# New Drones Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (45 Companies) > 45 drones startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 4 segments, best-funded first: $1.5B raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-drones-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Defence drones 28 - [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) - [HavocAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/havocai) - [Darkhive](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkhive) - [TYTAN Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/tytan-technologies) - [Swarm Aero](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm-aero) - [Tycho AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tycho-ai) - [Buntar Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/buntar-aerospace) - [Six Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/six-robotics) - [Alpine Eagle](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpine-eagle) - [Askari Defense](https://millionrounds.com/company/askari-defense) - [Thor Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/thor-dynamics) - [Orbotix](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbotix) - [Nordic Air Defence](https://millionrounds.com/company/nordic-air-defence) - [Origin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-robotics) - [Unmanned Defense Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/unmanned-defense-systems) - [Guardian RF](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardian-rf) - [Monopulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/monopulse) - [Agilis Air](https://millionrounds.com/company/agilis-air) - [SunCubes](https://millionrounds.com/company/suncubes) - [Luna Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/luna-robotics) - [DefendEye](https://millionrounds.com/company/defendeye) - [NORDA Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/norda-dynamics) +4 more ## Drone delivery 8 - [Windracers](https://millionrounds.com/company/windracers) - [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) - [ADLC](https://millionrounds.com/company/adlc) - [Aedilic](https://millionrounds.com/company/aedilic) ## Inspection and mapping 6 - [HyLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hylight) - [AISPECO](https://millionrounds.com/company/aispeco) - [AirWise Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/airwise-solutions) - [SkyVisor](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyvisor) - [Lobster Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lobster-robotics) - [Airspection](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspection) ## Drone software and traffic 3 - [Elodin](https://millionrounds.com/company/elodin) - [Fire AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/fire-ai) - [Mavikanatlar](https://millionrounds.com/company/mavikanatlar) ## Segment by segment ### Defence drones 28 startups · $1.3B raised - [**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 - [**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 - [**HavocAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/havocai) HavocAI is a Boston-based technology company specializing in Comprehensive Collaborative Autonomy. United States $85M - [**Darkhive**](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkhive) Darkhive is a defense-tech startup based in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 2021. United States $51M - [**TYTAN Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tytan-technologies) TYTAN Technologies is a Munich-based defense technology startup founded in 2023. Germany $35M - [**Swarm Aero**](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarm-aero) Swarm Aero is a defense technology startup founded in 2022, based in Oxnard, California. United States $35M - [**Tycho AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tycho-ai) Tycho.AI is a defense technology startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in autonomous navigation and AI systems f United States $18M ### Drone delivery 8 startups · $161M raised - [**Windracers**](https://millionrounds.com/company/windracers) Windracers a drone delivery company United Kingdom $88M - [**Airbound**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbound) Airbound is an Indian deep-tech aerospace company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2020. India $46M - [**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 - [**ADLC**](https://millionrounds.com/company/adlc) ADLC (A Drone Logistics Company) is a Belgian start-up focused on industrial express drone delivery services. Belgium $2.2M - [**Aedilic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aedilic) Aedilic is a transportation service provider offering Storage services with drone delivery. United States $500K ### Inspection and mapping 6 startups · $25M raised - [**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 $18M - [**AISPECO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aispeco) AISPECO is a Lithuanian technology manufacturer based in Vilnius, specializing in advanced geospatial data collection platforms. Lithuania $2.5M - [**AirWise Solutions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airwise-solutions) AirWise Solutions is a technology company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founded in 2021. United States $2.0M - [**SkyVisor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyvisor) SkyVisor is a software company based in Paris that specializes in drone inspection and asset management solutions for the renewabl France $1.3M - [**Lobster Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lobster-robotics) Lobster Robotics is a Dutch startup based in Delft, founded in 2021. Netherlands $378K - [**Airspection**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspection) Reliable Remote Inspections Done Safely. United Kingdom $331K ### Drone software and traffic 3 startups · $2.5M raised - [**Elodin**](https://millionrounds.com/company/elodin) Elodin is a San Francisco-based aerospace software company founded in 2023. United States $2.0M - [**Fire AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fire-ai) Software for firefighters, by firefighters. Canada $455K - [**Mavikanatlar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mavikanatlar) MAVİKANATLAR is a Turkey-based startup focused on drone solutions, specializing in technology, engineering, and software for unman Türkiye $89K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. 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) [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)[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)[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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