Meet the tiny Philadelphia startup behind Joe Biden's victory drone show

Philadelphia Business Journal uncovered the story behind the dazzling light show following Joe Biden's speech in Wilmington, Del., last week. 

 

"The entire spectacle was the work of a Philadelphia startup, Verge Aero. The small team — made up of CEO Nils Thorjussen, three engineers out of Rowan University and a few technicians — have been quietly building their drone light show business at the Pennovation Center in West Philadelphia over the past four years. 

 

"Verge Aero has stepped out into the spotlight in the past year, making news in April for putting on a show for health care workers above West Philadelphia’s hospitals. Locally, it's also been behind promo light shows for Q102 and the Eagles, and has sent technicians to Germany and New York in just the past week to promote commercial launches, including for the Xbox Series X and other radio stations."

 

"Thorjussen said Saturday’s show, however, is a 'significant milestone' and a sign of what’s to come as the drone show market starts to take off. He said his company has laid the groundwork to go with it. 'It’s a really nice validation of years of hard work,' Thorjussen said. 'We have proven ourselves on a world stage, and we’ve been building toward this for a long time, and it’s really hard to do.'"