# Drones Market Map 2026: 185 Startups in 6 Segments > Market map of 185 drones startups worldwide in 6 segments, from defence drones, inspection and mapping and drone software and traffic on. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Defence drones 49 - [Quantum Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems) - [UFORCE](https://millionrounds.com/company/uforce) - [Cambridge Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-aerospace) - [Neros Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/neros-technologies) - [*E* Epirus](https://millionrounds.com/company/epirus) - [Allen Control Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/allen-control-systems) - [*PD* Performance Drone Works (PDW)](https://millionrounds.com/company/performance-drone-works-pdw) - [HavocAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/havocai) - [Darkhive](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkhive) - [Aurelius Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems) - [TYTAN Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/tytan-technologies) - [Swarm Aero](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm-aero) - [Fortem Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortem-technologies) - [Tycho AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tycho-ai) - [Buntar Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/buntar-aerospace) - [Six Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/six-robotics) - [Twentyfour Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/twentyfour-industries) - [Donecle](https://millionrounds.com/company/donecle) - [Preneu](https://millionrounds.com/company/preneu) - [Alpine Eagle](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpine-eagle) - [AIMMO](https://millionrounds.com/company/aimmo) - [Ground A](https://millionrounds.com/company/ground-a) - [Vayudh](https://millionrounds.com/company/vayudh) - [Askari Defense](https://millionrounds.com/company/askari-defense) +25 more ## Inspection and mapping 46 - [3D Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/3d-robotics) - [DroneDeploy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dronedeploy) - [PrecisionHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisionhawk) - [Infravision](https://millionrounds.com/company/infravision) - [FullDepth](https://millionrounds.com/company/fulldepth) - [Zeitview](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeitview) - [Slamcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/slamcore) - [SkySpecs](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyspecs) - [Lucid Bots](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-bots) - [HyLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hylight) - [Terra Drone](https://millionrounds.com/company/terra-drone) - [EVA](https://millionrounds.com/company/eva) - [Wingtra](https://millionrounds.com/company/wingtra) - [Flybotix](https://millionrounds.com/company/flybotix) - [Pointivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/pointivo) - [PreNav](https://millionrounds.com/company/prenav) - [PloughUAV](https://millionrounds.com/company/ploughuav) - [*U* Usense](https://millionrounds.com/company/usense) - [Beagle Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/beagle-systems) - [Kyber](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyber) - [SkyPSI](https://millionrounds.com/company/skypsi) - [AlturaSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/alturasense) - [Sees.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sees-ai) - [Tethys Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tethys-robotics) +22 more ## Drone software and traffic 31 - [Airware](https://millionrounds.com/company/airware) - [Dedrone](https://millionrounds.com/company/dedrone) - [UVify](https://millionrounds.com/company/uvify) - [SkySafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/skysafe) - [AirMap](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmap) - [Scanifly](https://millionrounds.com/company/scanifly) - [AirHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhub) - [*R* Ruka](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruka) - [Uavia](https://millionrounds.com/company/uavia) - [Shearwater Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/shearwater-aerospace) - [Unmanned Life](https://millionrounds.com/company/unmanned-life) - [Drone Harmony](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-harmony) - [Elodin](https://millionrounds.com/company/elodin) - [Identified Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/identified-technologies) - [MotionDSP](https://millionrounds.com/company/motiondsp) - [QEA Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/qea-tech) - [Drone Geofencing](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-geofencing) - [Atlan Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlan-space) - [AirDroids](https://millionrounds.com/company/airdroids) - [Milliray](https://millionrounds.com/company/milliray) - [INVOLI](https://millionrounds.com/company/involi) - [AVSS](https://millionrounds.com/company/avss) - [Fire AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/fire-ai) - [Nivcent](https://millionrounds.com/company/nivcent) +7 more ## Drone hardware and components 26 - [DJI](https://millionrounds.com/company/dji) - [Skydio](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio) - [Raphe mPhibr](https://millionrounds.com/company/raphe-mphibr) - [Neptune Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neptune-robotics) - [Pelican Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/pelican-imaging) - [Sense Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-photonics) - [Delair](https://millionrounds.com/company/delair) - [VOOM Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/voom-insurance) - [Westmag](https://millionrounds.com/company/westmag) - [SwissDrones](https://millionrounds.com/company/swissdrones) - [Birdstop](https://millionrounds.com/company/birdstop) - [Xsun](https://millionrounds.com/company/xsun) - [Aerialtronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerialtronics) - [AD System](https://millionrounds.com/company/ad-system) - [Quaternium](https://millionrounds.com/company/quaternium) - [Ambient Intelligence Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambient-intelligence-technology) - [Reakto](https://millionrounds.com/company/reakto) - [Airgility](https://millionrounds.com/company/airgility) - [*S* Skyrobotic](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyrobotic) - [Advanced Aircraft Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-aircraft-company) - [Global Energy Transmission](https://millionrounds.com/company/global-energy-transmission) - [Everbots](https://millionrounds.com/company/everbots) - [WISPR Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/wispr-systems) - [Blue Vigil](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-vigil) +2 more ## Agricultural drones 18 - [AONIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/aonic) - [Aerobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerobotics) - [Gamaya](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamaya) - [American Autonomy, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-autonomy-inc) - [Rantizo](https://millionrounds.com/company/rantizo) - [Deep Forestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-forestry) - [Wideworldz](https://millionrounds.com/company/wideworldz) - [Omega Crop](https://millionrounds.com/company/omega-crop) - [PerPlant](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplant) - [VOA](https://millionrounds.com/company/voa) - [FarmShots](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmshots) - [Spacedat](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacedat) - [*SW* Sky Wing](https://millionrounds.com/company/sky-wing) - [Agribotix](https://millionrounds.com/company/agribotix) - [GRYFN](https://millionrounds.com/company/gryfn) - [Kray Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/kray-technologies) - [LakeHawk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/lakehawk-technologies) - [*HL* Hephaestus Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/hephaestus-limited) ## Drone delivery 15 - [Skyports](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyports) - [Windracers](https://millionrounds.com/company/windracers) - [Manna Air Delivery](https://millionrounds.com/company/manna-air-delivery) - [Airbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbound) - [*Q* QuiX](https://millionrounds.com/company/quix) - [DYNAMIC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-aerospace-systems) - [Skye Air Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/skye-air-mobility) - [ABZ Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/abz-innovation) - [Speedbird Aero](https://millionrounds.com/company/speedbird-aero) - [Maple Aviation](https://millionrounds.com/company/maple-aviation) - [*DN* DronePort Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/droneport-network) - [Drone Express](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-express) - [ADLC](https://millionrounds.com/company/adlc) - [*DD* Drone Delivery Systems Corporation DBA AirBox Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-delivery-systems-corporation-dba-airbox-technologies) - [Aedilic](https://millionrounds.com/company/aedilic) ## Segment by segment ### Defence drones 49 startups · $4.8B raised - [**Quantum Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems) Quantum Systems GmbH is a German technology company based in Gilching, near Munich. Germany $1.6B - [**UFORCE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/uforce) UFORCE is a Ukrainian defense technology company focused on developing and manufacturing advanced military technologies, particula United Kingdom $1.4B - [**Cambridge Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-aerospace) Cambridge Aerospace is a UK-based defense technology startup founded in September 2024. United Kingdom $400M - [**Neros Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neros-technologies) Neros Technologies is a private defense technology company founded in 2023 and based in El Segundo, California. United States $325M - [*E* **Epirus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/epirus) United States $250M - [**Allen Control Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/allen-control-systems) Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a defense technology company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2022. United States $230M - [*PD* **Performance Drone Works (PDW)**](https://millionrounds.com/company/performance-drone-works-pdw) United States $110M - [**HavocAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/havocai) HavocAI is a Boston-based technology company specializing in Comprehensive Collaborative Autonomy. United States $85M ### Inspection and mapping 46 startups · $882M raised - [**3D Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/3d-robotics) 3DR makes advanced drone technology easily accessible to the construction, mining, and surveying industries for use in data analysis. United States $152M - [**DroneDeploy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dronedeploy) DroneDeploy is a cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform to help businesses get things done. United States $126M - [**PrecisionHawk**](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisionhawk) PrecisionHawk manufactures drones that provides aerial survey data for commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors. United States $118M - [**Infravision**](https://millionrounds.com/company/infravision) Infravision is a global aerial robotics company based in Austin, Texas, with additional offices in Sydney, Australia, and Noida, India. United States $114M - [**FullDepth**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fulldepth) FullDepth plans, develops, manufactures, and sells industrial underwater drones for advanced marine exploration and inspection. Japan $61M - [**Zeitview**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeitview) Zeitview, formerly known as DroneBase, is a leader in advanced inspection software and aerial data analytics, focusing on renewabl United States $60M - [**Slamcore**](https://millionrounds.com/company/slamcore) Slamcore is an embedded spatial AI software company based in London, UK, specializing in real-time localization, mapping, and perc United Kingdom $44M - [**SkySpecs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyspecs) SkySpecs is a leader in renewable energy asset management, focusing on the wind energy sector. United States $32M ### Drone software and traffic 31 startups · $258M raised - [**Airware**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airware) Airware offers commercial drone solutions, enabling enterprises to take full advantage of aerial data for any business application. United States $49M - [**Dedrone**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dedrone) Dedrone develops drone detection technology to protect organizations from malicious drones by securing the airspace. Germany $48M - [**UVify**](https://millionrounds.com/company/uvify) UVify is a leader in autonomous unmanned drone technology, focusing on high-performance swarm drones, spatial AI, and modular autonomy. United States $42M - [**SkySafe**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skysafe) SkySafe allows governments, law enforcement, airports, cities, and more to manage their airspace with real-time drone data and analytics. United States $42M - [**AirMap**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmap) AirMap operates as an airspace services platform for unmanned aircraft. United States $29M - [**Scanifly**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scanifly) Scanifly is a B2B software company that specializes in providing a comprehensive drone-based 3D design and field operations platfo United States $10M - [**AirHub**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhub) AirHub is a Dutch-based company founded in 2017, specializing in drone software and consultancy. Netherlands $6.2M - [*R* **Ruka**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruka) Ruka is a manufacturer of hardware and software products for the consumer drone and toy markets. United Kingdom $5.7M ### Drone hardware and components 26 startups · $1.8B raised - [**DJI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dji) DJI, or SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd., is a prominent technology company based in Shenzhen, China. China $1.1B - [**Skydio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio) Skydio is a leading U.S. United States $350M - [**Raphe mPhibr**](https://millionrounds.com/company/raphe-mphibr) Raphe mPhibr is a hi-tech manufacturing company that develops and manufactures end-to-end UAV solutions. India $100M - [**Neptune Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neptune-robotics) Neptune Robotics develops and manufactures underwater drones designed for enterprises in the maritime industry. - $52M - [**Pelican Imaging**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pelican-imaging) Pelican Imaging Corporation was a technology company founded in 2008 and based in Santa Clara, California. United States $37M - [**Sense Photonics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-photonics) Sense Photonics, based in Durham, North Carolina, was a developer and manufacturer of solid-state flash LiDAR sensors and 3D vision systems. United States $26M - [**Delair**](https://millionrounds.com/company/delair) Delair is an international manufacturer based in Toulouse, France, specializing in high-performance fixed-wing unmanned aerial veh France $25M - [**VOOM Insurance**](https://millionrounds.com/company/voom-insurance) VOOM Insurance is an InsurTech company based in Palo Alto, CA, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel. United States $15M ### Agricultural drones 18 startups · $221M raised - [**AONIC**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aonic) Aonic is a comprehensive drone solutions provider based in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Sweden $168M - [**Aerobotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerobotics) Aerobotics is a South African agri-tech and data analytics company based in Cape Town, focusing on precision agriculture. South Africa $17M - [**Gamaya**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamaya) Gamaya is a Swiss AgTech company established in 2015 as a spin-off from EPFL. Switzerland $13M - [**American Autonomy, Inc.**](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-autonomy-inc) American Autonomy, Inc. United States $6.0M - [**Rantizo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rantizo) Rantizo is a precision agriculture technology company founded in 2018, specializing in drone-based agricultural spraying. United States $6.0M - [**Deep Forestry**](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-forestry) Swedish based deep-tech company in 3D AI, autonomous robotics, and computer vision. Sweden $3.5M - [**Wideworldz**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wideworldz) Wideworldz is a developer of agricultural drones. - $3.2M - [**Omega Crop**](https://millionrounds.com/company/omega-crop) Omega Crop is a London-based deep tech company focused on regenerative agriculture. United Kingdom $1.7M ### Drone delivery 15 startups · $399M raised - [**Skyports**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyports) Skyports provides urban air mobility infrastructure and manages end-to-end drone delivery services. United Kingdom $132M - [**Windracers**](https://millionrounds.com/company/windracers) Windracers a drone delivery company United Kingdom $88M - [**Manna Air Delivery**](https://millionrounds.com/company/manna-air-delivery) Manna Air Delivery, also known as Manna Drone Delivery, is a leading drone delivery operator based in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland $50M - [**Airbound**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbound) Airbound is an Indian deep-tech aerospace company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2020. India $46M - [*Q* **QuiX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quix) Quix is a logistics and on-demand delivery platform that utilizes drone technology. Netherlands $31M - [**DYNAMIC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-aerospace-systems) Dynamic Aerospace Systems designs and manufactures UAVs and drone systems for logistics, security, and mission-critical uses. United States $15M - [**Skye Air Mobility**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skye-air-mobility) Skye Air Mobility Private Limited is a leading drone logistics platform in India, specializing in autonomous last-mile delivery. India $9.0M - [**ABZ Innovation**](https://millionrounds.com/company/abz-innovation) ABZ Innovation is a Hungarian manufacturer and developer of heavy-duty autonomous drones, founded in 2021 and based in Szentendre, Hungary. Hungary $8.2M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in drones, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Investors map **Who invests in drones** 69 investors · 4 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-investors-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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