ZenaTech Closes 27th DaaS Acquisition, Enters Idaho Market

ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) has completed its acquisition of Benchmark Partners LLC, a Ketchum, Idaho firm operating as Galena-Benchmark Engineering — the company's 27th Drone-as-a-Service transaction and its inaugural presence in the state. The deal signals an accelerating consolidation strategy as the AI-drone technology provider works to build geographic density across the United States through targeted regional purchases.

Galena-Benchmark Engineering brings a full-service civil engineering and land surveying practice to ZenaTech's portfolio, along with an established client base spanning both commercial accounts and government agencies. The firm's specialties in land planning and geographic information systems position it as a natural integration target for a company whose core offering includes AI-powered drones and enterprise SaaS tools — technology that increasingly augments traditional survey workflows.

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The acquisition follows a pattern ZenaTech has pursued aggressively: folding established regional engineering and surveying firms into its DaaS platform to gain immediate revenue, existing client relationships, and local market credibility. For government and construction-sector clients in Idaho, the change of ownership could mean access to drone-based data collection and analysis capabilities that would otherwise require separate vendor relationships.

From a strategic standpoint, reaching acquisition number 27 reflects how fragmented the drone services and civil engineering space remains, offering roll-up players like ZenaTech ample runway. Whether the company can translate a broad acquisition footprint into integrated, cross-selling revenue streams will be the central question investors and analysts are likely watching as the pace of deals continues.

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