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Our history
Founded at the Université Paris-Saclay in 2017 by Pierre Loonis, who was then a university professor and Development Director for CentraleSupelec, A2D is an Innovative Young Company (JEI – Jeune Entreprise Innovante), eligible for the Research Tax Credit (CIR – Crédit Impôt Recherche).
A2D founded
17 December, 2017Enedis POC
2018Enedis pilot contract
2 years
2020Grand Port Maritime La Rochelle POC
September, 2021Grand Port Maritime La Rochelle contract
April, 2022Enedis contract
3 years
July, 2022In-house-BPI France POC
October, 2022Port du Futur-Digital competition
Cerema
November, 2022First fund-raising
21 june, 2023Creation of the new visual identity
A2D Acquire to Decide
July, 2023Launch of the new website A2D
September, 2023Marketing of A2D software and application solutions
September, 2023UAV Show – Bordeaux
October, 2023Bordeaux Metropolis POC
November, 2023SMCL (Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales) – Paris
December, 2023![](https://www.a2d.ai/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a2d-logo_small.webp)
Foundation of the Company
The initial objective was to accelerate the transfer of Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence tools developed through academic research, in order to propel new applications through decision support systems on-board drones or in the Cloud as SaaS.
Accelerating the integration of image processing, robotics and AI tools
We demonstrated feasibility in the first few months through industrial Proof of Concepts, highlighting the speed, reliability and precision of our integrative approaches.
Expansion of the A2D team
Obtaining multi-year contracts for infrastructure inspection, coupled with the support of BPI France, among others, enabled us to expand our team of specialists in data acquisition and processing in uncontrolled environments.
Digital innovation competition
Our MAPRAD POC wins the Port du Futur digital innovation competition, organised by CEREMA.
Creation of the new A2D logo
![](https://www.a2d.ai/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HEADER-logo-couleur.png)