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Recently Funded Drone Startups
| Name | Website | Industry | Country | Funding Amount (USD) | Funding Type | Last Funding Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvus Robotics | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Industrial Automation, Logistics, Robotics, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Automation, Warehousing | United States | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 2026 | ||
| Airbound | airbound.com | Aerospace, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management | India | Series A | Aug 2026 | |
| AlgoFET | algofet.com | Autonomous Vehicles, Battery, Drones, Hardware | India | Seed | Aug 2026 | |
| Terra Industries | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Cyber Security, Drones, National Security, Security | Nigeria | Seed | Aug 2026 | ||
| Neros Technologies | neros.tech | Aerospace, Drones, Robotics, Software | United States | Series C | Aug 2026 | |
| Cambridge Aerospace | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Manufacturing, Robotics | United Kingdom | Series C | Aug 2026 | ||
| Aurelius Systems | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Military, Security | United States | Series A | Aug 2026 | ||
| FuVeX | fuvex.com | Aerospace, Drones, Manufacturing | Spain | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 2026 | |
| Isengard Industries | Drones, Manufacturing, Mechanical Design, Product Design | United States | Seed | Aug 2026 | ||
| SUIND | suind.com | Agriculture, AgTech, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drone Management, Drones, Farming, Information Technology, Robotics, Software | India | Seed | Jul 2026 | |
| Perceptual Robotics | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Industrial Automation, Industrial Engineering, Machine Learning, Machinery Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Robotics | City of, United Kingdom | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 2026 | ||
| Ascendance | Aerospace, Air Transportation, CleanTech, Drones, Hardware, Transportation | France | Series B | Jul 2026 | ||
| BRINC Drones | brincdrones.com | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Robotics | United States | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 2026 | |
| Helsing | helsing.ai | Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Electronics, Information Technology, Military, Robotics | Germany | Series E | Jul 2026 | |
| Dropla Tech | dropla.tech | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) | Denmark | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 2026 | |
| Quantum Systems | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Government, Manufacturing, Mapping Services | Germany | Series D | Jul 2026 | ||
| Emesent | emesent.io | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Information Technology, Mapping Services, Software | Australia | Convertible Note | Jul 2026 | |
| Yunxiang Technology | yunxianguav.com | Drones, Security, Defense Technology | China | $14,722,120 | Series A | Jun 2026 |
| STARK | Defense, Drones, Physical Security, Military | Germany | $570,417,466 | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 2026 | |
| Hanruijing | viatank.com | Automotive, Electronics, Drones, Embedded Systems | China | Series B | Jun 2026 | |
| STARK | Defense, Drones, Physical Security, Military | Germany | $570,417,466 | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 2026 | |
| AICE Power | Drones, Subsea Technology, Defense, Security, Critical Infrastructure, Internet of Things, Energy | United States | $500,000 | Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | |
| Ornadyne | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Hardware, Military, Robotics, Security, Defense Tech | Panama | $500,000 | Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | |
| Haoshun Vision | Aerospace, Drones, 3D Technology, Geospatial, Hardware | China | Series A | Jun 2026 | ||
| Tenet Industries | Drones, Hardware, Manufacturing, Software, Defense | Sweden | $500,000 | Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | |
| Shihang Intelligent | Robotics, Manufacturing, Drones, Water Technology | China | $1,000,000,000 | Series A | Jun 2026 | |
| Prophesee | Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Drones, Industrial Automation, Internet of Things, Mobile, Sensors, Neuromorphic Computing, Computer Vision, Semiconductors | France | $23,226,106 | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 2026 | |
| Alta Ares | Artificial Intelligence, Drone Management, Drones, Security, Data Integration, Surveillance | France | $57,622,739 | Seed | Jun 2026 | |
| Vydar | Defense Technology, Drones, Navigation, Hardware, Aerospace | The Netherlands | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 2026 | ||
| Molfar Defence Technologies | Defense, Radar Technology, Drones, Security | Poland | Seed | Jun 2026 | ||
| Westmag | Manufacturing, Robotics, Drones, Hardware | United States | Seed | Jun 2026 | ||
| Mach Industries | Defense, Manufacturing, Drones, Unmanned Systems, Hardware, Infrastructure, National Security | United States | Series C | Jun 2026 | ||
| Darkhive | darkhive.ai | Drones, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Government, Hardware, Robotics | United States | $30,000,000 | Series B | May 2026 |
| Darkhive Inc. | darkhive.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Government, Hardware, Robotics | United States | $30,000,000 | Series B | May 2026 |
| LiveEO | live-eo.com | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, B2B Software, Data, Drones | Germany | $32,895,278 | Venture - Series Unknown | May 2026 |
| Waiv Robotics | Drones, Hardware, Marine, Robotics | United Kingdom | $7,497,187 | Seed | May 2026 | |
| Anello Photonics | Hardware, Automotive, Drones, Electronics, Robotics, Transportation | United States | $25,000,000 | Series B | May 2026 | |
| Cloud Cowboy | cloudcowboy.us | Agriculture, Analytics, B2B Software, Cloud Computing, Drones | United States | Pre-Seed | May 2026 | |
| Firestorm | Drones, Aerospace, Government, Hardware, Manufacturing | United States | $82,000,000 | Series B | May 2026 | |
| Skyfire AI | skyfireai.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Data, Government | United States | $11,000,000 | Seed | May 2026 |
| Absentia Technologies | Defense, Government, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Computer Engineering, Security, Drones | United States | Seed | May 2026 | ||
| Scout AI | scoutco.ai | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Government | United States | $100,000,000 | Series A | May 2026 |
| HYFIX Spatial Intelligence | hyfix.ai | Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Drones, Electronics, Hardware, Robotics | United States | $15,000,000 | Seed | Apr 2026 |
| Kelluu | kelluu.com | Drones, Analytics, Data, Environment, Government, Hardware | Finland | $17,653,248 | Series A | Apr 2026 |
| Donecle | donecle.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Aviation, B2B Software, Hardware | France | $11,780,742 | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 2026 |
| WEFLO | weflo.ai | B2B Software, Automotive, Aerospace, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, EV | South Korea | $3,647,777 | Series A | Apr 2026 |
| TECHX | dzhcuav.com | Drones, Aerospace, Government, Hardware, Robotics, Security | China | $14,627,796 | Series A | Apr 2026 |
| AirHub | airhub.app | Drones, Analytics, B2B Software, Cloud Computing, Education | The Netherlands | $5,141,070 | Series A | Apr 2026 |
| Differential Robotics | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Hardware | China | Series A | Apr 2026 | ||
| GuardAero | guard-aero.com | Government, Drones, Hardware, Robotics, Security | Austria | Seed | Apr 2026 | |
| Airspection | Drones, Energy, Hardware, Marine, Robotics | United Kingdom | $330,897 | Seed | Apr 2026 | |
| Manna Air Delivery | manna.aero | Drones, B2B Software, Food and Beverage, Logistics | Ireland | $50,000,000 | Series B | Apr 2026 |
| Arcanus Aerial Systems | arcanus.ca | Drones, Aerospace, Government, Hardware, Manufacturing | Canada | $3,150,000 | Series A | Apr 2026 |
| Voluna | voluna.com | Materials, Data, Drones, Hardware | United States | Pre-Seed | Apr 2026 | |
| Fortem Technologies | Drones, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Robotics, Security | United States | $25,000,000 | Series B | Apr 2026 | |
| Landing Zones | Aerospace, Drones, Education, Environment, Hardware | Canada | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 2026 | ||
| FlyFocus | flyfocus.pl | Drones, Aviation, Government, Hardware, Manufacturing, Robotics | Poland | $5,317,691 | Seed | Mar 2026 |
| UVify | uvify.com | Drones, Electronics, Entertainment, Hardware, Manufacturing, Robotics | United States | $41,975,527 | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 2026 |
| NODA AI | Government, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Drones, Robotics | United States | $25,000,000 | Series A | Mar 2026 | |
| Sijie Microelectronics | sgrsemi.com | Electronics, Automotive, Drones, Hardware, Manufacturing, Security | China | Series C | Mar 2026 | |
| Tytan Technologies | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Government, Hardware, Robotics, Security | Germany | $35,363,638 | Series A | Mar 2026 | |
| Lucid Bots | lucidbots.com | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Construction, Drones, Hardware | United States | $745,000 | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 2026 |
| Mutable Tactics | mutabletactics.ai | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Government, Robotics | United Kingdom | $2,087,366 | Pre-Seed | Mar 2026 |
| Skyfire AI | skyfireai.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Analytics, Data, Government | United States | Seed | Mar 2026 | |
| Aonic (Formerly Poladrone) | aonic.com | Drones, Aviation, B2B Software, Hardware, Robotics | Malaysia | $10,000,000 | Series A | Mar 2026 |
| Skye Air Mobility | skyeair.tech | Drones, Logistics, Transportation | India | $9,000,000 | Series B | Mar 2026 |
| Chasing Innovation | chasing.com | Drones, Electronics, Hardware, Manufacturing, Marine, Robotics | China | $14,563,976 | Series C | Mar 2026 |
| Orqa | orqafpv.com | Drones, Electronics, Hardware, Robotics, Virtual Reality | Croatia | $14,777,821 | Series A | Mar 2026 |
| Swarm Aero | swarm.aero | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Government, Hardware, Manufacturing, Robotics | United States | $35,000,000 | Series A | Mar 2026 |
| Origin Drones | Drones, Aerospace, Aviation, Electronics, Hardware, Manufacturing, Robotics | China | Series A | Mar 2026 | ||
| Powerus | power.us | Drones, Aviation, Government, Hardware, Manufacturing, Marine, Robotics, Security | United States | $50,000,000 | Private Equity | Mar 2026 |
| Seraphlyte | seraphlyte.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Robotics, Security | United States | Seed | Mar 2026 | |
| AIRMO | airmo.io | Environment, Aerospace, Analytics, B2B Software, Data, Drones, Energy, Hardware | Germany | $5,777,522 | Seed | Mar 2026 |
| Zhuoyi Zhineng | droneyee.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Robotics | China | Series C | Mar 2026 | |
| Amelia Hub | ameliahub.com | Drones, B2B Software, Construction, Data, Energy, Mining | Spain | $5,780,521 | Seed | Mar 2026 |
| IG Defence | igdefence.com | Government, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Hardware, Robotics | India | $4,999,561 | Seed | Mar 2026 |
| Everdrone | everdrone.com | Drones, Hardware, Healthcare, Robotics | Sweden | $3,872,261 | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 2026 |
| Advanced Navigation | Robotics, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Electronics, Hardware, Marine | Australia | $111,854,606 | Series C | Mar 2026 | |
| Beijing Ruidaen Technology Co. | ruidaen.com | Hardware, Drones, Electronics, Manufacturing, Security | China | Series B | Mar 2026 | |
| DRONUS | dronus.it | Drones, Aerospace, Electronics, Hardware, Manufacturing, Robotics | Italy | $17,373,498 | Series A | Mar 2026 |
| Performance Drone Works | pdw.ai | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Aviation, Government, Hardware, Robotics | United States | $110,000,000 | Series B | Mar 2026 |
| EGIDE | egide-tech.com | Government, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Hardware, Manufacturing | France | $9,239,241 | Seed | Mar 2026 |
| VICTUS Technologies | getvictus.ai | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Drones | United States | Seed | Mar 2026 | |
| Shield AI | shield.ai | Government, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Drones, Hardware, Robotics | United States | $2,000,000,000 | Series G | Mar 2026 |
| Auron Solutions | auron.solutions | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Government, Hardware, Security | United States | $250,000 | Pre-Seed | Feb 2026 |
| Grid Aero | grid.aero | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Government, Hardware, Logistics | United States | $20,000,000 | Series A | Feb 2026 |
| AquaAirX | aquaairx.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Marine, Robotics | India | $1,357,081 | Seed | Feb 2026 |
| KanjuTech | kanju.tech | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Data, Drones | Japan | $155,334 | Pre-Seed | Feb 2026 |
| Xianzhou Technology | xianzhou.tech | Drones, Aerospace, Hardware, Professional Services, Robotics, Transportation | China | Seed | Feb 2026 | |
| Shotling | c-fpv.com | Government, Drones, Hardware, Manufacturing, Security | Denmark | $830,844 | Pre-Seed | Feb 2026 |
| CesiumAstro | Aerospace, Drones, Electronics, Hardware, Telecommunications | United States | $270,000,000 | Series C | Feb 2026 | |
| Aerospace National Instruments | sasichtgq.com | Aerospace, Drones, Hardware, Robotics | China | Series A | Feb 2026 | |
| EyeROV | eyerov.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, B2B Software, Hardware, Marine, Robotics | India | $1,437,641 | Seed | Feb 2026 |
| GrainCore Dynamics | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Data, Drones, Hardware, Robotics | China | Seed | Feb 2026 | ||
| INLEAP Photonics | Hardware, Drones, Electronics, Government, Manufacturing | Germany | Pre-Seed | Feb 2026 | ||
| American Prime | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, B2B Software, Data, Drones, Energy, Environment | United States | Seed | Feb 2026 | ||
| Cloneable | cloneable.ai | Artificial Intelligence, B2B Software, Data, Drones, Robotics | United States | $4,715,401 | Seed | Feb 2026 |
| STARK | Government, Drones, Hardware, Robotics | Germany | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 2026 | ||
| MightyFly | mightyfly.com | Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Aviation, Hardware, Logistics, Transportation | United States | $10,000,000 | Seed | Feb 2026 |
| AOSSCI | aossci.com | Drones, Aerospace, B2B Software, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Manufacturing | China | $43,409,686 | Series D | Feb 2026 |
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Drone Startups at a Glance
- Number of drone startups in our database: 381
- Number of verified email addresses in our database: 525
- Number of social profiles in our database: 882
- Other data points stored: 5,451
- Total funding raised in 2025: $5,635,250,708
- Total funding raised in 2026: $4,728,624,318
*Other funding includes private equity, debt financing, and various other types of capital.