{"id":18990,"date":"2019-04-18T01:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T05:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/ceo-drone-tech-startup-precisionhawk-getting-new-digs-adding-jobs\/"},"modified":"2019-04-18T01:13:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T05:13:27","slug":"ceo-drone-tech-startup-precisionhawk-getting-new-digs-adding-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/?p=18990","title":{"rendered":"CEO: Drone tech startup PrecisionHawk getting new digs, adding jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RALEIGH<\/strong> \u2014 Drone tech company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.precisionhawk.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PrecisionHawk<\/a> is moving.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In news that was first reported by the <em>Triangle Business Journal<\/em>, the fast-growing company is getting ready to move out of its current offices on Six Forks Road and into bigger digs above Raleigh\u2019s Milk Bar.<\/p>\n<p>The move is expected to be complete by the end of August and supports the firm\u2019s \u201cdeep-seated roots in the Raleigh area,\u201d PrecisionHawk CEO Michael Chasen told WRAL TechWire today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving to the new location will place PrecisionHawk in the heart of downtown Raleigh and add our unique energy to the active heartbeat of Glenwood South. This move will support our goal to be a vibrant and active part of the Raleigh community,\u201dChasen said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wraltechwire.com\/2019\/03\/22\/how-precisionhawk-helped-history-networks-hunt-for-buried-treasure-in-philippine-jungle\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How PrecisionHawk helped History network\u2019s hunt for buried treasure in Philippine jungle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Founded in 2010, the company was later rebranded under its current name, emerging as a leader in drones and emerging technology with applications in industries ranging from mining to agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, it raised a whopping $75 million and its workforce continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe anticipate hiring for an additional 50 roles within the next two months, with plans to increase our headcount to north of 350 by the end of 2019,\u201d said Chasen.<\/p>\n<p>As for fundraising, Chasen said \u201cwe\u2019re always looking for additional capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the vast nature of opportunities in the commercial drone space, we will continually look for ways to grow PrecisionHawk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wraltechwire.com\/2018\/09\/06\/precisionhawk-acquires-two-companies-with-focus-on-energy-sector\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PrecisionHawk acquires two companies with focus on energy sector<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH \u2014 Drone tech company PrecisionHawk is moving.<\/p>\n<p>In news that was first reported by the Triangle Business Journal, the fast-growing company is getting ready to move out of its current offices on Six Forks Road and into bigger digs above Raleigh\u2019s Milk Bar.<\/p>\n<p>The move is expected to be complete by the end of August and supports the firm\u2019s \u201cdeep-seated roots in the Raleigh area,\u201d PrecisionHawk CEO Michael Chasen told WRAL TechWire today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving to the new location will place PrecisionHawk in the heart of downtown Raleigh and add our unique energy to the active heartbeat of Glenwood South. This move will support our goal to be a vibrant and active part of the Raleigh community,\u201dChasen said.<\/p>\n<p>How PrecisionHawk helped History network\u2019s hunt for buried treasure in Philippine jungle<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2010, the company was later rebranded under its current name, emerging as a leader in drones and emerging technology with applications in industries ranging from mining to agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018,..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}