Drones

Companies

All 1,388 companies

1,388 robotics companies in the segment. By role: Robot maker 551 · Robot operator 413 · Software 382.

Robotics companies
1,388

Raised the most in the segment · Post-IPO rounds of the segment

  • Safe Pro GroupUnited States
    Raised
    $22M
    Rounds
    2
    Last round
    Oct 2025
  • XTENDCountry not known
    Raised
    $20M
    Rounds
    1
    Last round
    Sep 2026
  • Palladyne AIUnited States
    Raised
    $7M
    Rounds
    1
    Last round
    Oct 2024
  • Maris TechIsrael
    Raised
    $2M
    Rounds
    1
    Last round
    Mar 2026

A company has up to three roles: the role bars do not add up to the companies of the segment.

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Funding by month

Round types
VentureGrantDebtPost-IPOOther
Round typesPost-IPO
VentureGrantDebtPost-IPOOther
Adjacent markets
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles
Adjacent marketsDefense and security
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles

Post-IPO rounds of the segment — 2024: $7M in 1 rounds · 2025: $22M in 2 rounds · 2026 (year to date): $22M in 2 rounds. Adjacent markets: Defense and security $9M

Rounds 2024–2026
5
With a disclosed amount
5
Raised 2024–2026
$51M

Columns: the round classes chosen, every round of the segment; adjacent markets are separate lines, not part of the columns. Sums include rounds with a disclosed amount only. Oct 2026: data to 24 Oct 2026.

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Funding by HQ country

United States $29M · Israel $2M

Post-IPO rounds of the segment; rounds without a known HQ country are left out.

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Largest rounds

All rounds of the segment

$20M the largest; the 5 largest add up to $51M.

  1. XTEND$20M
    9 Sep 2026 · Post-IPO equity · Unusual Machines
  2. Safe Pro Group$14M
    20 Oct 2025 · Post-IPO equity · United States · Ondas Networks
  3. Safe Pro Group$8M
    20 Aug 2025 · Post-IPO equity · United States · Ondas Networks, Unusual Machines
  4. Palladyne AI$7M
    31 Oct 2024 · Post-IPO equity · United States
  5. Maris Tech$2M
    6 Mar 2026 · Post-IPO equity · Israel

Post-IPO rounds of the segment: the same rounds as the chart above.

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Investors

2 investors in the rounds of the segment; the 2 with the most rounds.

  1. Unusual Machines2 rounds
    2 companies · rounds of $28M · latest Sep 2026
  2. Ondas Networks2 rounds
    1 company · rounds of $22M · latest Oct 2025

Post-IPO rounds of the segment. The sum is of the whole rounds an investor took part in, not of its share.

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Robot models

All 30 models

30 models: 30 with our characteristics, 0 with shop prices.

Models
30
With specifications
30
With shop prices
0
  • Weight, kg 24 models · median 2.05 kg · middle half 1.22–4.08 kg · range 0.019–42.5 kg
  • Max speed, m/s 24 models · median 20 m/s · middle half 13.4–23.5 m/s · range 1.3–36.1 m/s
  • Flight time, min 24 models · median 40 min · middle half 27–47.5 min · range 4–126 min
  • Range, km 19 models · median 16 km · middle half 11–22 km · range 0.3–49 km

A box is the middle half of the models and its line the median, on an axis from the smallest to the largest value.

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Sales channels

All channels

2,979 partners of 1 brand with official partner lists; most in China 2,124 · Brazil 148 · Thailand 76.

  1. DJI2,979 partners
    93 countries · 2 countries without a partner · Global: enterprise and agriculture dealers

Partners from the brands' official lists; a partner listed for several countries counts in each.

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