1) DJI DJI creates cutting-edge drone and camera technologies for both business and recreational use.
Details of the startup:
Country: China City: Shenzhen Started in: 2006 Founders: Frank Wang Number of employees: 10001+ Funding amount: $105,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
2) Skydio Skydio creates flying drones with artificial intelligence for consumer, commercial, and government customers.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Redwood City Started in: 2014 Founders: Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, Matt Donahoe Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $340,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
3) Zipline Zipline creates, produces, and operates drones to deliver critical medical supplies to anybody, anywhere.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Half Moon Bay Started in: 2011 Founders: Keenan Wyrobek, Keller Rinaudo, Will Hetzler Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $233,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 32 You can find their website here
4) Volocopter Volocopter is an urban air transportation business that creates environmentally friendly air taxis.
Details of the startup:
Country: Germany City: Bruchsal Started in: 2011 Founders: Alexander Zosel, Stephan Wolf Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: € 369,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 20 You can find their website here
5) SkySpecs SkySpecs uses cutting-edge robotics to automate the operation and maintenance of utility-scale wind turbines.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Ann Arbor Started in: 2012 Founders: Danny Ellis, Jonathan Bendes, Ryan Morton, Samuel DeBruin, Tom Brady Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $38,659,113 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
6) Airspace Link Airspace Link is a Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) Platform for UAS/Drones that has been approved by the FAA.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Detroit Started in: 2018 Founders: Ana Healander, Daniel Bradshaw, Michael Healander Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $18,000,070 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
7) DroneUp DroneUp is a global network that mobilizes and supports unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) teams and operations.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Virginia Beach Started in: 2016 Founders: Tom Walker Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $2,300,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
8) PrecisionHawk Precision Hawk creates and combines commercial drone technology that revolutionizes the collecting and analysis of aerial data.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Raleigh Started in: 2010 Founders: Christopher Dean, Ernest Earon Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $136,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
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9) Manna Drone Delivery Restaurant chains, dark kitchens, and online food delivery platforms can use Manna's drone delivery service stack.
Details of the startup:
Country: Ireland City: Dublin Started in: 2018 Founders: Bobby Healy Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $30,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
10) AirMap AirMap is a platform for unmanned aircraft that provides airspace services.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States City: Santa Monica Started in: 2014 Founders: Ben Marcus, Gregory McNeal Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $78,657,664 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 22 You can find their website here
11) Propeller Aero Propeller is a global pioneer in drone mapping and analytics solutions that empower businesses to measure and control their own operations.
Details of the startup:
Country: Australia City: Surry Hills Started in: 2014 Founders: Francis Vierboom, Rory San Miguel Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $31,979,621 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
12) ideaForge ideaForge is a startup based in India that develops unmanned aerial systems.
Details of the startup:
Country: India City: Mumbai Started in: 2007 Founders: Ankit Mehta, Ashish Bhat, Rahul Singh, Vipul Joshi Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $18,363,306 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
13) CRON Systems CRON Systems is a deep-tech startup that develops cutting-edge situational awareness sensing technology.
Details of the startup:
Country: India City: New Delhi Started in: 2015 Founders: Saurav Agarwala, Tommy Katzenellenbogen, Tushar Chhabra Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $4,118,618 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
14) Prophesee Prophesee develops bio-inspired computer vision systems for self-driving vehicles and linked items.
Details of the startup:
Country: France City: Paris Started in: 2014 Founders: Bernard Gilly, Christoph Posch, Luca Verre, Ryad Benosman Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $65,346,833 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
15) Wingcopter Wingcopter is an unmanned eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft company dedicated to improving people's lives all around the world.
Details of the startup:
Country: Germany City: Darmstadt Started in: 2017 Founders: Ansgar Kadura, Jonathan Hesselbarth, Tom Plümmer Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $22,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
16) XAG XAG is a startup that provides drone services to the agricultural market.
Details of the startup:
Country: China City: Guangzhou Started in: 2007 Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: CN¥1,500,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
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17) On Robot For collaborative applications, On Robot offers plug-and-play end-of-arm tools and software solutions.
Details of the startup:
Country: Denmark City: Odense Started in: 2015 Founders: Bilge Jacob Christiansen, Ebbe Overgaard Fuglsang Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: DKK370,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
18) SkyDrive SkyDrive is a start-up founded by CARTIVATOR members for the creation, manufacturing, and marketing of "flying vehicles."
Details of the startup:
Country: Japan City: Tokyo Started in: 2018 Founders: Matsumoto Hisashi Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥5,700,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
19) EAVISION EAVISION is a manufacturer of intelligent gear.
Details of the startup:
Country: China City: Suzhou Started in: 2016 Founders: Wang Xinyu, Xuesong Dong Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $40,614,526 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
20) Terra Drone Terra Drone is a company that makes drones and software.
Details of the startup:
Country: Japan City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Toru Tokushige Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: ¥1,510,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
21) Unifly Unifly is a drone integration technology that allows for the safe integration of drones into the airspace.
Details of the startup:
Country: Belgium City: Antwerp Started in: 2015 Founders: Andres Van Swalm, Hans Schrauwen, Jürgen Verstaen, Koen Meuleman Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: € 23,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
22) Yuneec Yuneec is a multirotor drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology firm.
Details of the startup:
Country: Hong Kong City: Kowloon City Started in: 1999 Founders: Tian Yu Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: $60,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
23) FalconViz Falconviz uses UAVs and accompanying technology to provide end-to-end asset digitization and process digitalization services.
Details of the startup:
Country: Saudi Arabia City: Thuwal Started in: 2014 Founders: Anas Dahlawi, Luca Passone, Mohamed Shalaby, Neil Smith Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $1,769,337 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
24) Dronehub Inspection and delivery using automated industrial drones, all-terrain hubs, and AI-powered software.
Details of the startup:
Country: Poland City: Warsaw Started in: 2015 Founders: Vadym Melnyk, Vadym Melnyk Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: PLN2,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 You can find their website here
25) Seoul Robotics Building powerful Lidar perception software for self-driving automobiles and robots - Making robots intelligent
Details of the startup:
Country: South Korea City: Seoul Started in: 2017 Founders: Han Bin Lee Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $6,100,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
