Sector

Drone companies

Unmanned aerial systems and drone infrastructure companies, ranked by investor backing.

376 companies
376
Drones companies tracked
271
With a known investor
39
Countries represented

Most backed drones companies

Ranked by the number of distinct investors on record. Investor counts come from recorded rounds, so a company with few investors may simply be early rather than unbacked.

Volocopter

series c plus
10
investors
GermanyFounded 2011

Quantum Systems

series c plus
9
investors
GermanyFounded 2015

Cruise

series c plus
8
investors
United StatesFounded 2013

Flyability

series c plus
8
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2014

Aerones

series c plus
6
investors
LatviaFounded 2018

Agnikul

series c plus
6
investors
IndiaFounded 2017

Skydio

series c plus
6
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Aquila Space Technologies

series c plus
5
investors
Australia

Dedrone

series c plus
5
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Nuro

series c plus
5
investors
United StatesFounded 2016

Skyports

series c plus
5
investors
United KingdomFounded 2019

AEROHT

series b
4
investors
ChinaFounded 2021

AirForestry

series a
4
investors
SwedenFounded 2020

Altitude Angel

series a
4
investors
United KingdomFounded 2014

BRINC

series c plus
4
investors
United States

Flock

series b
4
investors
United KingdomFounded 2017

Garuda Aerospace

series b
4
investors
IndiaFounded 2015

H55

series c plus
4
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2007

ideaForge

ipo
4
investors
IndiaFounded 2007

Iris Automation

series b
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Neros

series c
4
investors
United States

Percepto

series c plus
4
investors
IsraelFounded 2014

PrecisionHawk

series c plus
4
investors
United States

Rocket Factory Augsburg

series b
4
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

Skyfora

series c plus
4
investors
Finland

Tevel Aerobotics Technologies

series c plus
4
investors
Israel

TraceAir

series b
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

Zipline

series c plus
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Airspace Link

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Albedo

series b
3
investors
United States

Big Bang Boom Solutions

series b
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2018

Bitsensing

series b
3
investors
South KoreaFounded 2018

CerbAir

seed
3
investors
FranceFounded 2015

DeltaQuad

series b
3
investors
Netherlands

DroneSeed

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

EndureAir Systems

seed
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2020

Flytrex

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Fort Robotics

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

FuVeX

series a
3
investors
SpainFounded 2019

GHGSat

series b
3
investors
CanadaFounded 2011

Hesai

ipo
3
investors
ChinaFounded 2014

Infravision

series b
3
investors
Australia

Kelluu

series a
3
investors
FinlandFounded 2020

Phase Four

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Propeller Aero

series a
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Rantizo

series a
3
investors
United States

Raptor Maps

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Regent

series c plus
3
investors
United States

Sensat

series b
3
investors
United Kingdom

Sentera

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2016

Skyryse

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

vHive

series b
3
investors
IsraelFounded 2018

Voliro

series a
3
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2018

Wyvern

seed
3
investors
CanadaFounded 2023

Adasky

series b
2
investors
IsraelFounded 2016

Advanced Navigation

series c plus
2
investors
AustraliaFounded 2007

Aerobotics

series b
2
investors
South AfricaFounded 2014

Aeromon

series a
2
investors
FinlandFounded 2014

Agroscout

series a
2
investors
Israel

Airbound

series a
2
investors
India

Where drones companies are, and how far along

Computed across the whole tagged set, not just the companies listed above. Percentages are of the companies that have the field recorded, which is stated for each.

By country

365 companies with a recorded country

  • United States11832%
  • India288%
  • Germany257%
  • United Kingdom257%
  • France216%
  • China144%
  • Switzerland134%
  • Japan113%

By stage

263 companies with a recorded stage

  • Seed8030%
  • Series B5621%
  • Series A4919%
  • Series C+4919%
  • Pre seed218%
  • Acquired42%
  • Ipo31%
  • Series C10%

Who funds drones

The investors behind these companies are ranked on the drones investor page, ordered by how many drones companies each one has actually funded rather than by stated focus.

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