Sector

Drone companies

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

333 companies
333
Drones companies tracked
258
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.

Quantum Systems

series c plus
11
investors
GermanyFounded 2015

Skydio

unknown
8
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Flock

series b
7
investors
United KingdomFounded 2017

Kraken

unknown
7
investors
Ukraine

Agnikul

pre seed
6
investors
IndiaFounded 2017

Cruise

series c plus
6
investors
United StatesFounded 2013

Volocopter

series c plus
6
investors
GermanyFounded 2011

Aerones

unknown
5
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

Altitude Angel

series b
5
investors
United KingdomFounded 2014

Iris Automation

series b
5
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Tekever European Defence

series c plus
5
investors
PortugalFounded 2001

AirForestry

series a
4
investors
SwedenFounded 2020

ARX Robotics

series a
4
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

BRINC

unknown
4
investors
United States

Flyability

series c plus
4
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2014

GHGSat

series b
4
investors
CanadaFounded 2011

ideaForge

series c plus
4
investors
IndiaFounded 2007

Nuro

series c plus
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2016

Reflex Aerospace

series a
4
investors
GermanyFounded 2023

Wyvern

seed
4
investors
CanadaFounded 2023

Zipline

series c plus
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Aerobotics

unknown
3
investors
South AfricaFounded 2014

Aircity

pre seed
3
investors
GermanyFounded 2019

Airspace Link

series a
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Albedo

seed
3
investors
United States

Auterion

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Baraja

series c plus
3
investors
AustraliaFounded 2015

Big Bang Boom Solutions

series a
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2019

Dedrone

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

DeltaQuad

unknown
3
investors
Netherlands

DroneSeed

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

EndureAir Systems

unknown
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2020

EOS Technologie

unknown
3
investors
FranceFounded 2018

Hesai

series c plus
3
investors
ChinaFounded 2014

Phase Four

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Propeller Aero

unknown
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Raptor Maps

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Regent

series b
3
investors
United States

Sentera

unknown
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2016

SiteAware

series b
3
investors
United States

Skyfora

series a
3
investors
Finland

Skyryse

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

SpinLaunch

series b
3
investors
United States

Splash Inc.

unknown
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2011

Track3D

seed
3
investors
United States

Voliro

series a
3
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2018

ABL Space

series b
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Advanced Navigation

series c plus
2
investors
AustraliaFounded 2007

AERIX SYSTEMS

series a
2
investors
France

AeroAnalytics

series a
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2019

Airvolve

seed
2
investors
Australia

Ampyx Power

unknown
2
investors
Netherlands

ApolloShield

seed
2
investors
Germany

Beep

series a
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

Beta Technologies

series b
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

CerbAir

series a
2
investors
FranceFounded 2015

DeepRoute

series b
2
investors
ChinaFounded 2019

Drone Wingcopter

series b
2
investors
Germany

Dronebase

series c plus
2
investors
United States

Dusty

series a
2
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

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

321 companies with a recorded country

  • United States10533%
  • Germany309%
  • India227%
  • United Kingdom227%
  • France206%
  • Switzerland134%
  • China113%
  • Netherlands93%

By stage

209 companies with a recorded stage

  • Series A6129%
  • Seed5426%
  • Series B4923%
  • Series C+3215%
  • Pre seed84%
  • Acquired42%
  • Ipo10%

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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