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Iris Automation

Iris Automation (irisonboard.com): 4 changes recorded in its website history since August 2016.

The site blocks automated visits or asks crawlers to stay out (robots.txt), so it is not checked live; changes are dated from Internet Archive copies when available. Last tried 6 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

  1. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeOnboard Detect-and-Avoid for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight
    AfterCreating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  2. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeTHE FUTURE IN SIGHT
    AfterOnboard detect-and-avoid for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  3. Product launchBetween and

    Launched the product: moved from pilots to generally available.

    Classifier interpretation of website text.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  4. FundingBetween and

    Announced on its homepage: “Read More Iris Automation Closes $8M Series A led by Bessemer Ventures to Bring AI Technology to Autonomous Flying Vehicles by Aaron Bailey”.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation

First recorded website

Observed 8 August 2016

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

THE FUTURE IN SIGHT

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All facts above belong to this capture. Unlisted fields mean we have no readable observation, not that they were absent.

How it describes itself

Similar headlines are grouped together. The quote shown is from the last capture in each group, not necessarily the exact wording throughout that period.

  1. January 2023 – January 2026 · 4 captures · latest observed messagingCreating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance

    This wording observed 29 January 2026.

    archived page
    Inspect 4 captures in this group
    • 6 January 2023 · Creating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance archived page
    • 10 January 2024 · Creating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance archived page
    • 16 January 2025 · Creating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance archived page
    • 29 January 2026 · Creating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance archived page
  2. August 2016 – January 2022 · 6 capturesOnboard Detect-and-Avoid for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight

    This wording observed 4 January 2022.

    archived page
    Inspect 6 captures in this group
    • 8 August 2016 · THE FUTURE IN SIGHT archived page
    • 8 July 2017 · THE FUTURE IN SIGHT archived page
    • 7 July 2018 · THE FUTURE IN SIGHT archived page
    • 19 July 2019 · THE FUTURE IN SIGHT archived page
    • 22 July 2020 · Onboard detect-and-avoid for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight archived page
    • 4 January 2022 · Onboard Detect-and-Avoid for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight archived page
Summary of the record · AI-written

Written by an AI model on 7 November 2026 from the dated observations above; this is not the date the changes happened; each point links to the changes it rests on.

Iris Automation emphasizes safer airspace and collision avoidance

Iris Automation raised Series A funding, appears to have launched its product, and has updated its homepage messaging from onboard detect-and-avoid to broader collision avoidance and airspace safety.

  • Between July 2017 and July 2018, Iris Automation announced on its homepage that it closed an $8M Series A funding round led by Bessemer Ventures to bring AI technology to autonomous flying vehicles. [1]
  • Reading: Between July 2018 and July 2019, a classifier read Iris Automation as having launched its product by moving from pilots to general availability. [2]
  • Between July 2019 and July 2020, Iris Automation updated its homepage headline to “Onboard detect-and-avoid for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight”. [3]
  • Reading: Between January 2022 and January 2023, Iris Automation changed its homepage headline to “Creating a Safer Airspace with Collision Avoidance”, which may suggest a broader framing around airspace safety. [4]

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “Iris Automation” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/irisonboard.com

Machine-readable: /c/irisonboard.com.json. How changes are found: method.