40Under40

Angelo Niforatos Named to the 2026 CNY 40 Under 40 Class September 2026 We just got word, and we’re thrilled: our co-founder and CEO, Angelo Niforatos, has been named to the 2026 Central New York 40 Under 40 class. Angelo earned a physics degree, a Master of Engineering in Aerospace from Syracuse University, and an […]

Rebrand

We Have a New Name: Introducing Vigilare AI January 2026 Starting today, we’re no longer Niffy Drone Solutions. We’re Vigilare AI. We didn’t take this decision lightly, but the truth is our old name had stopped fitting what we’ve actually built. We started as exactly what “Niffy Drone Solutions” said: a drone company, building hardware. […]

2025 eoy

Angelo Just Won Whitman’s 2025 Student Entrepreneur of the Year August 2025 We’re beyond grateful to share that our co-founder and CEO, Angelo Niforatos, has just been named Student Entrepreneur of the Year by Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, recognized as part of the 2025 MBA graduating class. In Angelo’s own words, right after […]

2025 Orange Innovation Fund

We Built Our First Prototype, And Found Our Next Problem August 2025 We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been awarded a 2025 Orange Innovation Fund grant from Syracuse University, one of seven student-founded ventures recognized this cycle. We’re grateful to be included among such a diverse group of founders, from a clothing line for neurodivergent […]

2025 AFWERX SBIR

We Just Wrapped Our First Air Force Contract & We’re Grateful for Every Bit of It April 2025 Our AFWERX SBIR Phase I contract just came to a close, and we wanted to take a minute to be grateful for what the last few months gave us, because it gave us a lot. We ran this […]

Orange Tank Reflection

Second Place, First Real Feedback: Orange Tank’s 10th Anniversary We’re still riding the excitement from the competition. We took second place at Whitman School of Management’s 10th-anniversary Orange Tank Pitch Competition, and honestly, we’re grateful just to have had the opportunity to be in that room. We formed a little less than eight months ago. […]

WOPD Demo

On the Road with TitanOps: West Orange PD and Fire September 2024 We’re just back from West Orange, and we’re still buzzing about today. We spent the day on-site meeting with students to talk through the technology, then ran a live demonstration of TitanOps for the West Orange Police and Fire Departments. Getting to show […]