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Glasgow graduate inspired by airport travel chaos receives backing for counter-drone business

It was an idea which stemmed from the cancellation of flights at London s Gatwick Airport following reports of drone sightings close to the runway in 2018. The airport was closed for 30 hours, disrupting 1,000 flights and more than 140,000 passengers. One affected passenger began to give the whole episode some thought. Three years later that same passenger, a Glasgow university graduate, has developed a counter-drone project and set up his own business to take this further. Read more: And it has caught the attention of major investors. Joe Gibson pitched his project to Gabriel Investments, a Scottish business angel syndicate, and even had the counter-drone model sitting on an iron board when he held Zoom meetings with the them.

Gibson Robotics: Gabriel Investments bets on Scottish anti-drone company

A YOUNG Glasgow-based “counter-drone” company has won more than £200,000 of funding from a business angel syndicate that specialises in backing high-risk ventures. Gabriel Investments is hoping to reach for the skies with the “promising potential” of Gibson Robotics, which was established last year and develops drones to protect airspace from an aerial threat. Its high-speed drones physically capture other drones in a net after being launched by a catapult. It is monitored by a human operator. Founded by Joe Gibson, 23, an electronic and electrical engineering graduate from the University of Strathclyde, the company will receive a total £217,000. The funding is led by Gabriel Investment Syndicate, and includes support from Scottish Enterprise, Strathclyde Inspire: Entrepreneurs Fund (SEIF), the University of Strathclyde’s dedicated early-stage investment fund, and two private investors.

Glasgow counter-drone start-up aims high after six-figure investment boost

Submitting. Founded by Glasgow-based Joe Gibson, an electronic and electrical engineering graduate from the University of Strathclyde, the start-up will receive a total of £217,000. Joe Gibson, Lynn Ross and Gill MacAulay. Picture: Martin Shields Led by Gabriel, the funding round also includes support from Scottish Enterprise, Strathclyde Inspire: Entrepreneurs Fund (SEIF), the University of Strathclyde’s dedicated early-stage investment fund, and two private investors. The funding will enable the company to accelerate the development of its products. The Gibson designed drone can also be used for surveillance, such as anti-piracy operations in merchant ship waters. The idea for the counter-drone came to Gibson after hundreds of flights were cancelled at Gatwick Airport in 2018 following reports of drone sightings close to the runway. While this was never proven, massive and costly disruption can be caused by drone activity in sensitive areas.

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