Counterdrone

The commercial-drone market is massive, valued at $127 billion globally. Industries ranging from construction to agriculture to security rely on these flying machines to gather information, increase productivity, and keep products and people safe.

But launching and landing drones isn’t always easy. It often must be done from a specific site and in ideal conditions. Not anymore.

Counterdrone offers advanced drone-docking stations. These stations support a range of drones and enable them to be launched from virtually anywhere — a field, a parking lot, or even the back of a moving truck.

Counterdrone offers two stations: The OmniDock Standard and OmniDock Mini. Both are weather-proof, climate-controlled charging stations that are certified for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations in the U.S. and Australia. Both feature a clamshell dome design that enhances wind and weather resistance and maintains a compact footprint.

Notably, this company’s stations are agnostic. That means they can provide charging, launching, and docking capabilities with any type of drone. They can even accommodate cable/winch systems for tethered drones. The stations can be powered by solar systems and support connectivity via Starlink terminals for remote areas.

In the second half of 2023, Counterdrone sold and shipped fifteen systems. In Q1 2024, it sold another twenty-five systems. To-date, the company has surpassed $550,000 in sales and received certifications from the Federal Aviation Administration and Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

Counterdrone has customers in the public safety, surveying, security, agriculture, and mining sectors. And more than half of customers make repeat purchases. By Q2 2025, the company projects to build and ship out 100 docking stations and transition to a subscription revenue model.

Team Background

Shaun Jafarian - Chief Executive Officer

Shaun is a three-time startup founder with twenty years of experience in technology, with a focus on aviation and drones.

Prior to starting Counterdrone, he was President of Counterdrone Consulting, a consulting business focused on aviation-related services. Before that, he was Chief Scientist at Threats & Tasks, a security company.

Earlier in his career, he was a B-52 pilot with the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Before that, he was a tank commander with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

Shaun earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Utah and holds a Commercial Aircraft Pilot’s license from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Jarett Jones - Chief Technology Officer

Jarett is a robotics expert with eighteen years of hardware- and software-engineering experience. He has been building drones since 2006.

Prior to joining Counterdrone, he was a technician at the University of New Mexico’s Biologic Computation Lab. While there, he developed test platforms for algorithms designed to facilitate resource utilization for NASA missions on Mars and the moon.

In 2019, Jarett led a University of New Mexico project to use cooperative drone swarms to predict volcanic eruptions. His drones helped the volcanology team demonstrate that data collected from drone swarms could help predict volcanic eruptions three months in advance.

He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Biology from the University of New Mexico.

Chad Jardine - Marketing Advisor

In addition to his role with Counterdrone, Chad is CEO of CMO Zen, a marketing firm specializing in helping early-stage companies grow from one million dollars in annual revenue to fifty million dollars. Additionally, he’s an adjunct instructor at the University of Utah teaching venture-capital and new-venture financing to graduate students.

Previously, he spent six years with GoReact, a software-development firm, as its Head of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer. Before that, he was a marketing director with Workfront and Provo Craft, a pair of software-development companies.

Chad earned a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from BYU and an MBA from the University of Utah.

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