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
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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 323 investors

Investors
InvestorRoundsCompaniesSum of roundsLast roundSegmentsDetails
Y Combinator55$3.2MJun 2026Marine, Drones
Lightspeed Venture Partners42$2.3BJul 2026Drones, Defense and security
Sequoia Capital42$352MAug 2026Drones, Defense and security
Lakestar44$227MMar 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
EIFO44$68.8MOct 2025Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Techstars44$1.1MSep 2024Inspection, Drones
MassChallenge44—Jun 2025Marine, Drones
NATO DIANA44—Jan 2026Inspection, Marine, Drones
General Catalyst32$2.4BJul 2026Drones, Defense and security
Baillie Gifford31$654MSep 2026Drones
Ventura Capital32$600MSep 2026Drones
Axon33$180MMar 2026Drones, Defense and security
Bessemer Venture Partners33$136MFeb 2026Quadrupeds, Drones
NATO Innovation Fund32$109MFeb 2026Drones
United States Air Force31$5MMay 2025Drones
Toloka.vc33$745KApr 2026Service robots, Construction, Marine, Drones
JPMorgan Chase22$3.8BJul 2026Drones, Defense and security
Advent International22$3.2BJul 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Plural21$2.3BJul 2026Drones, Defense and security
Blackstone22$1.4BJul 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Airbus Defence & Space21$1.4BJul 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Airbus Ventures21$1.4BJul 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Airbus22$1.2BAug 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Crescent Cove21$580MSep 2026Drones
Iberis Capital21$580MSep 2026Drones
Accel22$489MSep 2025Drones, Defense and security
Balderton Capital21$390MNov 2025Marine, Drones, Defense and security
Porsche SE21$222MMay 2025Marine, Drones, Defense and security
European Investment Bank22$178MFeb 2026Marine, Drones, Defense and security
FirstMark22$48MOct 2025Drones
OTB Ventures22$46.5MFeb 2026Drones
DiamondStream Partners22$34.8MAug 2024Drones
U.S. Department of War22$33.8MSep 2025Drones
Rokos Capital Management21$31MJul 2026Drones
Cubit Capital21$29.1MMar 2026Service robots, Construction, Drones
Unusual Machines22$28MSep 2026Drones
Lingang Frontier21$27.8MJun 2025Drones
Ondas Networks21$22MOct 2025Drones
Radius Capital21$20.4MMar 2026Drones
North Ventures22$9.8MSep 2026Drones
Antler22$8.7MApr 2026Drones, Defense and security
Cybernetix Ventures21$8.6MMar 2026Drones
Change Ventures21$7MOct 2024Drones
Innovate UK22$5.6MJul 2026Inspection, Drones
Finvolve22$5.5MAug 2026Drones, Defense and security
India Accelerator22$5.5MAug 2026Drones, Defense and security
Venture Kick22$190KNov 2025Inspection, Drones, Defense and security
Angel One Fund22$159KJul 2026Drones, Defense and security
Callaghan Innovation22$73.1KJul 2024Marine, Drones
Strategic Investment Group of JPMorganChase's Security and Resiliency Initiative11$2BMar 2026Drones, Defense and security

Sum of rounds: the whole amount of every round with the investor, not its share.

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