Dryad Networks
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Total raised
$6.8M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$6.8M
Venture round · Oct 2024 · 23 mo ago
Team
51-200
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Grants
$641k
3 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Ecapital, Toba Capital
The money's age
Due for its next round
23 months since the last round · not hiring
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Recognition Dryad Networks Named XPRIZE Wildfire Finalist · dryad.net
Sep 1, 2025
Won a grant $61k · CORDIS
Apr 8, 2025
Partnership Dryad Networks partners with Spark New Zealand to deliver life-saving wildfire detection technology across New Zealand · iTWire
Mar 19, 2025
Expanded Dryad Networks Launches in Australia and New Zealand to Combat Bushfires with AI-Driven Early Detection · dryad.net
Oct 22, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $6.8M
Sep 12, 2024
Recognition Dryad Networks Wins 'Life Saving Solution of the Year' at the Disasters Expo USA Awards 2024 · dryad.net
Aug 28, 2024
Launched Dryad Networks Introduces Third-Generation Silvanet Gateways for Optimal Ultra-Early Wildfire Detection and Forest Management · businesswire.com
Jul 4, 2024
New executive Dryad Networks Welcomes Dr. Stephan Beyer as CFO · dryad.net
Jul 1, 2024
Won a grant $370k · CORDIS
Jun 27, 2024
Partnership Dryad Networks and Kinéis Partner for Satellite-Enabled Wildfire Early Detection · dryad.net
Apr 9, 2024
Launched Dryad Networks Introduces Third-Generation Silvanet Gateways for Optimal Ultra-Early Wildfire Detection and Forest Management · FinanzNachrichten.de
Jun 1, 2023
Won a grant $211k · CORDIS
2020
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| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Sep 2025 | $61k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Oct 2024 | $6.8M | — | businesswire.com |
| Grant | Jul 2024 | $370k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2023 | $211k | — | CORDIS |
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| Legal entity | Dryad Networks GmbH | its site |
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Carsten BrinkschulteGeschäftsführercompany's site
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Overview
Dryad Networks builds solar-powered gas sensors that detect wildfires in their smouldering phase, connected by a mesh network. Founded in 2020 near Berlin, it uses embedded machine learning on the sensor to distinguish fire from ordinary forest chemistry. Its Silvanet system is deployed in forests across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression
Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression
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Dryad recibió el premio internacional XPRIZE Wildfire por su tecnología de detección y extinción autónoma de incendios forestales
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CAL FIRE demonstrates Dryad Silvanet to Korean National Park Service
CAL FIRE hosted the Korea National Park Service at the Jackson Demonstration State Forest - giving the delegation a firsthand look at ground-level early wildfire detection.
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Dryad Networks Reaches XPRIZE Wildfire Finals Milestone, Demonstrating Autonomous Detection and Suppression of Wildfires in Alaska
Dryad Networks Reaches XPRIZE Wildfire Finals Milestone
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Dryad Networks Reaches XPRIZE Wildfire Finals Milestone, Demonstrating Autonomous Detection and Suppression of Wildfires in Alaska
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Dryad Launches Gen-4-Pro Silvanet Wildfire Sensor, Setting New Standard in Ultra-Early Fire Detection
Dryad Networks launches Gen-4-Pro Silvanet Wildfire Sensor
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Dryad Networks Named XPRIZE Wildfire Finalist
Dryad Networks Named XPRIZE Wildfire Finalist
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Physical AI for Forests: How Dryad is Building the Intelligence Layer for Climate Infrastructure
Dryad's Silvanet detects wildfires within minutes from ignition while the Silvaguard fire extinguishing drone system extends autonomously detects and extinguishes a fire in less than 12 minutes from ignition.
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Dryad Demonstrates Wildfire Detection and Suppression System Sensing, Locating and Extinguishing Fire in Under 12 Minutes - With No Human Involved
Dryad's Silvaguard fire extinguishing drone system extends autonomously detects and extinguishes a fire in less than 12 minutes from ignition.
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Dryad Networks: Dryad Demonstrates Wildfire Detection and Suppression System Sensing, Locating and Extinguishing Fire in Under 12 Minutes - With No Human Involved
In a world in which wildfires are escalating and becoming more destructive, the future of wildfire suppression must be ultra-early and autonomous Dryad Networks, a pioneer in ultra-early wildfire
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