# Drones investors (2026 list) > 351 drones investors, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/drone-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Drones investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a drones company in the last two years, taken from what they funded rather than from what their website says they like. [See all 351 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fdrone-investors)The top 25 **351** investors on the list *+9* this week **8,935** cheques in 12 months *-6%* against the market **$15M** median round they joined *+88%* against the market median **93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **56%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) *Deploying now* Government · United States **1,869** **$926K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 19 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 23 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **326 more on this list** All 351 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fdrone-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **7** Nov **[Arka Fincap](https://millionrounds.com/company/arka-fincap)** Other *Led by* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) - **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *Led by* [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *With* [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) ## Stages This Year 5,405 rounds - Venture **20%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **17%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Series B **8%** - Other **27%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **2,227** - Biotech **364** - Healthcare **311** - Fintech **307** - Big Data & Analytics **282** - Energy **210** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 2,398 Q1 25 2,418 Q2 25 2,663 Q3 25 2,828 Q4 25 2,765 Q1 26 2,423 Q2 26 2,045 Q3 26 596 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors 7,040](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors) - [Fintech investors 2,997](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors) - [Big Data & Analytics investors 1,954](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors) - [Biotech investors 1,901](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors) - [Robotics investors 1,714](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors) - [Energy investors 1,707](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors) - [Construction investors 1,609](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors) - [Manufacturing investors 1,385](https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors) - [Cybersecurity investors 1,380](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about drones investors ### Who are the most active drones investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital, National Science Foundation and Andreessen Horowitz. ### How many drones investors are there? 351 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 56% have led a round. ### Which stages do drones investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds drones investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $18M. ### Which sectors do drones investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare. ### Which drones investors lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led). ### Where are drones investors based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in France and the United Kingdom. ### What have drones investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Arka Fincap (Other, Nov 2026, with TPG), Shield AI (Nov 2026, with Disruptive) and Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Energy Impact Partners). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)