Dryad Networks provides ultra-early wildfire detection and forest health monitoring using IoT sensor networks and autonomous drone systems. The company's Silvanet platform uses solar-powered, AI-enabled gas sensors that combine VOC, CO, and PM2.5 detection to identify fires during the smoldering phase within minutes of ignition. Sensors communicate via off-grid LoRaWAN mesh networks, enabling large-scale deployments in remote areas without existing connectivity. The cloud platform provides deployment planning, fire risk modeling, fire spread analytics, and alerting. Dryad's Silvaguard system dispatches autonomous observation and suppression drones to provide situational awareness and extinguish small fires. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berlin (Eberswalde), Germany, Dryad Networks has raised approximately $20.6 million at the Series B stage from investors including STIHL Ventures, Semtech, Toba Capital, TIME Ventures, eCAPITAL, URBAN-X, LEAG, Brandenburg Capital, and Climate Capital.
Dryad Networks
Series BDryad Networks provides ultra-early wildfire detection and forest health monitoring using IoT sensor networks and autonomous drone systems. The company's Silvanet platform uses solar-powered, AI-enabled gas sensors that combine VOC, CO, and PM2.5 detection to identify fires during the smoldering phase within minutes of ignition. Sensors communicate via off-grid LoRaWAN mesh networks, enabling large-scale deployments…
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Drones > Tech Enabled Services > Reforestation,
Sensors > Generic Sensor Developers > Environmental > Wildfire Detection,
Forestry Tech > Forest Monitoring > Fire Detection > Sensors
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