AI-Powered Drone Delivery: Pure Disruption in Logistics & Solving one of Biggest Global Challenges with Cem Uyanik, Founder and CEO of Urban Ray

Cem Uyanik is co-founder and CEO of Urban Ray, a
German drone company that will begin operations
in 2025 after 5 years of development and regulatory work. By
connecting pick-up lockers with flying couriers,
Urban Ray's solution enables the fastest and most efficient
deliveries. Cem and his team have a vision of a fully connected
world where anyone can send goods anywhere in just one day,
without human intervention! In this episode, we
talk about the challenges Urban Ray's team has faced, their
journey straight from university to building a deep-tech company
that disrupts multiple industries, and Cem Uyanik also announces
for the first time in an interview that Urban Ray has received
SAIL III approval from the German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, which
means they can finally start flying in Germany!
This is the start of a huge disruption, a better future for
humanity, especially in healthcare where even
seconds can save lives, but also the death of broken traditional
logistics!





In this episode, we discuss:


How Artificial Intelligence and
drones are disrupting traditional logistics The
challenges of building an autonomous drone
company from scratch


How Urban Ray’s flying couriers work with
AI-driven logistics


The future of drone delivery and the death of
broken traditional logistics


Exclusive news: Urban Ray’s regulatory approval and what’s next!


This Episode is hosted by Ahmad Zandnia.


00:00 – Introduction: Meet Cem Uyanik, co-founder of Urban Ray,
and learn how he is disrupting logistics with autonomous drone
delivery


00:55 – How Friends Describe Him: Cem shares insights into his
personality, ambition, and optimistic realism


03:32 – Shaped by His Environment: How Cem’s background,
education, and extracurricular activities led him to
entrepreneurship


08:18 – Breaking Away from the Safe Path: Why Cem chose startups
over a stable career in aerospace engineering


12:47 – Resilience & The Immigrant Experience: How overcoming
challenges as a second-generation immigrant shaped Cem’s
entrepreneurial mindset


17:08 – Urban Ray’s Billion-Dollar Vision: What Urban Ray is, how
it works, and its potential to revolutionize logistics


21:54 – Building the Right Team: The importance of strong
co-founders, mentorship, and learning business skills on the fly


26:40 – Navigating Regulations: Overcoming legal and bureaucratic
challenges to get approval for urban drone delivery


32:15 – Funding Challenges in Deep Tech: Why European investors
are risk-averse and how Urban Ray approaches fundraising


38:50 – Why Start with Healthcare? The strategic decision behind
launching Urban Ray in the medical logistics sector


44:27 – The Technology Behind Urban Ray: How AI-powered logistics
and automation drive efficiency in drone deliveries


50:18 – The Military vs. Civilian Use Debate: Why Urban Ray
remains focused on civilian logistics and avoids defense
applications


55:50 – Parental Reactions to Entrepreneurship: How Cem’s parents
initially struggled to accept his startup journey


57:25 – Final Advice for Young Entrepreneurs: Cem’s three biggest
lessons on following your passion, having a clear purpose, and
seeking mentorship





Visit our Website:https://youngfounders.network/


Visit Urban Ray's Website:https://www.urban-ray.com/


Visit Cem Uyanik's LinkedIn
Profile: / cemuyanik  -





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