Flygildi, a Reykjavik-based startup has secured angel funding of undisclosed amount led by Spakur Finance. It has been stated that this investment will be used to fund the company’s marketing efforts in other countries and develop its drone software further.
Founded in 2012 by Hjalti Harðarson, an electrical engineer and Dr. Leifur Þór Leifsson, an aerospace engineer. Leifsson is an assistant professor at Iowa State University holding a position at Reykjavik University. And, Hjalti already founded Hugrún ehf. in 1982 and Hafmynd ehf in 1999.