Funding

Raised
$14.2B
2024–2026 · all rounds
Rounds
293
226 with an amount
Venture
$12B
214 rounds · all rounds
293 rounds
Adjacent lines on charts
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles
Adjacent lines on chartsNone
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles

Money by segment

Venture rounds of the selection: Drones $12B · Defense and security $8.1B · Marine $2.3B

A round counts in each of its segments: the lines do not add up. Q4 2026: quarter to date.

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Money by HQ country

Venture rounds of the selection: United States $6B · Germany $4.7B · Portugal $654M

Rounds without a known HQ country are left out. Q4 2026: quarter to date.

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Table
Rounds 293Investors 323

1–50 of 293 rounds

Funding rounds
CompanyAmountDateStageClassSegmentInvestorsDetails
Shield AIUnited States$2B26 Mar 2026Series D+VentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityAdvent International, JPMorgan Chase +1
HelsingGermany$1.8B13 Jul 2026Series D+VentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityPlural, Lightspeed Venture Partners +8
Quantum SystemsGermany$1.2B2 Jul 2026Series D+VentureMarine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityAdvent International, Airbus Defence & Space +8
HelsingGermany$693M17 Jun 2025Series D+VentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityPrima Materia, Daniel Ek
Mach IndustriesUnited States$600MSep 2026OtherOtherDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and security—
ZiplineUnited States$600MJan 2026Series D+VentureDronesOutside the boundary: Drones—
Shield AIUnited States$592M1 May 2026OtherOtherDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and security—
TEKEVERPortugal$580M23 Sep 2026Series D+VentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesCrescent Cove, Baillie Gifford +4
HelsingGermany$487M11 Jul 2024Series CVentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityGeneral Catalyst, Accel +5
Mach IndustriesUnited States$300MJun 2026Series CVentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityInfinite Capital, Ribbit Capital
Shield AIUnited States$281M8 Jan 2024OtherOtherDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and security—
Neros TechnologiesUnited States$250M14 Aug 2026Series CVentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securitySequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund (ASTF)
Shield AIUnited States$250M26 Mar 2026DebtDebtDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityBlackstone
Shield AIUnited States$240M10 Mar 2025Series D+VentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityHanwha Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies
SkydioUnited States$230M27 Feb 2024Series D+VentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesAndreessen Horowitz
Quantum SystemsGermany$209M27 Nov 2025Series CVentureMarine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityBalderton Capital
Harmattan AIUnited States$200M12 Jan 2026Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesDassault Aviation
Quantum SystemsGermany$181M6 May 2025Series CVentureMarine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityBalderton Capital, Airbus Ventures +11
Quantum SystemsGermany$178M12 Feb 2026DebtDebtMarine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityEuropean Investment Bank, KfW +2
Gecko RoboticsUnited States$173M11 Jun 2024Series CVentureInspection, Marine, DronesOutside the boundary: DronesXN
SkydioUnited States$170M15 Nov 2024Series EVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesLinse Capital, KDDI +1
Reliable Robotics CorporationUnited States$160M21 Apr 2026Series DVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesNimble Partners
AuterionUnited States$130M26 Sep 2025Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesBessemer Venture Partners, Costanoa Ventures +2
BRINC DronesUnited States$125M14 Jul 2026Undisclosed seriesVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesMotorola Solutions
Gecko RoboticsUnited States$125M12 Jun 2025Series D+VentureInspection, Marine, DronesOutside the boundary: DronesCox Enterprises
SkydioUnited States$110M23 Apr 2026Series FVentureDronesOutside the boundary: Drones—
HavocAIUnited States$100M12 May 2026Series AVentureConstruction, Marine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityBoardman Bay Capital Management, Cobalt Capital
Mach IndustriesUnited States$100MJun 2025Series BVentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityKhosla Ventures, Bedrock
Raphe mPhibrIndia$100MJun 2025Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesGeneral Catalyst
Shield AIUnited States$90M26 Jun 2026Series D+VentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and security—
HavocAIUnited States$85M9 Oct 2025Series AVentureConstruction, Marine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityB Capital, IQT
Neros TechnologiesUnited States$75MNov 2025Series BVentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securitySequoia Capital
BRINC DronesUnited States$75M8 Apr 2025Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesIndex Ventures
TEKEVERPortugal$73.8M20 Nov 2024Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesBaillie Gifford, NATO Innovation Fund
SenecaUnited States$60M20 Oct 2025Series AVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesCaffeinated Capital, Convective Capital
SaildroneUnited States$60M13 May 2025Series CVentureMarine, DronesOutside the boundary: DronesEIFO, Academy Securities +7
Harmattan AIUnited States$55M14 Jan 2026Series CVentureDronesOutside the boundary: Drones—
UFORCEUnited Kingdom$50M5 Mar 2026SeedVentureMarine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityLakestar, Shield Capital
SaildroneUnited States$50M29 Oct 2025Corporate roundVentureMarine, DronesOutside the boundary: DronesLockheed Martin
AITAN$41M3 Sep 2026OtherOtherDronesOutside the boundary: DronesDeep33, Dell Technologies Capital
Quantum SystemsGermany$40.7M24 Sep 2024Series BVentureMarine, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityNotion Capital, Porsche SE
Gather AIUnited States$40M9 Feb 2026Series BVentureInspection, DronesOutside the boundary: DronesSmith Point Capital, Smith Point Capital Management
XTEND$40M8 May 2024Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesChartered Group, Clal-Tech
Bluewhite (Acquired by Elbit)Israel$39M23 Jan 2024Series CVentureMobile robots (AMR/AGV), Construction, Drones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityInsight Partners
Harmattan AIUnited States$38M22 Jan 2025Series AVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesFirstMark
TYTAN TechnologiesGermany$35.4M24 Feb 2026Series AVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesArmira, NATO Innovation Fund +3
Swarm Aero$35M11 Mar 2026Series AVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesSilent Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures
Neros TechnologiesUnited States$35MMar 2025Series AVentureDrones, Defense and securityOutside the boundary: Defense and securityVy Capital US
IntelicNetherlands$34.3M3 Jul 2026OtherOtherDronesOutside the boundary: DronesRoyal Netherlands Army
XTEND$30M15 Jul 2025Series BVentureDronesOutside the boundary: DronesAliya Capital Partners, Protego Ventures

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