDeploy

Drone Radio Show

#087 - DroneDeploy's Drone Mapping Software with Jono Millin

Commercial Drones FM

Drones: changing the face of agriculture forever - Jono Millin, DroneDeploy

Web Summit

Jono Millin, Drone Deploy

Drone & Sundry

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jono Millin?: Jono Millin is a co-founder and chief data officer of DroneDeploy, the reality-capture platform Procore agreed to acquire for about $845 million in July 2026. After computer science at Rhodes University he took an MSc in artificial intelligence at Edinburgh — leaving a machine-learning PhD two-thirds through — and co-founded Zoom2Work and AdvertEyes there before moving to San Francisco to start DroneDeploy with Mike Winn and Nick Pilkington in 2013.
Where does Jono Millin work?: Jono Millin is Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder of Drone Deploy.
What companies did Jono Millin found?: Jono Millin founded Drone Deploy.
Where did Jono Millin go to school?: Jono Millin studied at The University of Edinburgh (MSc, Artificial Intelligence); Rhodes University (BScH, Computer Science); Rhodes University (BScS, Computer Science).
What podcasts and interviews feature Jono Millin?: Tracked appearances include "Getting the Best Data With Drones: Jono Millin, Co-Founder & CCO, DroneDeploy", "#087 - DroneDeploy's Drone Mapping Software with Jono Millin", "Drones: changing the face of agriculture forever - Jono Millin, DroneDeploy", and 1 more.

Founder mafias

The University of Edinburgh mafia41

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeffrey ChangGraduate StudiesFounded Doblet +1 Nicolas HourcardMsc Finance & InvestmentFounded QuestDB +1 Jess LynchFounded WishRoute John CampbellDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Resolution Therapeutics Martin SchrimpffMechanical Engineering with Management TechniquesFounded Kocomo David MlčochMaster's degree with DistinctionFounded Asteroid

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Rhodes University mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike WinnBusiness ScienceFounded Drone Deploy

Same school

Also attended The University of Edinburgh208

Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi Kevin JohnsonInvestor at Medicxi Patrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion Capital Sarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton Ventures Xan WoodInvestor at Canvas Ventures

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Also attended Rhodes University12

Tom NicholsonSenior Analyst at PeakBridge VC Byron AndersonOperations / Finance at Standard Crypto Brendon GrunewaldGrowth – Data Sovereignity – Finance at Angelwise Morgan HunterSenior Analyst at BioMedPartners Lincoln WahlChief Financial Officer at Federation Kristina McDougallAdvisor at RiSC Capital Corp

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Shared employers

Also worked at DroneDeploy16

Alex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture Partners Rory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture Partners M.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture Partners John ToughCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Member of Investment Committee at Energize Ventures Katie McClainPartner & COO, Member of Investment Committee at Energize Ventures Juan MuldoonPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize Ventures

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Also worked at University of Edinburgh33

Alex RendónInvestment Associate at BuenTrip Ventures Lucia Rodriguez LacasaInvestor at AlbionVC John CampbellEIR at Delin Ventures Jonathan Fajardo CortesPrincipal at imec.xpand Moritz MüllerInvestment Associate at imec.xpand Craig RitchieAlzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health

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Also worked at Zoomatelo1

Mike WinnCo-Founder & CEO of DroneDeploy

Also worked at Google1,715

Ron ConwayFounder of SV Angel Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Brian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders Fund Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

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