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Who invested in DroneBase?
DroneBase's investors include Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Hearst Ventures and Pritzker Group, and 3 more on record.
201620182020202220242026
$120KSeed?Seed$12MSeries B$130MRoundUnited States · Series B startup
Who invested in DroneBase
4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 9 months ago
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$142Mraised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources
$120KSeed$12MSeries B$130MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $130MJan 2026
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- 10.8×
- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $120K Dec 2014
- Biggest round
- $130M Round · Jan 2026
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.8 years the median of 3
The rounds
- Jan 2026Round$130M
No investor was named in the report.
Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yetSEC filing: $130M sold, first sale Jan 2026
- Feb 2018Series B$12M3 new1 returning
Union Square Ventures
Hearst Ventures
Pritzker Group- Upfront Ventures/ DJI
Reported by FinSMEs
- Apr 2015SeedAmount undisclosed4 new
From a historical funding record
- Dec 2014
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Seed2014Seed2015Series B2018Round2026Union Square Ventures
Y Combinator
SV AngelHearst VenturesPritzker Group
Rothenberg Ventures
Launchpad LAUpfront Ventures/ DJI
Union Square VenturesY CombinatorSV AngelHearst VenturesPritzker GroupRothenberg VenturesLaunchpad LAUpfront Ventures/ DJIEveryone who backed them
Upfront Ventures/ DJIno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists DroneBase as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about DroneBase
How much has DroneBase raised?
DroneBase has raised $142M across 4 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did DroneBase last raise?
DroneBase's most recent round, $130M, was in Jan 2026.
What was DroneBase's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $130M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed DroneBase first?
DroneBase's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Y Combinator.
What stage is DroneBase at?
DroneBase's latest named round is a Series B, in Feb 2018.
Where is DroneBase based?
DroneBase is based in the United States.
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