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Drones market map: United Kingdom
12 drones startups based in the United Kingdom that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 3 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $1.9B; the biggest segment is inspection and mapping.
Funding by segment
- Inspection and mapping$56M6
- Defence drones$1.9B3
- Drone software and traffic$8.5M3
Where they are based
- United Kingdom12$1.9B
United KingdomFounded
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M3
- $1M to $10M6
- $10M to $50M1
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over1
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
10 of 12 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom12
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Inspection and mapping
6 startups · $56M raised
SlamcoreSlamcore is an embedded spatial AI software company based in London, UK, specializing in real-time localization, mapping, and percUnited Kingdom$44M
Sees.aisees.ai is a UK-based company specializing in autonomous drone technology for critical infrastructure inspection and monitoring.United Kingdom$4.9M
Sky-FuturesSky-Futures is a provider of drone-based inspection and data services to the industrial inspection market.United Kingdom$3.8M
Hammer MissionsHammer Missions is a London-based enterprise software company founded in 2019.United Kingdom$1.8M
Air Control EntechRobotic Inspection technology business specialising in UAVs, ROVs and crawlersUnited Kingdom$461K
AirspectionReliable Remote Inspections Done Safely.United Kingdom$331K
Defence drones
3 startups · $1.9B raised
UFORCEUFORCE is a Ukrainian defense technology company focused on developing and manufacturing advanced military technologies, particulaUnited Kingdom$1.4B
Cambridge AerospaceCambridge Aerospace is a UK-based defense technology startup founded in September 2024.United Kingdom$400M
HulessHuless is a Ukrainian defense-tech company established in 2023, specializing in the development of universal drone platforms for bUnited Kingdom$1.0M
Drone software and traffic
3 startups · $8.5M raised
- RRukaRuka is a manufacturer of hardware and software products for the consumer drone and toy markets.United Kingdom$5.7M
Unmanned LifeUnmanned Life is a British deep-tech company founded in London in 2015, specializing in AI-driven Autonomy-as-a-Service software.United Kingdom$2.3M
MillirayMilliray is a London-based company specializing in counter-UAS and airspace security.United Kingdom$500K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United Kingdom. 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.
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