# DroneBase funding: rounds and investors > DroneBase has raised $142M across 4 rounds since 2014. Investors include Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and SV Angel. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/dronebase (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Enterprise Raised 9 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$142M** raised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources **$120K** Seed **$12M** Series B **$130M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $130M Jan 2026 - **Step-up i:** 10.8× - **Investors:** 8 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$120K** Seed **?** Seed **$12M** Series B **$130M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $120K - **Biggest round:** $130M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.8 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Round **$130M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $130M sold, first sale Jan 2026 - **Feb 2018** Series B **$12M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) Upfront Ventures/ DJI Reported by FinSMEs - **Apr 2015** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) [Launchpad LA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchpad-la) From a historical funding record - **Dec 2014** Seed **$120K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) From a historical funding record ## 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. **Seed** 2014 **Seed** 2015 **Series B** 2018 **Round** 2026 [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) [Launchpad LA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchpad-la) Upfront Ventures/ DJI ## Everyone who backed them [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) Private equity **1** round [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Launchpad LA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchpad-la) Accelerator **1** round Upfront Ventures/ DJI no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=dronebase). ## 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. [Energy Transition Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-transition-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about DroneBase ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like DroneBase In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Fireworks AI** $1.7B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-ai)[**Otter.ai** $360M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/otter-ai)[**MURAL** $67M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mural)[**Town** $241M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)[**Opsin** $21M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsin)[**Clueso** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clueso) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app