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Drones Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the drones sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 345 recently funded drones companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
345
Total Funding
$402.6M
Avg Funding
$16.1M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Drones

New York
San Diego
London
Kasugai
São Paulo
Berneck

Recently Funded Companies

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New York, United States

Autonomous Remote Sensing for Farms and Forests

$1.5M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

SkySafe allows governments, law enforcement, airports, cities, and more to manage their airspace with real-time drone data and analytics.

$30.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Roark Aerospace are the world's largest deployer of counter drone hardware and the pioneers of drone detection as a service.

$210.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kasugai, Japan

Terra Labo conducts research and development on long-range unmanned aerial vehicles.

Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

ORKID is a B2B Aerial Drone Delivery Tech Company

$1.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berneck, Switzerland

Delivery where it matters, when it matters

$5.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vilnius, Lithuania

Autonomous multi-drone systems for delivery and precision farming services

$543K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Vertically Integrated Robotic Delivery

$147K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nigrán, Spain

VigSec-Drone is a high-performance security and surveillance designed to deliver real-time situational awareness.

$1.2M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vitry-sur-seine, France

Uavia enables industries to connect autonomous drones and robots to the cloud and deploy mobile robots at scale in a smart and secure way.

$5.7M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Drone Sports is a drone management company that provides video production, plant inspection, and event management services.

$644K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Twentyfour Industries is a defence and space manufacturer that designs, produces, and deploys drones for European and allied partners.

$11.8M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

North York, Canada

RDARS is an an early-stage robotics and drone technology firm.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Pan American Drone is a new firm that makes drones that can detect a loaded gun.

$3.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Salt Lake City, United States

Teal Drones is a commercial and government unmanned aerial vehicle technology.

$750K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Golden, United States

Juniper Unmanned manages the nation's physical infrastructure with remote sensing and analytics.

$100K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Coventry, United Kingdom

Skyfarer makes the complex, simple, for advanced air mobility.

$597K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Rizse helps MROs and airlines facilitate inspections by performing visual inspections.

$6.6M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wichita, United States

EagleNXT provides aerial imagery-based data collection and analytics solutions.

$100.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Fully autonomous, AI-powered drone security system for commercial, industrial and residential properties

$16.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Slamcore provides location, mapping and perception software for robots and other autonomous machines to become spatially intelligent

$2.4M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Trnava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Airvolute is a deep tech company providing AI-driven autonomous flight capabilities to businesses and governments.

Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Flights is a drone company offering multidisciplinary drone services for the construction, agriculture, and photography sectors.

$2.5M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Syracuse, United States

Drone-agnostic Charging Docks | Autonomous Inspection Drones

$500K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Drone Volt specializes in the manufacture, assembly, distribution and sales of professional drones.

$1.8M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Drones Startup Ecosystem

The drones sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Drones

Drones companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The drones sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Drones Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 345 drones companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$16.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$402.6M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Drones

1.London
2 companies$212.4M
2.Tokyo
2 companies$3.1M
3.Austin
2 companies$9.6M
4.New York
1 companies$1.5M
5.San Diego
1 companies$30.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the drones sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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