FlyGuys Raises $2M in Series A Funding
- FlyGuys, a Lafayette-based drone services provider, raised $2m in Series A funding
- Advantage Capital, a venture capital firm and small business lender, made the equity investment in connection with the Louisiana New Markets Tax Credit Jobs Act
- The company intends to use the funds to ramp up sales and marketing, purchase new equipment and drones, and triple its staff in Lafayette over the coming years
- The company connects its network of vetted drone pilots to clients with aerial imaging data needs, such as those in the construction, energy and utilities, agriculture or real estate industries
- The platform connects users of drone data with independent drone pilots across the country
- As drone use expands and its business grows, FlyGuys expects to add as many as 29 new jobs in the Lafayette area, primarily in sales, project management and software development
