Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been named one of the “
2021 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City” by the Tech Tribune for the second year running (see
2020 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City announcement).
The “Best Tech Startups” list is the flagship series released annually by The Tech Tribune in partnership with Crunchbase which recognizes “the most exemplary young companies all across the country, companies that too often do not get a well deserved turn in the spotlight.”
To qualify for recognition in the series, companies “must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.” Additionally, The Tech Tribune notes several factors that they consider in their selection of the best tech startups in major city, including:
- Revenue potential
- Leadership team
- Brand/product traction
- Competitive landscape
Thank you to The Tech Tribune for the recognition and congratulations to the other five companies also featured in the 2021 Best Tech Startups list. View the full article:
“2021 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City”
About Vigilant Aerospace Systems
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. is a private company, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and founded in 2015. Vigilant Aerospace Systems provides the FlightHorizon airspace management and detect-and-avoid system for unmanned aircraft systems, which is based on an exclusively licensed NASA patent (
#9,405,005). The company also provides integration and development consulting, testing, training and compliance services for unmanned aircraft flight operation departments and fleet managers. For more information on Vigilant Aerospace Systems, visit our
About Us page and read more on our FlightHorizon airspace awareness and detect-and-avoid system in our
Products and Services Overview page.
About The Tech Tribune & the Best Tech Startup Series
Founded in 2017, The Tech Tribune delivers the latest technology news, in-depth technology articles, and insights on the hottest technology startups all over the world. In partnership with Crunchbase, our flagship journalistic endeavor is our Best Tech Startups series that we publish for every major city and state in the US, and for the US as a whole, every year. Our mission is to recognize and honor the most exemplary young companies all across the country, companies that too often do not get a well deserved turn in the spotlight. For more information, visit
http://TheTechTribune.com.
Featured image credit: Photo by
Gerson Repreza on
Unsplash 
To qualify for recognition in the series, companies “must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.” Additionally, The Tech Tribune notes several factors that they consider in their selection of the best tech startups in major city, including:
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. is a private company, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and founded in 2015. Vigilant Aerospace Systems provides the FlightHorizon airspace management and detect-and-avoid system for unmanned aircraft systems, which is based on an exclusively licensed NASA patent (#9,405,005). The company also provides integration and development consulting, testing, training and compliance services for unmanned aircraft flight operation departments and fleet managers. For more information on Vigilant Aerospace Systems, visit our About Us page and read more on our FlightHorizon airspace awareness and detect-and-avoid system in our Products and Services Overview page.
Founded in 2017, The Tech Tribune delivers the latest technology news, in-depth technology articles, and insights on the hottest technology startups all over the world. In partnership with Crunchbase, our flagship journalistic endeavor is our Best Tech Startups series that we publish for every major city and state in the US, and for the US as a whole, every year. Our mission is to recognize and honor the most exemplary young companies all across the country, companies that too often do not get a well deserved turn in the spotlight. For more information, visit http://TheTechTribune.com.
Featured image credit: Photo by Gerson Repreza on Unsplash
Vigilant Aerospace is the leading developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The company’s product, FlightHorizon, is based on two NASA patents and uses data from multiple sources to display a real-time picture of the air traffic around a UAS and to provide automatic avoidance maneuvers to prevent collisions. The software is designed to meet industry technical standards, to provide automatic safety and to allow UAS to safely fly beyond the sight of the pilot. The software has won multiple industry awards and the company has had contracts and users at NASA, the FAA, the U.S. Department of Defense and with a variety of drone development programs. Visit our website at www.VigilantAerospace.com