# Drones Investors Map 2026: 69 Investors Backing Drones Startups > The 69 investors that have backed two or more drones startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, accelerators and government funds and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 52 - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - [Lakestar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar) - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) - [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) - [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) - [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) - [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) - [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrial-bank-of-korea) - [*EA* Export and Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-and-investment-fund) - [Coinvest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinvest-capital) - [MMC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures) - [*E* EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) - [Shield Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shield-capital) - [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) - [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) - [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) - [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) - [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) - [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) +28 more ## Accelerators 8 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) - [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) - [Brinc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc) - [Beyond Next Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc) - [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) ## Government funds 5 - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [Ukrainian Startup Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ukrainian-startup-fund) - [Innova Memphis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis) ## Corporate investors 4 - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) - [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) - [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) - [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 52 investors - [**Techstars**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm United States 7 backed - [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 6 backed - [**General Catalyst**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm United States 5 backed - [**Lakestar**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar) VC firm Switzerland 4 backed - [**Accel**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm United States 4 backed - [**Lux Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm United States 4 backed - [**Right Side Capital Management**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) VC firm United States 4 backed - [**Andreessen Horowitz**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm United States 4 backed ### Accelerators 8 investors - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 10 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 4 backed - [**Venture Kick**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) Accelerator Switzerland 4 backed - [**MassChallenge**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator United States 3 backed - [**Alchemist Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) Accelerator United States 2 backed - [**Brinc**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc) Accelerator Hong Kong SAR China 2 backed - [**Beyond Next Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc) Accelerator Japan 2 backed - [**In-Q-Tel**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator United States 2 backed ### Government funds 5 investors - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 4 backed - [**Bpifrance**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government fund France 4 backed - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 3 backed - [**Ukrainian Startup Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ukrainian-startup-fund) Government fund Ukraine 2 backed - [**Innova Memphis**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis) Government fund United States 2 backed ### Corporate investors 4 investors - [**Intel Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate investor United States 3 backed - [**Qualcomm Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Endeavor Catalyst**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Qualcomm**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) Corporate investor United States 2 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Drones market map** 185 startups · 6 segments · $8.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Drones startups that raised in 2026** 52 startups · 6 segments · $3.6B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-raised-2026-market-map)[New wave **New drones startups, founded 2020 on** 45 startups · 4 segments · $1.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-drones-startups-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Drones market map: Europe** 77 startups · 6 segments · $4.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-europe-market-map)[Market map · United States **Drones market map: United States** 73 startups · 6 segments · $2.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-united-states-market-map)[Market map · United Kingdom **Drones market map: United Kingdom** 12 startups · 3 segments · $1.9B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-united-kingdom-market-map) ## Who backs drones? 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