The Global Air Drone Academy

Name

The Global Air Drone Academy

Legal name

The Global Air Drone Academy

Website

https://globalairdroneacademy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Other Schools and Instruction (6116), Computer Training (61142)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMADAJ

Drones, UAVs & Aerial Robotics Programs

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Robotics, Engineering & Makerspaces

SECONDARYEDAMADAF

Robotics & Engineering Summer Camps / Bootcamps

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Robotics, Engineering & Makerspaces

Keywords

• STEM education
• Drone training
• Youth programs
• Drone piloting
• Aviation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 82-4875600), the organization relies on donations to provide free STEM education to underserved youth. All contributions are tax deductible.
2. Grants: The organization receives grants from government entities such as the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos for specific programs like the Global Air Drone Challenge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Global Air Drone Academy (GADA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization that delivers free STEM education programs centered on drone technology to underserved youth. Its core offerings include the Junior Drone Pilot Program (a 4-year tiered training track), Build-A-Drone workshops where students construct and fly their own drones, Drone Soccer competitions, STEAM enrichment workshops, and teacher training with STEAM Camp In-A-Box materials. Programs are delivered through partnerships with schools, libraries, and U.S. Embassies across 13 countries.

Product overview

The Global Air Drone Academy (GADA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization offering a portfolio of STEM education programs centered on drone technology. The core offering is the Junior Drone Pilot Program, a 4-year tiered system for youth. Supporting programs include Build-A-Drone Workshops, 8-Week After School Programs, STEAM Enrichment Workshops, Teacher Training with STEAM Camp In-A-Box materials, and the African Drone Soccer Competition. Programs are delivered globally across 13 countries and focus on underserved youth, teaching skills in drone engineering, coding (Scratch, Python, Swift), and entrepreneurship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Junior Drone Pilot Program: A 4-year tiered system designed to build skills and confidence in underrepresented youth to help them achieve careers in STEM and drone technology.
• Build-A-Drone Workshop
• Drone Soccer

Products and services

• Junior Drone Pilot Program

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Air MediacoreOthersParent organization powered by Global Air Media. Global Air Media (GAM), LLC is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed and insured drone services company based in Baltimore, Maryland USA.
• U.S. Department of StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough partnerships with U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide, the organization delivers STEM education programs internationally.
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization has partnerships with the FAA for regulatory compliance and to help students prepare for FAA certifications.
• U.S. Consulate General, LagoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the Nigerian Drone Business Competition and provider of grants for S.T.E.A.M. enrichment programs in Lagos State District 1.
• African Drone ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of the African Drone Business Challenge which GADA won. Finalists were selected from 31 African countries.
• Education USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to conduct STEM entrepreneurship workshops in Turkmenistan.
• U.S. Embassy ZambiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to conduct drone engineering and entrepreneurship workshops for youth in Lusaka.
• Lagos State Ministry of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Global Air Drone Challenge project to deliver S.T.E.A.M. programs to secondary school students.
• United States Drone Soccer AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to organize the first African Drone Soccer Competition in Nigeria.
• Blue Globe InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing the Global Air Drone Challenge program.
• Global Outreach DoctorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for humanitarian drone operations, including mapping the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh in 2017.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Black Girls CODE: Nonprofit providing STEM and computer-science education to underrepresented girls of color. Highly comparable mission overlap with GADA's equity-focused STEM outreach, though operating in broader tech rather than drone-specific content.
• STEM NOLA: New Orleans-based nonprofit delivering STEM enrichment programs to underserved youth through camps, workshops, and school partnerships. Comparable structure and target demographic to GADA's grassroots youth STEM delivery model.
• Women Who Drone: Community and education platform focused on women and underrepresented groups in the drone industry, including training and content. Shares GADA's emphasis on gender equity in aviation/drone careers.

Direct peers

• DroneBlocks: DroneBlocks provides drone-based STEM education curriculum, lesson plans, and software (including block-coding and Swift/Python) for K-12 schools. Directly comparable to GADA's coding and drone-pilot programs targeting students and educators.
• Drone Racing League (DRL) Academy: DRL runs STEM-focused drone racing academies for students using competitive formats. Closely aligned with GADA's competition-based drone engagement model for underserved youth.
• Drone U (Aerial Vista): Drone U delivers drone-pilot training, Part 107 prep, and commercial drone courses. Comparable as a drone-training provider, though its primary focus is paid adult/commercial instruction versus GADA's free youth STEM programs.
• United States Drone Soccer Association: Governing body for drone soccer as a competitive sport with enclosed-sphere drone builds; GADA is an active partner that runs the African Drone Soccer Competition. Comparable as the drone-based competitive-education format provider.

Broad incumbents

• Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA): Large U.S. nonprofit serving as the official national body for model aviation and providing STEM/youth education programs. Comparable as an established aviation-education nonprofit, but operating broadly rather than focused on drones/UAVs specifically.
• Code.org: Large nonprofit providing free K-12 computer science curriculum. GADA's coding curriculum (Scratch, Python, Swift) overlaps with Code.org's core STEM-in-schools mission at significantly larger scale.
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Asia / Worldwide): Major accredited aviation/aerospace university offering STEM outreach, dual-enrollment, and aviation programs for secondary-school students. Comparable as a broader aviation-career-pathway provider with international footprint, though operating in formal higher education rather than youth enrichment.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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