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 · Venture, Debt, Other rounds of the segment

  • Shield AIUnited States
    Raised
    $3.5B
    Rounds
    9
    Last round
    Jun 2026
  • HelsingGermany
    Raised
    $3B
    Rounds
    3
    Last round
    Jul 2026
  • Quantum SystemsGermany
    Raised
    $1.8B
    Rounds
    6
    Last round
    Jul 2026
  • Mach IndustriesUnited States
    Raised
    $1B
    Rounds
    3
    Last round
    Sep 2026
  • TEKEVERPortugal
    Raised
    $654M
    Rounds
    3
    Last round
    Sep 2026
  • ZiplineUnited States
    Raised
    $600M
    Rounds
    2
    Last round
    Aug 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 typesVenture +2
VentureGrantDebtPost-IPOOther
Adjacent markets
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles
Adjacent marketsDefense and security
DronesDefense and securityHome robotsAutonomous road vehicles

Venture, Debt, Other rounds of the segment — 2024: $1.8B in 79 rounds · 2025: $2.6B in 94 rounds · 2026 (year to date): $9.7B in 87 rounds. Adjacent markets: Defense and security $10B

Rounds 2024–2026
260
With a disclosed amount
205
Raised 2024–2026
$14.1B

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 $7.7B · Germany $4.9B · Portugal $655M

Venture, Debt, Other rounds of the segment; rounds without a known HQ country are left out.

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Largest rounds

All rounds of the segment

$2B the largest; the 10 largest add up to $8.9B.

  1. Shield AI$2B
    26 Mar 2026 · Series D+ · United States · Advent International, JPMorgan Chase, Strategic Investment Group of JPMorganChase's Security and Resiliency Initiative
  2. Helsing$1.8B
    13 Jul 2026 · Series D+ · Germany · Plural, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and 7 more
  3. Quantum Systems$1.2B
    2 Jul 2026 · Series D+ · Germany · Advent International, Airbus Defence & Space, Blackstone and 7 more
  4. Helsing$693M
    17 Jun 2025 · Series D+ · Germany · Prima Materia, Daniel Ek
  5. Mach Industries$600M
    Sep 2026 · Other · United States
  6. Zipline$600M
    Jan 2026 · Series D+ · United States
  7. Shield AI$592M
    1 May 2026 · Other · United States
  8. TEKEVER$580M
    23 Sep 2026 · Series D+ · Portugal · Crescent Cove, Baillie Gifford, Iberis Capital and 3 more
  9. Helsing$487M
    11 Jul 2024 · Series C · Germany · General Catalyst, Accel, Elad Gil and 4 more
  10. Mach Industries$300M
    Jun 2026 · Series C · United States · Infinite Capital, Ribbit Capital

Venture, Debt, Other rounds of the segment: the same rounds as the chart above.

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Investors

306 investors in the rounds of the segment; the 10 with the most rounds.

  1. Y Combinator5 rounds
    5 companies · rounds of $3.2M · latest Jun 2026
  2. Lightspeed Venture Partners4 rounds
    2 companies · rounds of $2.3B · latest Jul 2026
  3. Sequoia Capital4 rounds
    2 companies · rounds of $352M · latest Aug 2026
  4. Lakestar4 rounds
    4 companies · rounds of $227M · latest Mar 2026
  5. EIFO4 rounds
    4 companies · rounds of $68.8M · latest Oct 2025
  6. Techstars4 rounds
    4 companies · rounds of $1.1M · latest Sep 2024
  7. General Catalyst3 rounds
    2 companies · rounds of $2.4B · latest Jul 2026
  8. Baillie Gifford3 rounds
    1 company · rounds of $654M · latest Sep 2026
  9. Ventura Capital3 rounds
    2 companies · rounds of $600M · latest Sep 2026
  10. Axon3 rounds
    3 companies · rounds of $180M · latest Mar 2026

Venture, Debt, Other 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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