Saudi Aramco fund invests in the Japanese "air mobility" company Terra Drone

The Saudi Aramco owned investment fund, Wa’ed Ventures, has led a $14 million ‘bridge round’ in Terra Drone, the Japan-based urban air mobility tech firm. This will see the Japanese firm launch a new subsidiary in the Kingdom, to localize its drone services as well as serve a global autonomous vehicles market expected to ‘grow to $1.5 trillion by 2040’. Terra Drone, which launched in 2016, is on a ‘mission to evolve the world from the sky’. According to Toru Tokushige, founder and CEO, “We are now approaching a future where drones and aerial vehicles will no longer be a novelty. We have built up a solid track record both domestically and internationally up to this point, and have grown to be recognized as the top drone service provider in the world.

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