Sector

Drone companies

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

308 companies
308
Drones companies tracked
227
With a known investor
37
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
19
investors
GermanyFounded 2015

Volocopter

series c plus
14
investors
GermanyFounded 2011

Cruise

series c plus
10
investors
United StatesFounded 2013

Skydio

series c plus
9
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Aerones

series c plus
8
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

Agnikul

pre seed
8
investors
IndiaFounded 2017

Flyability

series c plus
8
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2014

Skyports

series a
8
investors
United KingdomFounded 2019

Altitude Angel

series b
6
investors
United KingdomFounded 2014

ARX Robotics

series a
6
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

Dedrone

series c plus
6
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

Kraken

series c plus
6
investors
Ukraine

Nuro

series c plus
6
investors
United StatesFounded 2016

Skyfora

series a
6
investors
Finland

Zipline

series c plus
6
investors
United StatesFounded 2014

AirForestry

series a
5
investors
SwedenFounded 2020

DroneSeed

series b
5
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

Percepto

series b
5
investors
IsraelFounded 2014

SpinLaunch

series b
5
investors
United States

Wyvern

seed
5
investors
CanadaFounded 2023

Albedo

seed
4
investors
United States

Aquila Space Technologies

series c plus
4
investors
Germany

Auterion

series b
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2017

BRINC

series c plus
4
investors
United States

Flock

series b
4
investors
United KingdomFounded 2017

Flytrex

series c plus
4
investors
United States

FuVeX

seed
4
investors
SpainFounded 2019

Garuda Aerospace

series a
4
investors
IndiaFounded 2015

H55

series c plus
4
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2007

HEMAV

series b
4
investors
SpainFounded 2016

ideaForge

series c plus
4
investors
IndiaFounded 2007

Kelluu

seed
4
investors
FinlandFounded 2020

Reflex Aerospace

series a
4
investors
GermanyFounded 2023

Rocket Factory Augsburg

series a
4
investors
GermanyFounded 2018

SiteAware

series b
4
investors
United States

TraceAir

series a
4
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

Voliro

series a
4
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2018

Advanced Navigation

series c plus
3
investors
AustraliaFounded 2007

Airbound

seed
3
investors
India

Airvolve

seed
3
investors
Australia

Ampyx Power

seed
3
investors
Netherlands

Bitsensing

pre seed
3
investors
South KoreaFounded 2018

CerbAir

series a
3
investors
FranceFounded 2015

DeltaQuad

series b
3
investors
Netherlands

Digantara

series a
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2019

Dronus

seed
3
investors
BrazilFounded 2017

EndureAir Systems

seed
3
investors
IndiaFounded 2020

Flybotix

seed
3
investors
SwitzerlandFounded 2019

Hesai

series c plus
3
investors
ChinaFounded 2014

Regent

series b
3
investors
United States

Saildrone

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2012

Sensat

series b
3
investors
United Kingdom

Sentera

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2016

Skyryse

series b
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2018

Splash Inc.

series c plus
3
investors
United StatesFounded 2011

Unifly

series b
3
investors
BelgiumFounded 2012

Vaeridion

pre seed
3
investors
Germany

vHive

series b
3
investors
IsraelFounded 2018

Adasky

series b
2
investors
IsraelFounded 2016

AERIX SYSTEMS

series a
2
investors
France

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

292 companies with a recorded country

  • United States8830%
  • Germany3111%
  • United Kingdom238%
  • France217%
  • India176%
  • Switzerland124%
  • China93%
  • Netherlands93%

By stage

225 companies with a recorded stage

  • Seed6328%
  • Series A5725%
  • Series B4420%
  • Series C+4018%
  • Pre seed178%
  • Acquired31%
  • 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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