28.08.2026

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1:20 p.m.
Ignite GmbH: From a funded project to a paying customer: How drone technology is turned into viable business models

Many drone applications are technically compelling but have not yet gained a foothold in the market from an economic standpoint. This presentation shows how product development for drone technology can be financed and structured using currently available funding instruments and introduces relevant programs. The ZIM network DroneSky.Digital serves as an example of the transition from U-Space to the interoperable mixed operation of air, land, and sea systems, as well as the possibilities for financing innovation.

Matthias Brucke
Matthias Brucke
Senior Business Development Expert
Ignite GmbH
Matthias Brucke
Matthias Brucke
Senior Business Development Expert
Ignite GmbH

Matthias Brucke bridges innovation ecosystems with funding strategies. As a Senior Expert in Business Development at the Ignite Group, he helps companies in the aviation, mobility, and digitalization sectors successfully secure funding for research and development projects—using tools ranging from ZIM innovation networks and research grants to Horizon Europe. He is the initiator of the ZIM innovation networks Dronesky.Digital and AeroSpace Digital and serves as the volunteer chair of the Innovation & Funding Programs Commission at the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. As a business angel, he invests in startups at the intersection of technology, mobility, and sustainable transformation.

Matthias Brucke
Matthias Brucke
Senior Business Development Expert
Ignite GmbH
Matthias Brucke
Matthias Brucke
Senior Business Development Expert
Ignite GmbH
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