# Drones Startups That Raised in 2026: Market Map of 52 Companies > The 52 drones startups that raised money in 2026, mapped in 6 segments and ranked by this year's rounds: $3.6B between them. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-raised-2026-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Defence drones 25 - [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) - [Allen Control Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/allen-control-systems) - [*PD* Performance Drone Works (PDW)](https://millionrounds.com/company/performance-drone-works-pdw) - [Aurelius Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems) - [TYTAN Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/tytan-technologies) - [Swarm Aero](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm-aero) - [Darkhive](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkhive) - [Fortem Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortem-technologies) - [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) - [Ground A](https://millionrounds.com/company/ground-a) - [Askari Defense](https://millionrounds.com/company/askari-defense) - [Tycho AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tycho-ai) - [Quantum Cyber](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-cyber) - [FlyFocus](https://millionrounds.com/company/flyfocus) - [IG Defence](https://millionrounds.com/company/ig-defence) - [Monopulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/monopulse) - [Agilis Air](https://millionrounds.com/company/agilis-air) - [*S* Shotling](https://millionrounds.com/company/shotling) +1 more ## Inspection and mapping 9 - [Lucid Bots](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-bots) - [HyLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hylight) - [Slamcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/slamcore) - [Kyber](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyber) - [SkyPSI](https://millionrounds.com/company/skypsi) - [Pitch Aeronautics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pitch-aeronautics) - [Hydromea](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydromea) - [Airspection](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspection) - [Tethys Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tethys-robotics) ## Drone delivery 7 - [Manna Air Delivery](https://millionrounds.com/company/manna-air-delivery) - [Airbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbound) - [Skye Air Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/skye-air-mobility) - [ABZ Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/abz-innovation) - [Maple Aviation](https://millionrounds.com/company/maple-aviation) - [Drone Express](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-express) - [DYNAMIC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-aerospace-systems) ## Drone software and traffic 5 - [UVify](https://millionrounds.com/company/uvify) - [AirHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhub) - [*R* Ruka](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruka) - [Shearwater Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/shearwater-aerospace) - [Milliray](https://millionrounds.com/company/milliray) ## Agricultural drones 3 - [AONIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/aonic) - [Deep Forestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-forestry) - [PerPlant](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplant) ## Drone hardware and components 3 - [Skydio](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio) - [Westmag](https://millionrounds.com/company/westmag) - [Birdstop](https://millionrounds.com/company/birdstop) ## Segment by segment ### Defence drones 25 startups · $3.3B raised - [**Quantum Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems) Quantum Systems GmbH is a German technology company based in Gilching, near Munich. Germany $1.4B - [**UFORCE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/uforce) UFORCE is a Ukrainian defense technology company focused on developing and manufacturing advanced military technologies, particula United Kingdom $750M - [**Cambridge Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-aerospace) Cambridge Aerospace is a UK-based defense technology startup founded in September 2024. United Kingdom $300M - [**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 $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 $200M - [*PD* **Performance Drone Works (PDW)**](https://millionrounds.com/company/performance-drone-works-pdw) United States $110M - [**Aurelius Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems) Aurelius Systems builds AI-powered directed energy laser defense platforms protecting troops, bases, and infrastructure from UAS d United States $40M - [**TYTAN Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tytan-technologies) TYTAN Technologies is a Munich-based defense technology startup founded in 2023. Germany $35M ### Inspection and mapping 9 startups · $63M raised - [**Lucid Bots**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-bots) Lucid Bots is an AI robotics company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializing in robots designed for exterior cleaning and United States $21M - [**HyLight**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hylight) HyLight is a French startup founded in 2022, based in Le Plessis-Pâté, specializing in autonomous, hydrogen-powered airship drones France $15M - [**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 $14M - [**Kyber**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyber) Kyber is a deep-tech infrastructure focused on ultra-low-latency real-time communication technologies for emerging AI-driven systems. France $5.0M - [**SkyPSI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skypsi) SkyPSI is a technology infrastructure company that focuses on drone-powered commercial exterior cleaning. United States $5.0M - [**Pitch Aeronautics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pitch-aeronautics) Pitch Aeronautics is an aviation and aerospace tech company that offers drone for installations, maintenance, and up-close inspections. United States $1.9M - [**Hydromea**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydromea) Automating submerged asset inspections with a remote underwater drone platform Switzerland $1.0M - [**Airspection**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspection) Reliable Remote Inspections Done Safely. United Kingdom $331K ### Drone delivery 7 startups · $112M raised - [**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 $37M - [**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 - [**Maple Aviation**](https://millionrounds.com/company/maple-aviation) Maple Aviation is a German startup founded in 2023, located in Ottobrunn, with a focus on autonomous drone technology for healthca Germany $4.6M - [**Drone Express**](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-express) Drone Express is a full-service logistics company that uses airborne autonomous drones for local package delivery. United States $2.7M - [**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 $100K ### Drone software and traffic 5 startups · $55M raised - [**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 - [**AirHub**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhub) AirHub is a Dutch-based company founded in 2017, specializing in drone software and consultancy. Netherlands $5.1M - [*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 $4.5M - [**Shearwater Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/shearwater-aerospace) Shearwater Aerospace is a Montreal-based aerospace technology company founded in 2018. Canada $3.0M - [**Milliray**](https://millionrounds.com/company/milliray) Milliray is a London-based company specializing in counter-UAS and airspace security. United Kingdom $500K ### Agricultural drones 3 startups · $15M raised - [**AONIC**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aonic) Aonic is a comprehensive drone solutions provider based in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Sweden $10M - [**Deep Forestry**](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-forestry) Swedish based deep-tech company in 3D AI, autonomous robotics, and computer vision. Sweden $3.5M - [**PerPlant**](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplant) PerPlant is a deep-ag tech startup building camera-based agronomic sensors for tractor and agricultural drones. Denmark $1.2M ### Drone hardware and components 3 startups · $126M raised - [**Skydio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio) Skydio is a leading U.S. United States $110M - [**Westmag**](https://millionrounds.com/company/westmag) Westmag is the American manufacturer of drone motors and robot actuators, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux Capita United States $11M - [**Birdstop**](https://millionrounds.com/company/birdstop) Birdstop is a Detroit-based manufacturer of autonomous drone systems for government and enterprise. United States $4.6M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. 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 biggest raisers this year first. 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)[Investors map **Who invests in drones** 69 investors · 4 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/drones-investors-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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