TAV Drones builds cost-effective, American-made drones for police departments and public safety agencies, with modular hardware designed for simple use. It has early customer interest and has coordinated agency conversations through introductions to city leadership, including in Albuquerque. Tom Rein is the founder and CEO, and the company has been backed by Antler, Genesis, Gaingels, and Capital Factory. It raised a pre-seed round led by Antler, Genesis, and Gaingels, and later closed a $4.7 million seed round with angels including former CEOs of Autodesk and SolidWorks and senior leaders from Anduril and Google.
