Drone Delivery Startup Zipline Joins Forces With Nigeria’s Kaduna To Open Operation In The Country
Drone delivery company Zipline has partnered with Nigeria’s Kaduna, a state in north western Nigeria to enable drone shipment of COVID-19 vaccines.
Kaduna’s collaboration with Zipline, which over the past year has distributed more than 1 million doses of other vaccines in Africa, will also enable blood products, medicines and other vaccines to be delivered on demand.
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Zipline also said it is in talks with Nigeria’s other states.
From Delivering Blood to Delivering Pizza, Drones Have To Inspire New Generations of African Logistics Startups On Last Mile Delivery
According to a research report from Radiant Insight, “Unmanned aerial systems(UAS) markets (mostly dominated by drones) stood at $609 million in 2014. They are also expected to grow to $4.8 billion dollars, worldwide this year. The leading markets for drone use and sales include oil and gas mapping, utility line inspection, package delivery, and agricultural applications.
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The American startup which delivers medical supplies, including blood, rabies vaccines and antivenom, to thousands of hard-to-reach health clinics in Rwanda and Ghana achieved a unicorn status in May 2019, having reached $1.2 billion in valuation.
The startup crossed the line in a $190 million new venture funding from top venture capitalists, including Baillie Gifford, The Rise Fund (which is TPG’s global impact fund), Temasek, Alphabet’s investment arm GV and Katalyst Ventures. The funding brought Zipline’s total capital raised to $225 million, before finally putting its market worth at $1.2 billion.
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