Northwest Aerospace News - Issue No. 39 June | July 2024 | Page 54

Energy and Resilience
… DynoRotor ( dba AquaGen ) creates portable water-based energy production
… Texavie creates textile-based solar cells
… Zepher Flight Labs builds hydrogen power fueled modular drone technology
Secure Information Sharing
… Quadsat creates secure dronebased satellite communications repair and maintenance solutions
“ We have refined our story and completely recreated our entire pitch deck thanks to lessons learned at the DIANA cluster sessions . This has happened almost in real time as we make adjustments after every session , including pitch deck adjustments we are using right now for investor ’ s pitches .” Ryan Cross , Zephyr Flight Labs
The final phase of the initial boot camp is a pitch presentation and competition to become a part of the phase two program , called GROW .
Within the GROW program , added grant funding and a tailored support program will be available to a smaller number of innovators . Scheduled to begin in September 2024 , the GROW program will further develop the technologies created by these talented creators .
“ Working with other DIANA startup innovator groups has really helped us gain a better understanding of power requirements and necessary interconnectivity with a variety of different sensors ,” Michael Kelly , Dolphin Labs
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