ConnexiCore
ConnexiCore (Volatus Unmanned Services) is a US-headquartered commercial drone services provider operating a managed network of 1,200+ FAA Part 107 certified pilots across North America, delivering inspection, mapping, lidar, and aerial cinematography services through its ConnexiCore Cloud platform to enterprise and government clients in construction, energy, insurance, and related verticals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersMilford, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ConnexiCore does
ConnexiCore, now operating as Volatus Unmanned Services (VUS), is a US-headquartered commercial drone services provider founded in 2015 and acquired by Volatus Aerospace in June 2021. The company delivers on-demand aerial data collection across North America using a managed network of more than 1,200 FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots in the United States and Canada, with headquarters in Milford, Pennsylvania and a regional presence in Winnipeg, Canada. Its core platform is the ConnexiCore Cloud Image Management Platform, a SaaS application that ingests geotagged drone imagery, structures anomaly libraries (rust, hotspots, cracks), supports role-based collaboration across five user tiers, and produces inspection reports. On top of the platform sit modular service lines including facade inspections, lidar, confined space inspections, roof inspections, and production cinematography, commercialized through nine industry verticals: architectural engineering and construction, insurance, energy and utilities, solar PV, media and marketing, transportation and railroad, commercial real estate, precision agriculture, and forestry/public safety.
The business operates a multi-stream revenue model: (1) project-based professional drone services priced by quote with deposits at planning and final balance at delivery; (2) hardware and software sales through the Volatus USA online drone store, featuring DJI equipment; and (3) SaaS access to the ConnexiCore Cloud platform. Distribution combines direct quote-based enterprise sales with a channel motion through master agents (RSI, Telarus), reseller/integration partners (DroneDeploy, Scopito, Pix4D, Delair, AirWorks, Measure, Atlas Geoportal, Hammer), and a community/mentor program with Women and Drones. The customer base includes Marriott, Amazon, HBO, The Hartford, USAA, Chubb, NYPA, Crown Castle, SoCalGas, FanDuel, Balfour Beatty, BuroHappold, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and other enterprise and government accounts across North America. The company is veteran-owned and emphasizes FAA Part 107 compliance, airspace waiver capability, and a standardized four-step Discovery-Planning-Flight-Review engagement process. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.
ConnexiCore firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ConnexiCore
- Legal name
- Volatus Unmanned Services
- Website
- https://connexicore.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- ConnexiCore (Volatus Unmanned Services) is a US-headquartered commercial drone services provider operating a managed network of 1,200+ FAA Part 107 certified pilots across North America, delivering inspection, mapping, lidar, and aerial cinematography services through its ConnexiCore Cloud platform to enterprise and government clients in construction, energy, insurance, and related verticals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ConnexiCore industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Drone Services
- NAICS
- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Flight Training (611512)
- SIC
- Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Aircraft (3721)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) & Multirotor Drones (IMABAIAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Drone/UAS Application Services (Spraying, Spreading, Seeding) (AFACAIAB), Aerial Application Drones & UAS Spray Systems (AFAAADAB)
Keywords
Where ConnexiCore is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Milford
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
ConnexiCore business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Drone flight and inspection services: Project-based commercial drone services billed via quote, with deposits invoiced at planning and final balance paid at client review. Covers inspection, video, mapping, lidar, photogrammetry, and analytics across industries.
- Drone hardware and software sales: Sale of commercial drone hardware (drones, payloads, propellers, batteries, controllers, chargers) and software via the Volatus USA store / volatusdrones.com, featuring DJI technology.
- ConnexiCore Cloud platform access: Cloud-based image and data management platform delivered via cloud.connexicore.com with role-based user permissions (Administrator, Inspector, Supervisor, User, Guest) for storing, analyzing, annotating, and sharing drone inspection data.
- Drone cargo and production cinematography services: Adjacent commercial drone service lines including drone cargo solutions and production cinematography, included in the company's expanding integrated commercial drone services portfolio.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom drone service project quote (per project) |
| Unit Pricing | — | Drone hardware and accessories (Volatus USA store) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
ConnexiCore product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ConnexiCore (operating as Volatus Unmanned Services) provides project-based commercial drone services (inspections, lidar, photogrammetry, mapping, video, and analytics) delivered by a managed nationwide network of 1,200+ FAA Part 107 certified pilots across the United States and Canada. Its proprietary ConnexiCore Cloud image and data inspection management platform ingests drone imagery and video, supports role-based collaboration and anomaly annotation, and generates inspection reports. The offering is wrapped in a standardized four-step Discovery → Planning → Flight → Review process and is also supported by an online drone hardware and software storefront (Volatus USA Drone Store).
Product overview
ConnexiCore (now operating as Volatus Unmanned Services) delivers integrated commercial drone services plus a unifying SaaS platform. The architecture is platform-plus-modules: the ConnexiCore Cloud Image Management Platform serves as the core SaaS that ingests drone imagery and video, applies AI-assisted annotation, and provides role-based collaboration (Administrator/Inspector/Supervisor/User/Guest); on top of it sit modular inspection services including Drone Facade Inspections, Drone Lidar Inspections, Confined Space Drone Inspections, and Drone Roof Inspections, plus Drone Video Services for media. These modules are commercialized through industry-vertical offerings (Construction Engineering, Insurance Inspections, Energy & Utilities, Solar PV Inspections, Media & Marketing, Transportation & Railroad, Commercial Real Estate, and Precision Agriculture). The Volatus USA Drone Store distributes DJI-based commercial drone hardware and software, while the Volatus Pilot Network supplies FAA Part 107 certified pilots across North America. The ConnexiCore Mentor Program extends the offering through industry partnerships (e.g., Women and Drones). Together, ConnexiCore Cloud plus the inspection, vertical, retail, and pilot-network modules form an end-to-end aerial-intelligence solution.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ConnexiCore Cloud: Cloud-based image and data inspection management platform for storing, analyzing, annotating, and sharing drone-captured aerial imagery and inspection findings.
- Volatus Unmanned Services
- Volatus USA Drone Store
Products and services
- ConnexiCore Cloud Image Management Platform Cloud-based image and data inspection management platform that ingests georeferenced drone images and video, filters by type/size/location, supports anomaly annotation (rust, hotspots, cracks), generates inspection reports, and enables role-based collaboration across organizations (Administrator, Inspector, Supervisor, User, Guest).
- Drone Facade Inspections Drone-based facade and building envelope inspection service that captures detailed imagery of building exteriors across all sides, replacing costly scaffolding and supporting compliance with facade inspection ordinances.
- Drone Lidar Inspections Drone lidar data acquisition service producing point clouds, digital terrain models, and 3D deliverables for forestry, construction, and infrastructure inspection use cases.
- Confined Space Drone Inspections Drone-based inspection service for hazardous confined spaces such as tanks, vessels, and industrial interiors, minimizing human entry into dangerous environments while delivering high-resolution visual data.
- Drone Roof Inspections Drone roof inspection and roof survey service producing annotated imagery, thermal data, and condition reports for residential and commercial roofing customers.
- Drone Video Services Production cinematography service for marketing, media, and events, providing high-quality aerial video and photography including basic camera movement techniques used to elevate aerial storytelling.
- Volatus USA Drone Store Online drone store offering commercial drone hardware and software featuring DJI technology, organized by category: drones, payloads, propellers, batteries, controllers, and chargers.
- Construction Engineering Drone Services Drone services tailored to architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) customers, including photogrammetry, mapping, reality capture, progress tracking, and data integration with construction engineering deliverables.
- Insurance Inspection Drone Services Drone inspection services for insurance carriers and adjusters, enabling rapid post-loss assessment of roofs and structures for claims acceleration and catastrophe response.
- Energy & Utilities Drone Services Drone inspection services for power-line transmission and distribution, renewable energy, oil and gas, and utilities, including T&D asset inspection and analysis.
- Solar PV Inspection Drone Services Drone-based PV solar farm inspection services leveraging thermal imaging and partner analytics for faster defect detection across solar arrays.
- Media & Marketing Drone Services Drone video and photography production services for marketing, events, and promotional content across consumer and enterprise brands.
- Transportation & Railroad Drone Services Drone inspection and mapping services for transportation infrastructure and railroad corridors, supporting critical infrastructure assessment.
- Commercial Real Estate Drone Services Drone services for commercial real estate marketing, property assessment, and facility management, producing aerial imagery and video for listings and investors.
- Precision Agriculture Drone Services Drone services for agriculture including bare-earth and elevation mapping for drainage and irrigation, plant-health analytics, and integration with harvest, yield, variety, and spraying field maps via ConnexiCore Cloud.
Quantifiable outcome
- Drone-based inspection enables claims adjusters and underwriters to obtain required information up to 10x faster than before, at lower per-hour cost than manned inspection vehicles
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use ConnexiCore
Customer profileNamed customers45 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ConnexiCore technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration12 records
AI capability11 records
Feature7 records
ConnexiCore partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship technology partner, core technology partner, strategic technology partner, flagship channel partner, supporting technology partner, strategic channel partner, parent / acquirer (flagship strategic) and supporting gtm / community partner.
- DJIflagship technology partnerDJI drone hardware is the featured technology underlying ConnexiCore/Volatus drone services (including the DJI Matrice 300 RTK with H20 payloads shown on the homepage), and the Volatus USA store offers DJI drones, payloads, propellers, batteries, controllers, and chargers.
- DroneDeploycore technology partnerDroneDeploy is featured as a partner logo on the ConnexiCore Cloud / technology partners page and is referenced for making great maps and for linear measurement accuracy on DJI drone platforms.
- Scopitocore technology partnerScopito is referenced as the leading inspection data management platform integrated into the ConnexiCore Cloud workflow; Drone Insights & Technology Episode 1 highlights a West Coast customer saving $100k+ by combining Volatus drone services with Scopito.
- Pix4Dcore technology partnerPix4D photogrammetry software is featured on the ConnexiCore technology partners page, supporting mapping, modeling, and analytics workflows for drone-collected data.
- Delaircore technology partnerDelair is featured on the technology partners page with a dedicated Construction Analytics brochure in the resources library, supporting Delair.ai-based analytics workflows.
- AirWorkscore technology partnerAirWorks is featured on the technology partners page; podcast episode 'Using AI to Automate Drone Data for Construction Engineering' features AirWorks' David Morczinek.
- Measurestrategic technology partnerMeasure is featured on the technology partners page; podcast episode 2 features Measure's Abigail Lacy discussing how to distinguish contenders from pretenders in the drone industry.
- RSI (Renaissance Systems, Inc.)flagship channel partnerRSI is the exclusive distributor of ConnexiCore drone services to master agents, as discussed in the 'Drone Services for Channel Sales Leaders' podcast featuring RSI CEO David Burgeson.
- Hammer (hammer_logo)supporting technology partnerHammer is featured on the ConnexiCore technology partners page as an ecosystem integration supporting the drone services stack.
- Telarusstrategic channel partnerTelarus is featured on the ConnexiCore technology partners page as a master agent / channel sales partner for drone services distribution.
- Atlas Geoportalsupporting technology partnerAtlas Geoportal is featured as a partner logo on the technology partners page, supporting geospatial data workflows.
- Volatus Aerospaceparent / acquirer (flagship strategic)Volatus Aerospace acquired ConnexiCore to expand its drone services business into the United States; the ConnexiCore site is now branded 'Volatus Unmanned Services' and 'ConnexiCore is now Volatus Unmanned Services.'
- Cape (drone telepresence/integration)supporting technology partnerBlog post 'ConnexiCore Partners with Cape for End-to-End Drone Integration and Intelligence' documents a partnership with Cape for end-to-end drone integration and intelligence.
- Balko Technologiessupporting technology partnerFeatured through podcast guest Maude Pelletier (founder of Balko Technologies), which commercialized a modular drone lidar system developed with MVT Geo-Solutions; relevant to Volatus's lidar inspection offering.
- MVT Geo-Solutions Inc.supporting technology partnerFeatured through podcast guest Maude Pelletier (CEO of MVT Geo-Solutions), which provides lidar and aerial image acquisition, mapping, change detection, contour lines, digital terrain models, and other geomatics deliverables that complement Volatus's inspection services.
- Women and Dronessupporting gtm / community partnerWomen and Drones (founded by Sharon Rossmark, podcast guest) is partnered with ConnexiCore via the ConnexiCore Mentor Program to promote female participation in the drone industry and connect women across UAS/AAM.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
ConnexiCore competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- DroneDeploy: Drone mapping and aerial data analytics platform that Volatus explicitly integrates and partners with; comparable as a software-and-services stack for drone data capture, processing, and reporting across construction, agriculture, and inspection.
- PrecisionHawk: Commercial drone services and analytics provider for inspection, surveying, and agriculture — directly comparable in offering managed drone services plus a data platform for enterprise asset management.
- Measure (UAV) / Wing: Drone operations-as-a-service platform for enterprise inspection and mapping; comparable as a managed-services + software peer explicitly named as a Volatus technology partner.
- Cyberhawk Innovations: Industrial drone inspection specialist for oil & gas, utilities, and infrastructure — directly comparable in drone-based inspection services for high-risk industrial assets.
- Sky-Futures: Drone inspection services company for industrial verticals including oil & gas, power, and utilities — directly comparable in delivering commercial drone-based inspection and reporting services to enterprise clients.
Broad incumbents
- Skydio: U.S.-based autonomous drone manufacturer and software platform serving inspection, public safety, and AEC — directly competes with Volatus in drone inspection and overlaps in capturing enterprise aerial data workflows.
Emerging players
- DroneBase: On-demand drone services marketplace connecting enterprise customers with FAA-certified pilots — directly comparable in business model but with a marketplace (not managed-network) delivery structure.
- FlyGuys: Nationwide drone services network providing inspection, mapping, and aerial data — comparable as a North American on-demand drone services competitor with a similar pilot-network distribution approach.
Regional players
- senseFly (Parrot): Fixed-wing commercial drone manufacturer focused on surveying, mapping, and inspection — comparable in drone-based geospatial and inspection offerings, primarily serving Europe and adjacent markets.
Others
- Pix4D: Photogrammetry software platform that converts drone imagery into maps and 3D models — Volatus names Pix4D as a partner, and the companies compete/overlap for enterprise photogrammetry workflows.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ConnexiCore social profiles
Digital presenceConnexiCore compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
ConnexiCore financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ConnexiCore leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
ConnexiCore subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
ConnexiCore funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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ConnexiCore M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ConnexiCore
What does ConnexiCore do?
ConnexiCore (operating as Volatus Unmanned Services) provides project-based commercial drone services (inspections, lidar, photogrammetry, mapping, video, and analytics) delivered by a managed nationwide network of 1,200+ FAA Part 107 certified pilots across the United States and Canada. Its proprietary ConnexiCore Cloud image and data inspection management platform ingests drone imagery and video, supports role-based collaboration and anomaly annotation, and generates inspection reports. The offering is wrapped in a standardized four-step Discovery → Planning → Flight → Review process and is also supported by an online drone hardware and software storefront (Volatus USA Drone Store).
Is ConnexiCore a public or private company?
ConnexiCore is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was ConnexiCore founded?
ConnexiCore was founded in 2015. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is ConnexiCore based?
ConnexiCore is headquartered in Milford, United States, in the North America region.
How does ConnexiCore make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Drone flight and inspection services are the primary driver. The others are drone hardware and software sales, connexiCore Cloud platform access and drone cargo and production cinematography services.
Who are ConnexiCore's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are DroneDeploy, PrecisionHawk, Measure (UAV) / Wing, Cyberhawk Innovations and Sky-Futures. Skydio is listed as a broad incumbent. Emerging players are DroneBase and FlyGuys. senseFly (Parrot) is listed as a regional player. Pix4D is listed as an others.
Does ConnexiCore have an API?
No public API is recorded for ConnexiCore.
What industry is ConnexiCore in?
ConnexiCore's product category is Commercial Drone Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABAIAA, Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) & Multirotor Drones, with a secondary code of AFACAIAB, Drone/UAS Application Services (Spraying, Spreading, Seeding). Its NAICS code is 334511 and its SIC code is 3812.