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 chartsDefense and security +1
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles

Money by segment

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

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: Defense and security $8.1B · United States $6B · Germany $4.7B

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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