Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation

The drone revolution, in deep and demanding conditions

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Sustainable Development Goals

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Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation

The drone revolution, in deep and demanding conditions

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Challenge

Sustainable Development Goals

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Founders

Xavier Orr

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Prior to starting Advanced Navigation, Xavier was a CEO of his own computer services company. He then became a research director, focused on UAVs, robotics and integrated AI systems. In 2011, Xavier founded Advanced Navigation, leveraging his university thesis on AI based inertial navigation.

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Chris Shaw

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Chris is an electronics engineer with experience in researching and developing robotics systems. In 2011, Chris founded Advanced Navigation to help bring to life AI based inertial navigation systems.

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Xavier Orr

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Prior to starting Advanced Navigation, Xavier was a CEO of his own computer services company. He then became a research director, focused on UAVs, robotics and integrated AI systems. In 2011, Xavier founded Advanced Navigation, leveraging his university thesis on AI based inertial navigation.

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Chris Shaw

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Chris is an electronics engineer with experience in researching and developing robotics systems. In 2011, Chris founded Advanced Navigation to help bring to life AI based inertial navigation systems.

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Why it matters

Accurate and reliable sensing is imperative

Our autonomous future is dependent on highly accurate and reliable sensors that can operate in difficult conditions.

How it works

Advanced Navigation develop and manufacture inertial navigation systems, underwater acoustic tech, RF tech and robotic systems.

They offer state-of-the-art sensor navigation technologies including IMU, FOG and MEMS sensors. Driven by AI-based fusion algorithms, these sensors can operate in deep and demanding conditions while maintaining high reliability and accuracy.

Why it matters

Accurate and reliable sensing is imperative

Our autonomous future is dependent on highly accurate and reliable sensors that can operate in difficult conditions.

How it works

Advanced Navigation develop and manufacture inertial navigation systems, underwater acoustic tech, RF tech and robotic systems.

They offer state-of-the-art sensor navigation technologies including IMU, FOG and MEMS sensors. Driven by AI-based fusion algorithms, these sensors can operate in deep and demanding conditions while maintaining high reliability and accuracy.

The WOW factor

The Wow Factor

Advanced Navigation supports industries like aerospace, defence and marine, ensuring they have high performance and reliability when building autonomous systems.

The WOW factor

The Wow Factor

Advanced Navigation supports industries like aerospace, defence and marine, ensuring they have high performance and reliability when building autonomous systems.

Investment Team

Investment Team

Martin Duursma

Partner

Alezeia Brown

Investment Manager

Co-investors