Alex Wilhelm

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This Week in Startups · The Drone Company Quietly Taking Over Delivery · 27 May 2026 podcast

Go off course landing in the wrong country, which is a big problem in international relations. voice-verified

But one thing that we can do is improve the ability of drones to fly without GPS. voice-verified

And that brings us to today's guest, which is a company called Theseus. voice-verified

They are building a system that allows drones to fly without needing satellites to tell them where they are at. voice-verified

Apparently, it uses Google Maps and a camera. voice-verified

Sounds very simple. voice-verified

To tell us more about it, Ian Laffey is here. voice-verified

Ian, how are you doing? voice-verified

I'm doing great. voice-verified

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Oh, dude, an absolute pleasure. voice-verified

And um normally it doesn't matter where our guests are calling in from because startups are a global game and people travel. voice-verified

But uh tell me where you're at and why, if you can. voice-verified

We're gonna talk about what you have built and why, but can you just give me the snapshot of the drone industry in Ukraine? voice-verified

Clearly at the forefront of drone technology, now helping countries around the Middle East defend themselves. voice-verified

But what's it like to be in the uh in the mix? voice-verified

You're not doing as much voice-verified

Testing in the lab versus deploying on the field. voice-verified

So you have a pretty quick uh information feedback loop on how the technology works and what's doing well and what's not doing well. voice-verified

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