What Drone Delivery Hub does

Drone Delivery Hub (DDH), operated by Ingar, LLC and headquartered in Southlake, Texas, is a privately held pre-commercial startup developing a software-and-hardware platform for drone deliveries and pickups. The company's core innovation is the My Drone Address (MDA) addressing system, protected by two granted US patents (US20180053139A1 and US10410105B1), which uniquely identifies drone landing pad locations including altitude and position to solve the GPS coordinate overlap problem in high-rise buildings and condominiums where multiple balconies share identical GPS coordinates. The platform consists of the DDH orchestration software, three proprietary landing pad hardware variants (Balcony, Flat Surface, Elevated) equipped with sensors, cameras, guiding signals, and digital QR displays, RFID-enabled reusable delivery boxes that broadcast container dimensions and grip positions, a Drone Miles multi-currency loyalty module with tier management, and an optional mobile app for MDA calculation and delivery management.

Name

Drone Delivery Hub

Legal name

Ingar, LLC

Website

https://dronedeliveryhub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Drone Delivery Hub (Ingar, LLC) builds the DDH platform, patented My Drone Address system, and three landing pad hardware variants to enable drone deliveries to high-rise buildings where GPS coordinates overlap.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drone Delivery Infrastructure

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (492110), Couriers and Express Delivery Services (4921), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (4922)

SIC

Air Courier Services (4513), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Courier, Parcel & Last‑Mile Delivery Platforms (BPAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large-Item E-commerce Delivery (Bulky/Two-Person/White-Glove) (TLAAAFAH), Crowdsourced Scheduled/Batch Route Delivery (TLAAAGAI)

Keywords

• Drone delivery infrastructure
• Drone landing platforms
• Drone delivery software
• Drone address system
• Smart delivery boxes

Headquarters

HQ city

Southlake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Drone Landing Pad Hardware Sales: Sale of physical landing pad hardware to landing pad owners, drone operators, or property managers for installation on balconies, flat surfaces, or elevated structures.
2. DDH System Licensing: Licensing agreements for the Drone Delivery Hub software system and hardware related licensing for manufacturers and operators.
3. Per-Delivery/Pickup Transaction Fees: Revenue generated from system usage fees charged per delivery or pickup facilitated through the DDH platform.
4. Loyalty Partnership Agreements: Bilateral partnership agreements with retailers for loyalty program integration and management.
5. Market Analytics & Data: Revenue from drone delivery market trends and analysis data generated from the DDH warehouse system.
6. Mobile App Licensing: Optional revenue from mobile applications that calculate My Drone Address and manage delivery/pickup activities.
7. Drone Box Licensing: Licensing agreements for the proprietary drone delivery boxes or containers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Drone Delivery Hub (DDH) develops a software platform and patented hardware for orchestrating drone deliveries and pickups, with a particular focus on high-rise buildings and condominiums. The core offering combines the DDH orchestration system, the My Drone Address (MDA) unique addressing method, three variants of smart landing pads (Balcony, Flat Surface, Elevated) with digital QR code displays, RFID-enabled reusable delivery boxes, and a multi-currency Drone Miles loyalty program. The system is sold via licensing, hardware sales, per-delivery transaction fees, and partnership agreements to drone operators, property managers, and online retailers.

Product overview

Drone Delivery Hub offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the DDH System, which serves as the core orchestration platform for drone deliveries and pickups. The system integrates with three proprietary Landing Pad hardware variants (Balcony, Flat, and Elevated), each featuring sensors, guiding signals, and digital displays. The proprietary My Drone Address (MDA) system provides unique addressing for high-rise locations where GPS coordinates overlap. A Drone Miles Loyalty Program module enables retailers to offer multi-currency loyalty rewards with tier management. Drone Delivery Boxes provide reusable containers with embedded RFID tags and QR codes for dimension and grip position data. An optional MDA Mobile App allows users to calculate addresses and manage deliveries. The platform also supports monetization through hardware licensing, delivery fees, and loyalty partnership agreements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My Drone Address (MDA): A unique address system that identifies specific drone landing pad locations, altitudes, and user profiles, solving GPS coordinate ambiguity in high-rise buildings.
• Drone Miles

Products and services

• Drone Delivery Hub (DDH) System
• My Drone Address (MDA) Unique addressing system that generates precise drone delivery addresses for high-rise buildings and balconies, solving GPS coordinate overlap by incorporating altitude and landing pad location into the user profile. For end users, drone operators, and landing pad owners.
• Drone Landing Pads
• Drone Miles Loyalty Program Loyalty management system supporting multiple credit currencies (points, tokens, miles, stars), tier levels (silver, gold), profile management, accrual, redemption, fulfillment, and API integration with participating retail partners. For online retailers and end users.
• Drone Delivery Boxes Reusable shipping containers featuring pre-printed QR codes and embedded RFID tags that broadcast container dimensions, grip positions, and lift capacity to enable drones to adjust pickup mechanisms. For retailers, drone operators, and end users.
• MDA Mobile App Mobile application that enables users to calculate their My Drone Address and manage drone delivery and pickup activities. For end users and property managers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Project Pushkin VendorsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 November 2016RFI seeking vendors with design and build capabilities for prototype landing pad with system integration. Vendors must enter into NDA with Ingar, LLC within 12 months.
• Retail Partners (Loyalty Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral partnership agreements where retailers offer loyalty credits to participating users. The DDH system supports profile management, accrual/redemption, tier management, and API integration with participating retail partners.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Wingcopter: Wingcopter builds and operates delivery drones for medical and commercial logistics, including triple-drop systems. Comparable as an emerging drone delivery operator whose multi-drop delivery model relies on landing/handoff infrastructure similar to DDH's platform.
• Altitude Angel: Altitude Angel provides UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) and airspace data platforms for safe commercial drone operations. Comparable as an enabling software/infrastructure platform for the drone ecosystem, addressing a different layer than DDH but serving overlapping operator customers.

Direct peers

• Manna Aero: Manna Aero runs suburban drone delivery for food and consumer goods in Ireland and the UK using proprietary aircraft and automated drop-offs. Comparable as a direct drone delivery operator that designs its own landing/handoff hardware and could be a customer or competitor to DDH.
• Flytrex: Flytrex operates drone delivery for food and retail in suburban US markets and partners with retailers and restaurants. Comparable because it is a delivery-platform peer that needs precise drop-off mechanisms — directly overlapping with DDH's landing-pad and scheduling platform value proposition.
• DroneUp: DroneUp provides drone delivery services, including last-mile delivery for retailers like Walmart. Comparable because it is a US-based drone delivery operator with last-mile handoff challenges similar to those DDH's landing pad platform is built to address.
• Matternet: Matternet develops urban drone delivery networks, primarily for healthcare logistics, with proprietary landing stations. Comparable because it designs both aircraft and ground infrastructure, overlapping with DDH's focus on landing/handoff hardware and orchestration.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Prime Air: Amazon Prime Air is developing drone delivery for e-commerce packages with proprietary aircraft and landing solutions. Comparable as a large incumbent targeting residential drone delivery — a market where DDH sells infrastructure and software to drone operators.
• Zipline: Zipline operates long-range drone delivery networks for medical and commercial goods and has expanded into urban last-mile delivery. Comparable because it competes for the same drone-delivery value chain and must solve landing/handoff at the customer end — a problem DDH addresses with its platform.
• Wing (Alphabet): Wing operates commercial drone delivery in suburban and urban test markets and builds its own aircraft and ground infrastructure. Comparable because it operates in the same last-mile drone delivery category and faces the same handoff-to-customer challenges that DDH's landing-pad ecosystem is designed to solve.

Others

• Skydio: Skydio is a leading US drone manufacturer focused on autonomous flight for commercial and public-safety use cases. Comparable as an ecosystem participant whose autonomous flight technology underpins the drone platforms that DDH's landing infrastructure is designed to serve.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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