Seven engineering students from Rice University in Texas have turned a classroom idea into a fast-growing startup aimed at transforming how hospitals move critical medical supplies. Their company, Haast Autonomous, has secured $1.85 million in pre-seed funding to build a drone-based delivery network for fast, secure transport of medical cargo between healthcare facilities, according to Rice University's press release.
The startup targets a major gap in healthcare logistics—delays caused by dependence on road couriers and expensive air transport when moving urgent biological samples, medicines, and emergency supplies.
