66 Best Drones Startups to Watch in 2024
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company | score | funding | investors | employees | industries | biz model | city | contact |
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Autonomous cargo drone airlines. |
$10M · Series A | Founders Factory, EIC Accelerator, Speedinvest | 101 to 250 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation | B2B | London, UK | •••••••••••@dronamics.com | |
Small unmanned hydrogen airships manufacturer. |
$4M · Seed | Kima Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Ring Capital | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Drones | B2B | Paris, France | •••••••••••@hylight.aero | |
AI-powered drones. |
$67M · Series B | HV Capital, Thiel Capital, ESG | 101 to 250 | AI, Drones | B2B | Munich, Germany | •••••••••••@quantum-systems.com | |
Unmanned helicopter systems designed for critical aerial missions beyond visual line of sight. |
$10M · Series B | DiamondStream Partners, Ingleside Investors, Chevron Technology Ventures | 11 to 50 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | Zürich, Switzerland | •••••••••••@swissdrones.com | |
Operator of vertiport infrastructure and flying electric drones. |
$6M · Series A | Iridium, Groupe ADP, Levitate Capital | 51 to 100 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation | B2B | London, UK | •••••••••••@skyports.net | |
Drone delivery-as-a-service stack for the food industry. |
$10M · Series A | Molten Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Atlantic Bridge | 51 to 100 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation | B2B | Dublin, Ireland | •••••••••••@manna.aero | |
Software for robots and autonomous machines to understand and navigate their environment. |
$5M | Octopus Ventures, MMC Ventures, Amadeus Capital | 11 to 50 | AI, AR / VR, Deep Tech, Drones, Data and Analytics, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | London, UK | •••••••••••@slamcore.com | |
Drone operations management platform. |
$1M · Seed | Lumaux, LUMO labs | 11 to 50 | Drones | B2B, SaaS | Brussels, Belgium | •••••••••••@airhub.app | |
AI-driven swarm drones manufacturer. |
$3M · Seed | Coinvest Capital | 11 to 50 | Govtech, Drones | B2B | Vilnius, Lithuania | •••••••••••@unmands.com | |
Automates inventory using autonomous drones for zero-error warehouses. |
$32M · Series B | Verve Ventures | 51 to 200 | Drones, Supply Chain & Logistics | B2B | Zürich, Switzerland | •••••••••••@verity.ch | |
Drone manufacturer. |
$44M · Series A | European Investment Bank | 101 to 250 | Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics | B2B | Frankfurt, Germany | •••••••••••@wingcopter.com | |
Automates inventory using autonomous drones for zero-error warehouses. |
$11M · Series B | A.P. Moller Holding, Exor Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures | 51 to 200 | Drones, Supply Chain & Logistics | B2B | Zürich, Switzerland | •••••••••••@verity.net | |
Manufacturer of professional mapping and surveying drones. |
$22M · Series B | Demeter Partners | 101 to 250 | Drones, Robotics | Zürich, Switzerland | •••••••••••@wingtra.com | ||
Landmine-detecting drone maker. |
$100k · Pre Seed | ScaleWolf | 1 to 10 | Drones, Manufacturing | B2B | Vilnius, Lithuania | •••••••••••@broswarm.com | |
Indoor drone-monitoring system. |
$1M · Seed | Alpana Ventures, Spicehaus Partners, DAA Capital Partners | 1 to 10 | Drones | B2B | Zürich, Switzerland | •••••••••••@tinamu-labs.com | |
Agricultural drones manufacturer. |
$600k · Seed | Zetta Farms, SunICON Ventures | 1 to 10 | Agritech, Drones | B2B | Zürich, Switzerland | •••••••••••@suind.com | |
Contactless magnetic inspection system for industrial applications. |
$3M | 1 to 10 | Proptech & Real Estate, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Navigation and Mapping, Manufacturing | B2B | Paris, France | •••••••••••@skipperndt.com | ||
Platform for self-flying wingdrones used in medical deliveries, sustainable cargo, and first response missions. |
$2M | 11 to 50 | Deep Tech, Proptech & Real Estate, Space Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | •••••••••••@avy.eu | ||
Delivering Smart Secured Airspace to enable drone to be used resonsilbly and safely. |
$633k · Seed | 11 to 50 | Govtech, AI, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Space Tech, Drones, Privacy and Security, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | London, UK | •••••••••••@dronedefence.co.uk | ||
The Tethered Drone Company. |
$5M · Series B | Starquest Capital | 11 to 50 | Govtech, Deep Tech, Drones, Legal Tech, Privacy and Security, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@elistair.com | |
Platform for connecting and deploying autonomous drones and robots to the cloud securely. |
$5M | Innovacom | 11 to 50 | Hardware, AI, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Cloud | B2B | , | •••••••••••@uavia.eu | |
World's Leader in Wind Turbine Blade Inspection and Maintenance Robotics |
$3M | Future Positive Capital, Change Ventures, Y Combinator | 101 to 250 | Deep Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B | San Jose, United States | •••••••••••@aerones.com | |
Drone home delivery service. |
$1M · Seed | Luminar Ventures | 11 to 50 | Health Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation | B2B | Trondheim, Norway | •••••••••••@aviant.no | |
Drones as a service provider operating on a global scale. |
$810k · Pre Seed | 11 to 50 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Navigation and Mapping, Business Intelligence | B2B | Stockholm, Sweden | •••••••••••@globhe.com | ||
Geospatial ML SaaS platform for Earth Observation imagery |
$3M · Seed | Atlantic Labs | 11 to 50 | AI, Machine Learning, Space Tech, Drones, Business Intelligence | B2B, SaaS | Lausanne, Switzerland | •••••••••••@picterra.ch | |
Drone-enabled antenna testing platform. |
$108k · Series A | IQ Capital Partners, Vaekstfonden, Seraphim Space | 1 to 10 | Drones, Communications | B2B | Odense, Denmark | •••••••••••@quadsat.com | |
Autonomous drone system offering complete visual inspections. |
$3M | Investinor | 11 to 50 | Hardware, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Wearables | B2B | Trondheim, Norway | •••••••••••@scoutdi.com | |
Platform enabling seamless coordination of autonomous robots. |
N/A | 11 to 50 | AI, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Drones, Music and Audio, Robotics, Manufacturing, Communications | B2B, SaaS | London, UK | •••••••••••@unmanned.life | ||
Platform providing automated drone operations and drone services. |
$1M | 1 to 10 | Deep Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence | B2B | Oslo, Norway | •••••••••••@senseloop.com | ||
IoT devices developer for drone traffic management in the European airspace. |
$108k · Pre Seed | DIANA, Y Soft Ventures | 1 to 10 | Hardware, Drones | B2B | , | •••••••••••@dronetag.cz | |
UAV systems for aerial inspection. |
$107k · Pre Seed | Contrarian Ventures | 1 to 10 | Drones, Manufacturing | B2B | Vilnius, Lithuania | •••••••••••@aerodiagnostika.lt | |
Developer of high-capacity drones for forest thinning. |
$190k · Pre Seed | Walerud Ventures | 11 to 50 | Agritech, Drones | B2B, SaaS | Uppsala, Sweden | •••••••••••@airforestry.com | |
UAVs manufacturer for industries. |
$1M | Almi Invest | 11 to 50 | Drones, Manufacturing | B2B | Gothenburg, Sweden | •••••••••••@airolit.com | |
Autonomous drones manufacturer. |
$1M | EASO Ventures | 11 to 50 | AI, Drones, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | San Sebastian, Spain | •••••••••••@aleriontec.com | |
Drone management platform. |
$380k · Seed | Octopus Ventures | 11 to 50 | Deep Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Internet of Things | B2B, SaaS | Reading, UK | •••••••••••@altitudeangel.com | |
Manufacturer of civilian drones in a box that specialize in surveillance and inspection of critical infrastructures. |
$10M | 51 to 100 | Deep Tech, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence | B2B | Bordeaux, France | •••••••••••@azurdrones.com | ||
A high reliability component manufacturer for UAVs and drones. |
$7M | 51 to 100 | Hardware, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | Alicante, Spain | •••••••••••@embention.com | ||
Digitizing our most critical infrastructure with autonomous drones and predictive AI |
$14M | 251 to 500 | Fintech, AI, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Drones, Data and Analytics, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | Stavanger, Norway | •••••••••••@kvstech.no | ||
Platform providing remotely piloted aircraft systems and drone services. |
$11M | 101 to 250 | Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | Stavanger, Norway | •••••••••••@nordicunmanned.com | ||
Integration of drones with AI and computer vision at the edge for various applications. |
$452k · Pre Seed | CVX Ventures | 1 to 10 | Hardware, AI, Deep Tech, Drones, Data and Analytics, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence | B2B | Aalborg, Denmark | •••••••••••@robotto.ai | |
Drones. |
$904k · Pre Seed | Xesgalicia | 11 to 50 | Drones | Bilbao, Spain | •••••••••••@aerocamaras.es | ||
Manufacturer of bird-like drones. |
$2M · Seed | 1 to 10 | Drones, Manufacturing | Reykjavík, Iceland | •••••••••••@silentflyer.tech | |||
Platform for developing efficient, small-scale unmanned aircraft. |
$7M | 11 to 50 | Hardware, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@flylogix.co.uk | ||
Flight controller developer for next-generation commercial drones. |
$762k · Pre Seed | Graduate Entrepreneur Fund | 1 to 10 | Hardware, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence | B2B | , | •••••••••••@fusion.engineering | |
IoT security company focused on protecting machine-to-machine communications for Smart Cities and Mobility. |
$2M | 11 to 50 | Deep Tech, Drones, Cybersecurity, Music and Audio | Belfast, UK | •••••••••••@angoka.io | |||
All-in-one data generation platform for corporations empowering drones and AI |
N/A | High-Tech Gründerfonds | 11 to 50 | AI, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Business Intelligence | B2B, SaaS | Leipzig, Germany | •••••••••••@flynex.io | |
Creators of UAS for the most demanding professional users. |
$4M | 11 to 50 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@griffaviation.com | ||
Manufacture of intelligent LiDAR for commercial drones and mobile vehicles. |
$771k · Seed | 1 to 10 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation | B2B | Maastricht, Netherlands | •••••••••••@aerial-precision.com | ||
Platform enabling drones to interact with real and virtual objects through video gameplay. |
$1M · Seed | 1 to 10 | Gaming, CPG & Consumer Goods, Adtech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Video, Manufacturing, Communications | B2B | Grenoble, France | •••••••••••@drone-interactive.com | ||
Flying camera captures photos and videos in real-time. |
$589k · Pre Seed | 11 to 50 | Health Tech, Hardware, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B, SaaS | San Francisco, United States | •••••••••••@lily.camera | ||
Platform for drone-based security and inspection in industrial and port areas. |
$1M | 11 to 50 | Hardware, Deep Tech, Drones, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2B | Odense, Denmark | •••••••••••@lorenztechnology.com | ||
Develops a drone for environmental monitoring in aquaculture |
$329k · Pre Seed | 1 to 10 | Agritech, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing, Developer Tools | B2B | Bergen, Norway | •••••••••••@seasmart.no | ||
Drone and laser scanning technology, combined with advanced reporting for asset inspection and survey. |
$388k · Pre Seed | 1 to 10 | Health Tech, Hardware, AR / VR, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing | B2C, SaaS | Perth, Australia | •••••••••••@sensorem.com.au | ||
AI driven drone perimeter defense, patrol, mapping and inspection. |
$425k · Pre Seed | 11 to 50 | AI, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | Hamburg, Germany | •••••••••••@wargdrones.de | ||
Drone-as-a-service for powerline and pipeline inspections |
$1M · Seed | 11 to 50 | Drones, Supply Chain & Logistics | B2B | Hamburg, Germany | •••••••••••@beaglesystems.com | ||
Manufacturer and operator of UAV systems. |
$1M · Seed | 11 to 50 | Drones | Kraków, Poland | •••••••••••@reakto.eu | |||
Manufacturer of aerial machines to carry out intensive work at height. |
$210k · Seed | 1 to 10 | Proptech & Real Estate, Drones | B2B | , | •••••••••••@aerialcoboticus.com | ||
Platform providing sensing and communication services to detect drones and wildfires. |
$770k · Pre Seed | 1 to 10 | Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@senhive.com | ||
Platform offering wind turbine inspection and fleet management using thermal analysis and drone rentals. |
$1M | 11 to 50 | Drones, Mobile, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence, Supply Chain & Logistics | B2B, SaaS | , | •••••••••••@supairvision.com | ||
Platform for visualizing, inspecting, and collaborating on high-resolution drone data and digital twins. |
$276k · Pre Seed | 11 to 50 | AR / VR, Drones | B2B, SaaS | , | •••••••••••@twinsity.com | ||
Drone technology for offshore operations. |
$193k · Pre Seed | 1 to 10 | Climate Tech & Green Tech, Hardware, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@upteko.com | ||
Xtim creates the first biomimetic drone in the world. The only alternative to the existing propellers drones that will be safe and furtive |
N/A | 1 to 10 | Drones | Marseille, France | •••••••••••@mybionicbird.com | |||
Autonomous software developer for drones. |
$2M · Seed | Keen Venture Partners | 11 to 50 | Govtech, Drones | B2B, SaaS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | •••••••••••@avalor.ai | |
Autonomous drones manufacturer for remote detection of mines and explosive devices. |
$200k · Angel | 11 to 50 | Drones, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@ailandsystems.com | ||
Autonomous UAVs manufacturer for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. |
$1M · Seed | ScaleWolf, HFL holdings, Brolis Semiconductors | 11 to 50 | Govtech, Drones | B2B | Vilnius, Lithuania | •••••••••••@grantaautonomy.com | |
Drone manufacturer. |
$3M · Seed | 51 to 200 | Drones, Manufacturing | B2B | , | •••••••••••@skyeton.com |
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