56 Drones Startups to Watch (and Work for) in 2023
Drones is rapidly transforming the way we think about and interact with the world around us. Across Europe, Drones startups are pushing boundaries, fixing problems worth solving, and reshaping the contours of their industry.
This year, Drones startups have raised $240 Million, and as we get closer to 2024, we dive into our curated list of top Drones startups for 2023. The list kicks off with companies like Quantum Systems, Dronamics and Manna Drone Delivery but all startups are worth diving into.
To ensure objectivity, we update and sort this list dynamically every month using our Seedtable score and our database of 17,000 technology companies in Europe. Whether you're an investor scouting for the next big thing, an industry professional looking for inspiration, or simply curious about the latest in Drones, this list provides a comprehensive snapshot of the most promising players in the field.
Changelog
Last update: December 7, 2023. Added companies, investors and rounds. See changelog .
Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (examples are money raised or employees over time) to signal the momentum behind a company. A score closer to 100 indicates a company worth watching closely.
Featured companies in Drones
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89Featured
AI-powered drones.
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Latest Funding
$67 Million · Series B
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Employees
101 to 250
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Investors
ESG, Thiel Capital, HV Capital, 10x Group, European Investment Bank, DTCP, Project A Ventures, Bayern Kapital
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Business Model
B2B
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Industries
AI, Drones
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Locations
Munich
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Contact
•••••@quantum-systems.com
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75Featured
Autonomous cargo drone airlines.
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Latest Funding
$2.3 Million · Seed
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Employees
101 to 250
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Investors
Founders Factory, Speedinvest, Eleven Ventures
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Business Model
B2B
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Industries
Drones, Mobility & Transportation
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Locations
London
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Contact
•••••@dronamics.com
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64Featured
Drone delivery-as-a-service stack for the food industry.
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Latest Funding
$10 Million · Series A
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Employees
51 to 100
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Investors
Molten Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Atlantic Bridge
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Business Model
B2B
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Industries
Drones, Mobility & Transportation
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Locations
Dublin
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Contact
•••••@manna.aero
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List of 56 top tech companies in Drones
Get access to the Seedtable database with +15k companies (56 from Drones) 59SLAMcore provides location, mapping and perception software for robots and other autonomous machines to become spatially intelligent
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Latest Funding
$5 Million
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Industries
AI, AR / VR, Deep Tech, Drones, Data and Analytics, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Octopus Ventures, MMC Ventures, Amadeus Capital
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Contact
•••••@slamcore.com
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56Drone manufacturer.
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Latest Funding
$44 Million · Series A
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Industries
Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics
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Locations
Frankfurt
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
European Investment Bank
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Contact
•••••@wingcopter.com
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51Automates inventory using autonomous drones for zero-error warehouses.
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Latest Funding
$33 Million · Series B
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Industries
Drones, Supply Chain & Logistics
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Locations
Zürich
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Employees
51 to 200
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Verve Ventures
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Contact
•••••@verity.ch
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51Manufacturer of professional mapping and surveying drones.
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Latest Funding
$22 Million · Series B
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Industries
Drones, Robotics
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Locations
Zürich
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Employees
101 to 250
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Investors
Demeter Partners
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Contact
•••••@wingtra.com
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46Automates inventory using autonomous drones for zero-error warehouses.
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Latest Funding
$11 Million · Series B
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Industries
Drones, Supply Chain & Logistics
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Locations
Zürich
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Employees
51 to 200
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
A.P. Moller Holding, Exor Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Qualcomm Ventures
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Contact
•••••@verity.net
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43Skyports is an urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator for aviation and managing end to end drone deliveries.
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Latest Funding
$3.1 Million · Series B
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Industries
Travel Tech, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation
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Locations
London
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@skyports.net
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37Agricultural drones manufacturer.
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Latest Funding
$600 Thousand · Seed
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Industries
Agritech, Drones
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Locations
Zürich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
SunICON Ventures, Zetta Farms
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Contact
•••••@suind.com
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34The Tethered Drone Company.
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Latest Funding
$5.9 Million · Series B
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Industries
Govtech, Deep Tech, Drones, Legal Tech, Privacy and Security, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Starquest Capital
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Contact
•••••@elistair.com
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34Uavia enables industries to connect autonomous drones and robots to the cloud and deploy mobile robots at scale in a smart and secure way.
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Latest Funding
$5.7 Million
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Industries
Hardware, AI, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Cloud
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Innovacom
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Contact
•••••@uavia.eu
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34IoT devices developer for drone traffic management in the European airspace.
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Latest Funding
$110 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Hardware, Drones
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
DIANA, Y Soft Ventures
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Contact
•••••@dronetag.cz
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31World's Leader in Wind Turbine Blade Inspection and Maintenance Robotics
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Latest Funding
$9 Million
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Industries
Deep Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
San Jose
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Future Positive Capital, Change Ventures, Y Combinator, Metaplanet Holdings, InnoEnergy
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Contact
•••••@aerones.com
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31Drone home delivery service.
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Latest Funding
$1.1 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation
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Locations
Trondheim
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Luminar Ventures
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Contact
•••••@aviant.no
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31Geospatial ML SaaS platform for Earth Observation imagery
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Latest Funding
$6.5 Million · Series A
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Industries
AI, Machine Learning, Space Tech, Drones, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Lausanne
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Atlantic Labs
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Contact
•••••@picterra.ch
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31SKIPPER NDT developed and industrialized a contactless magnetic inspection system.
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Latest Funding
$4 Million
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Industries
Proptech & Real Estate, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Navigation and Mapping, Manufacturing
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Locations
Paris
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@skipperndt.com
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31Indoor drone-monitoring system.
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Latest Funding
$1.1 Million · Seed
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Industries
Drones
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Locations
Zürich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Alpana Ventures, DAA Capital Partners, Spicehaus Partners
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Contact
•••••@tinamu-labs.com
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28Avy develops and operates self-flying wingdrones (VTOL UAV) for medical deliveries, sustainable cargo and first response missions.
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Latest Funding
$1.8 Million
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Industries
Deep Tech, Proptech & Real Estate, Space Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
Amsterdam
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@avy.eu
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26Drone management platform.
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Latest Funding
$6 Million · Seed
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Industries
Deep Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Internet of Things
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Locations
Reading
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Octopus Ventures
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Contact
•••••@altitudeangel.com
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26Scout Drone Inspection is developing an autonomous drone that will provide a complete visual inspection.
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Latest Funding
$3.2 Million
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Industries
Hardware, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Wearables
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Locations
Trondheim
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Investinor
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Contact
•••••@scoutdi.com
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26Manufacturer of bird-like drones.
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Latest Funding
$2.2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Drones, Manufacturing
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Locations
Reykjavík
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@silentflyer.tech
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25Delivering Smart Secured Airspace to enable drone to be used resonsilbly and safely.
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Latest Funding
$630 Thousand · Seed
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Industries
Govtech, AI, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Space Tech, Drones, Privacy and Security, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@dronedefence.co.uk
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25GLOBHE is a global drones as a service provider.
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Latest Funding
$1.9 Million · Seed
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Navigation and Mapping, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Stockholm
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@globhe.com
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23Azur Drones is a civilian drone in a box manufacturer specializing in surveillance and inspection of critical infrastructures
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Latest Funding
$8.9 Million · Series C
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Industries
Deep Tech, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Bordeaux
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@azurdrones.com
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23A high reliability component manufacturer for UAVs and drones.
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Latest Funding
$7.7 Million
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Industries
Hardware, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Locations
Alicante
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@embention.com
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23Digitizing our most critical infrastructure with autonomous drones and predictive AI
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Latest Funding
$15 Million
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Industries
Fintech, AI, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Drones, Data and Analytics, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
Stavanger
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Employees
251 to 500
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@kvstech.no
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23Nordic Unmanned provides remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and drone services
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Latest Funding
$11 Million
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Industries
Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Locations
Stavanger
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@nordicunmanned.com
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21Flylogix develops new generation of smaller and efficient unmanned aircrafts.
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Latest Funding
$7.9 Million
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Industries
Hardware, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
- Locations
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@flylogix.co.uk
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21Unmanned Life is the leading software platform for seamless orchestration of autonomous robotics
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Industries
AI, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Drones, Music and Audio, Robotics, Manufacturing, Communications
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Locations
London
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@unmanned.life
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21Drones.
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Latest Funding
$900 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Drones
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Locations
Bilbao
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
Xesgalicia
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Contact
•••••@aerocamaras.es
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18Senseloop delivers automatic drone operations and drone as a service in the market.
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Latest Funding
$1.5 Million
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Industries
Deep Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Oslo
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@senseloop.com
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17#Re-inventing Forestry. We are building the forestry of the future, from above with drones.
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Latest Funding
$1 Million
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Agritech, Drones, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Uppsala
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Walerud Ventures
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Contact
•••••@airforestry.com
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17Airolit is a drone technology company that offers customer-specific UAV solutions in branches like security, defense, and research.
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Latest Funding
$1.3 Million
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Industries
Hardware, Space Tech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Locations
Gothenburg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Almi Invest
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Contact
•••••@airolit.com
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17Autonomous drones manufacturer.
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Latest Funding
$1.3 Million
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Industries
AI, Drones, Manufacturing
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Locations
San Sebastian
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
EASO Ventures
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Contact
•••••@aleriontec.com
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17Robotto is integrating drones with AI and computer vision technologies being performed at edge level for a variety of use-cases.
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Industries
Hardware, AI, Deep Tech, Drones, Data and Analytics, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Aalborg
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
CVX Ventures
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Contact
•••••@robotto.ai
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17ANGOKA is an IoT security company focused on protecting machine-to-machine communications for Smart Cities and Mobility.
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Latest Funding
$2.8 Million
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Industries
Deep Tech, Drones, Cybersecurity, Music and Audio
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Locations
Belfast
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@angoka.io
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15GRIFF Aviation: creators of UAS for the most demanding professional users.
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Latest Funding
$4.8 Million
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Industries
Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
- Locations
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@griffaviation.com
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14Fusion Engineering develops next-generation flight controllers for the commercial drone market.
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Latest Funding
$760 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Hardware, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence
- Locations
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Graduate Entrepreneur Fund
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Contact
•••••@fusion.engineering
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14Lily is a flying camera that takes photos and video in the moment!.
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Latest Funding
$3 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
San Francisco
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@lily.camera
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14Drone-as-a-service for powerline and pipeline inspections
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Latest Funding
$1.5 Million · Seed
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Industries
Drones, Supply Chain & Logistics
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Locations
Hamburg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@beaglesystems.com
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14Manufacturer and operator of UAV systems.
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Latest Funding
$1.2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Drones
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Locations
Kraków
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@reakto.eu
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12All-in-one data generation platform for corporations empowering drones and AI
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Industries
AI, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Leipzig
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@flynex.io
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12SwissDrones develops, manufactures and deploys unmanned helicopter systems for critical aerial missions beyond visual line of sight.
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Industries
Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Locations
Zürich
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Boundary Holding
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Contact
•••••@swissdrones.com
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10Aerial Precision designs and manufactures intelligence-driven 3D sensing systems for commercial drones and mobile vehicles.
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Latest Funding
$770 Thousand · Seed
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Industries
Hardware, Deep Tech, Drones, Music and Audio, Mobility & Transportation, Navigation and Mapping, Manufacturing
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Locations
Maastricht
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Business Model
B2B
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•••••@aerial-precision.com
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10Drone Interactive is a developer of a revolutionary video gameplay platform where drones interact with real/virtual objects.
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Latest Funding
$1.2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Gaming, CPG & Consumer Goods, Adtech, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Video, Manufacturing, Communications
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Locations
Grenoble
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@drone-interactive.com
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10Lorenz Technology works with drone monitoring security / inspection tasks in particular industrial and port areas.
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Latest Funding
$1.8 Million
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Industries
Hardware, Deep Tech, Drones, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
Odense
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@lorenztechnology.com
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10Develops a drone for environmental monitoring in aquaculture
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Latest Funding
$330 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Agritech, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing, Developer Tools
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Locations
Bergen
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@seasmart.no
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10Sensorem provides drone and laser scanning technology, combined with advanced reporting for asset inspection and survey.
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Latest Funding
$390 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, AR / VR, Deep Tech, Drones, Robotics, Manufacturing
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Locations
Perth
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@sensorem.com.au
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10AI driven drone perimeter defense, patrol, mapping and inspection.
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Latest Funding
$110 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Locations
Hamburg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@wargdrones.de
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9UAV, Industry, Safety, Productivity
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Latest Funding
$790 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Deep Tech, Proptech & Real Estate, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing
- Locations
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@aerialcoboticus.com
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9Senhive provides sensing and communication service for detecting drones and wildfire.
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Latest Funding
$770 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@senhive.com
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9SupAirVision provides effective solutions for wind turbine inspection and fleet management with thermal analysis and drone rental services.
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Latest Funding
$1.2 Million
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Industries
Drones, Mobile, Mobility & Transportation, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence, Supply Chain & Logistics
- Locations
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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•••••@supairvision.com
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9Twinsity offers a platform to visualize, inspect and collaboratively work with high-resolution drone data and digital twins.
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Industries
AR / VR, Drones
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@twinsity.com
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9Upteko specializes in developing drones for offshore operations.
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Latest Funding
$190 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Hardware, Drones, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@upteko.com
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4Xtim creates the first biomimetic drone in the world. The only alternative to the existing propellers drones that will be safe and furtive
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Industries
Drones
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Locations
Marseille
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@mybionicbird.com
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