Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in drones

69 investors have backed two or more of the 185 drones startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 10.

69investors on the map
4kinds of investor
Techstarsbacked the most (7)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

52

+28 more

Accelerators

8

Government funds

5

Corporate investors

4

Segment by segment

VC firms

52 investors

  1. TechstarsVC firmUnited States7 backed
  2. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States6 backed
  3. General CatalystVC firmUnited States5 backed
  4. LakestarVC firmSwitzerland4 backed
  5. AccelVC firmUnited States4 backed
  6. Lux CapitalVC firmUnited States4 backed
  7. Right Side Capital ManagementVC firmUnited States4 backed
  8. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States4 backed

Accelerators

8 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States10 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  3. Venture KickAcceleratorSwitzerland4 backed
  4. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  5. Alchemist AcceleratorAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  6. BrincAcceleratorHong Kong SAR China2 backed
  7. Beyond Next VenturesAcceleratorJapan2 backed
  8. In-Q-TelAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Government funds

5 investors

  1. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union4 backed
  2. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance4 backed
  3. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States3 backed
  4. Ukrainian Startup FundGovernment fundUkraine2 backed
  5. Innova MemphisGovernment fundUnited States2 backed

Corporate investors

4 investors

  1. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  2. Qualcomm VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  3. Endeavor CatalystCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  4. QualcommCorporate investorUnited States2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our drones map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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