Fatema Hamdani Wins Gold Stevie Award for Women in Business

Emeryville, California – November 9, 2024: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s Co-Founder and CEO, Fatema Hamdani, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Technology category in the 21st annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run– worldwide. The Stevie Award has been hailed as the world’s premier business award.

More than 1,500 entries from organizations and individuals in 36 nations and territories were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year.

Fatema Hamdani won Gold in the Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Technology category.

Fatema Hamdani’s leadership has propelled Kraus Hamdani Aerospace to the forefront of aerospace innovation. Her achievements in the past year alone include launching the AI-powered Multi-drone Coordination System and a historic U.S. Navy contract for the K1000ULE, the Navy's first solar-electric VTOL UAS. More recently, a $20 million APFIT award underscores the strategic value of these technologies in national defense.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 200 business professionals working on seven juries worldwide.

Maggie Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In its 21st year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business received an outstanding body of nominations. We are gratified by how meaningful it is to women to win a Stevie Award and how impactful it can be on the futures of their careers and their organizations. We congratulate this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”

About Kraus Hamdani Aerospace

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is a global leader in Ultra-Long Endurance (ULE) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) that mimic nature by utilizing onboard Artificial Intelligence to silently glide through the air like a bird and generate clean onboard energy. The K1000ULE is the longest-endurance, fully electric, zero-emissions autonomous aircraft in its size and weight category (Group-2 UAS).

The K1000ULE provides aerial-based FMV ISR, EW, ELINT, GEOINT, and voice-and-data communication services enabled by an AI-based autonomous vehicle coordination system called UpSwarm. This addresses critical customer needs within various sectors, such as emergency and disaster relief, data and telecommunications, defense, agriculture, oil and gas, climate change, and wildlife preservation.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.