World Festival Innovation Awards Top 50 Startups

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**AeroCloud has been chosen as a Top 50 Startup at the WorldFestival 2021 Innovation Awards.**

[The WorldFestival 2021 Innovation Awards program](https://worldfestival.com/awards/) is the largest worldwide awards competition identifying and recognizing global innovation, with 1,000+ startups, companies, and organizations competing online in the Community Voting round, and evaluated by an industry-expert Judging Committee, all leading up to WorldFestival 2021 (August 17-19th, 2021).

We couldn't be in a position to do well in awards like this without the hard work of the AeroCloud team, and the support of our customers.

To find out more about why AeroCloud are being noticed for awards, [get in touch](/get-in-touch).

AeroCloud are a Top 50 Startup at the WorldFestival 2021 Innovation Awards

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**AeroCloud has been chosen as a finalist at South Summit 2021.**

Since 2012 [South Summit](https://www.southsummit.co/) have helped transform businesses through innovation with the collaboration of more than 20,000 startups from all over the world, including some of the most internationally traded startups.
 
It's only because of the support of our customers, and the work of our team that we are able to be recognised. We thank them all!

To find out more about why AeroCloud are being noticed for awards, [get in touch](/get-in-touch/).

AeroCloud are a finalist at South Summit 2021

Finalist B2B / SaaS Award - The Europas 2021

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**AeroCloud has been chosen as a finalist in the B2B / SaaS category at the 2021 Europa Awards.**

In its twelfth year identifying Europe’s most ambitious and successful startups, including Spotify, Transferwise, Soundcloud, Deliveroo, Babylon Health, and many others, [The Europas](https://theeuropas2021.thepathfounder.com/) has grown into the premier awards for Europe’s hottest tech startups. 

In order to reach the final, we had to get through an initial nomination process and a public vote. Our success is down to the hard work of the AeroCloud team, and the support of our customers who make us what we are.

To find out more about why AeroCloud are being noticed for awards, [get in touch](/get-in-touch).

AeroCloud are a finalist for the B2B / SaaS award at The Europas 2021

Photo of George Richardson and Ian Forde-Smith

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**AeroCloud Systems has announced a seed investment of $1.7m (£1.2m), led by VC fund [Playfair Capital](https://playfaircapital.com/).  AeroCloud is a cloud-based airport management solution. It provides real-time data to enable the management of critical operations.**

Its predictive AI, resource management & planning system identifies future passenger flow with 97% accuracy to ensure maximum visibility of operational demand and optimized communication with airlines, ground operations, and tenants.

The platform is cloud-based, easy to use, and built on leading-edge technology keeping the price point within the reach of small to medium-sized airports. It also provides larger airports with an alternative at a much lower cost to existing solutions, essential at a time when the industry needs additional support to recuperate from the effects of the pandemic.

The business, based in the US and UK, has deployed its platform in major airports such as [Tampa International](https://www.tampaairport.com/) and [John Wayne](https://www.ocair.com/) in California. This investment will drive further growth in North America and enable key hires. One such hire is the new Director of Airport Engagement and industry veteran [Andrew Hoppe](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewahoppe/), who joins from competitor ADB Safegate. Andrew has been working with airports, airlines, and the transportation sector in technology sales roles since 2014.

[CEO George Richardson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-richardson-a7520615a/) and [CTO Ian Forde-Smith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianfordesmith/) launched AeroCloud in 2017 to address a gap in the legacy airport operations market. They felt previous solutions were too expensive, not focused on customer needs, and not innovating fast enough.

On the raise, George Richardson said:

> “Myself and my co-founder, Ian Forde-Smith, always felt the airport operations sector was an underserved market that we could have a huge impact on. And we’ve shown that a combination of genuinely innovative technology and great service is really resonating with the airports we speak to.

> “The pandemic has given us an opportunity to show airport executives how our platform can optimize their operations and save them costs when they’ve needed to most. As vaccination programs ramp up around the world, air travel is set to make a big comeback in the US and then Europe, our two key markets. We’re incredibly excited about the opportunity this presents us to rapidly accelerate the growth of our business.”

On the hiring of Andrew Hoppe, George Richardson added:

> “Andrew deciding to join us is a testament to the buzz we’re creating in the industry as a customer-focussed business solving challenges with leading-edge technology.”

Andrew Hoppe, Director of Airport Engagement, North America, AeroCloud Systems, commented:

> “I've joined after witnessing AeroCloud deploy AI-driven gate management systems at airports overnight, and in the process save 80% on IT and maintenance costs.

> Since coming on board, I've been able to see for myself that they are unequivocally the most innovative and customer-centric software company in the aviation space.”


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AeroCloud are a Top 50 Startup at the WorldFestival 2021 Innovation Awards

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AeroCloud are a finalist for the B2B / SaaS award at The Europas 2021

AeroCloud Systems raises $1.7m to help airports improve passenger experience

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