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Aloft operates an FAA-approved airspace and fleet management platform for drone operations, offering LAANC authorizations, airspace advisories, mission planning, and fleet tracking.

GovTechIoTMobility & TransportationSaaSSeattle, US

Yongxing Deng(Executive Officer)JZJoshua Ziering(Founder)inJHJon Hegranes(CEO)inTravis Soukup(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsBOBonfire VenturesDEDecisive PointKLKluz Ventures7575 & SunnyANAndreessen HorowitzFIFifth Wall+1 more

Archangel Autonomy develops edge AI systems and intelligent sensor arrays for autonomous machines and small UAS operating in high-risk environments, with applications including threat detection and infrastructure-independent navigation.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsOxford, GB

Ascent AeroSystems develops unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), ranging from compact UAVs to heavy-lift unmanned helicopters, for missions across defense, agriculture, logistics, and industrial inspection.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsTorrance, US

Co-investorsDRDreamit Ventures

Aviant operates autonomous drone logistics services in Scandinavia, transporting medical items such as blood, COVID, water, and milk samples as well as windmill farm equipment for healthcare and industrial customers.

HardwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsTrondheim, NO

LELars Erikin

Co-investorsBRBring VenturesLULuminar VenturesINInnovation Norway

Blueflite develops electric drones for logistics and package delivery, with vertical take-off and landing capabilities designed for last-mile deliveries, emergency medical transport, and industrial supply missions.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsAustin, US

FNFrank Noppel(CEO)inJMJames McClearen(CTO)in

Co-investorsBOBoot64 VenturesCRCroc PitchMIMichigan RiseTETechstars

CenterState CEO is a regional economic development and business membership organization serving Central New York, which recognizes corporate "Legacy Investors" that fund its work.

Impact & Social Good

Circle Optics develops 360-degree multi-camera imaging systems, including its Hydra product, which uses a patented method of aligning fields-of-view to eliminate image stitching.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware

ZNZakariya Niazi(Chief Executive Officer / Chief Technology Officer)inZNZak Niazi(Founder)inIGIan Gauger(Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer)inAKAndrew Kurtz(Chief Research Officer)in

Civ Robotics manufactures autonomous marking robots (CivDot+/CivDot) that use laser precision to stake construction points on job sites.

CleantechConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Tom Yeshurum(Executive Officer, Director)TYTom Yeshurun(Founder)inLMLiav Muler(Founder)inAbe Murray(Director)

BoardOliver Mitchell(Director)

Co-investorsALAlleyCorpC2C2 VenturesCOConvergeDRDRONE FUNDFFFf Venture CapitalIDID8 Investments+3 more

Crover builds a robotic system that uses "grain-swimming" technology to move beneath stored grain and monitor it in real time.

AgTechDeep TechIoTRobotics

Dronehub builds autonomous drone infrastructure — charging stations, docking, and mission logistics — and licenses this IP while partnering on AI drone projects for defense, energy, rail, and sovereign logistics operators.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsResearch Triangle Park, US

VMVadym Melnyk(Founder & CEO)in

Dropcopter operates in agricultural drone technology and is seeking investment from individuals and private equity groups to support upcoming projects.

AgTechHardwareRobotics

MKMatt Koballin

EagleHawk operates a facilities intelligence platform that combines aerial imaging, expert analysis, and data management tools to help organizations monitor building conditions and manage assets.

Construction TechEnergyPropTechBuffalo, US

JBJonathan Byrd(Executive Officer, Director)inPWPatrick Walsh(Executive Officer, Director)inWillard Schulmeister(Executive Officer)

BoardJoseph Weiss(Director)

Co-investorsLALaunch NY

Mountain View, US

RWRobin Woodby(Founder)inTushar Dave(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ashok Belani(Director)Chung-Kao Hsieh(Director)Parmod Kumar Gupta(Director)Akihiko Maeda(Director)

Co-investorsACAcorn Pacific VenturesNANautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcREReshape

Flox provides reproducible development environments built on Nix, letting developers bundle the tools and frameworks they need across the software lifecycle.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

RERon Efroni(CEO)inMBMichael Brantley(CTO)in

Co-investorsHEHetz VenturesNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)ANAngel Collective Opportunity FundFIFirestreak VenturesADAdditionD.D.E. Shaw+4 more

Flox Intelligence uses AI to decode animal communication and guide wildlife away from danger, preventing collisions between animals and infrastructure without harming them.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareSyracuse, US

SNSara Nozkova(Co-founder)inTBTomas Becklin(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsSASatganaALAlmi InvestTITilia Impact PartnersTITilia Impact VenturesUNUnconventional Ventures

Flyhound develops drone-mounted technology that uses radio signals to rapidly locate missing persons at a distance in challenging environments, along with software for tracking inter-agency resources during deployments.

GovTechHardwareRobotics

AAAntonio Albanese(Founder)in

Co-investorsENEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Fotokite makes actively tethered drone systems (Fotokite Sigma) with thermal and color cameras and native operating software that provide public safety teams with aerial situational awareness through automated, push-button launch and landing.

GovTechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsSISICTICSOSony Ventures CorporationXTXTX Markets

Fusion Engineering develops flight controller hardware and software for multirotor drones, focused on safety and reliability to enable certified drone flights over urban areas and in offshore conditions.

Deep TechHardwareRobotics

RCRobert CroneinMBMara Bosin

Co-investorsMIMITHRILY Y Combinator

Geopipe uses AI and machine learning to process sensor data such as photos and laser scans to create digital twins of cities at multiple levels of detail.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Co-investorsGRGreat Oaks Venture Capital

INVOLI provides an air traffic awareness platform that tracks both manned aircraft and unmanned drones so their positions are known and collisions can be avoided.

Deep TechHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation

MLManu Lubrano(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)CMCristina Mihalachioiu(Chief Legal Officer and Co-Founder)inRZRaphael Zaugg(Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder)RARoxanne Ayotte(Chief Financial Officer)in

Lamarr.AI provides automated building envelope diagnostics using drones, detecting thermal inefficiencies, water intrusion risks, and visual defects to inform retrofitting, new construction, and capital planning.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechAtlanta, US

Co-investorsHAHazelview VenturesNENewLab

Lighthouse Avionics develops passive, dual-use air domain awareness systems through its VICTOR product line, which provides Counter-UAS detection, remote tower surveillance, and BVLOS/DFR enablement using optical detect-and-avoid technology, ADS-B receivers, and laser rangefinding.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

TBTyler Bair(Founder)in

Mast combines forest restoration with biomass burial to remove carbon and restore wildfire-affected landscapes.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US

GCGrant Canary(Founder)in

Co-investorsASAsymmetry VenturesCHChrysalixDCDcode CapitalKEKeiki CapitalPUPulse FundSPSpero Ventures+11 more

Modovolo designs modular, payload-centric drones with a central payload bay and swappable universal carriers for missions in defense, delivery, and agriculture.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareRoboticsUtica, US

Justin Call(Executive Officer, Director)Arion Mangio(Executive Officer, Director)

Quantifly uses aerial imagery from drones/UAS and manned aircraft to automatically observe, measure, and analyze change at city scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwarePropTechSyracuse, US

DBDaniel Brooks(Co-founder)inAdrianna Jordan(Co-founder)Zac Halberd(Co-founder)Javad Roostaei(Co-founder)

ResilienX is a systems integrator for uncrewed aviation ecosystems, connecting multi-vendor technologies into a single coherent, safe, and scalable system for agencies and operators.

Deep TechGovTechMobility & TransportationSpace TechSyracuse, US

RPRyan Pleskach(Co-Founder & COO)inACAndrew Carter(Co-Founder & CEO)inMSMatthew Synborski(CTO)inSean Calhoun(Executive Officer, Director)

SkyfireAI develops autonomous drone systems with AI-powered threat detection for first responders and security applications, reducing response times and false alarms in emergency situations.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics

Matt Sloane(Founder)inDMDon Mathisin

Co-investorsAIAI FundBDBDev VenturesHAHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcNENew York AngelsMUMucker Capital

Skyy Network is building infrastructure for long-range drones, including Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems and data-backed risk management for aerial operations.

Deep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSaaS

TruWeather Solutions provides a SaaS weather intelligence platform that integrates weather data into operational decision workflows for weather-sensitive industries, with a focus on commercial drones, advanced air mobility, aviation, and logistics.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS

DBDon Berchoff(CEO)in

Co-investorsKLKluz Ventures

Vermeer develops vision-based positioning technology for aerial platforms and drones that operates without GPS in contested, spoofed, or GPS-denied environments.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsQueens, US

BSBrian Streem(CEO)SKSuresh Kumar(CTO)in

Co-investorsDRDraper AssociatesTETechstarsTETenon VenturesAEAero X VenturesRORockaway VenturesSUSuper Ventures

Voltela builds VC2, a cellular command-and-control (C2) link for drones that transmits over the network's emergency-voice channel to gain priority queueing, guaranteed bitrate, and wide coverage.

Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation

VOTIX is a hardware-agnostic drone software platform that orchestrates and automates end-to-end drone operations, from planning and compliance to autonomous BVLOS flights and Drone-in-a-Box deployments.

Enterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSSyracuse, US

Edwin Sánchez(Founder & CEO)inDaniel Echeverri(Founder & CTO)in

WindShape develops modular wind-generation technology (the WindShaper) used for aerodynamic and engineering testing to help customers bring innovations to market.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech

GCGuillaume Catry(Founder)inNicolas Bosson(Founder)in

Wonder Robotics develops autonomous guidance software for drones, providing AI-based navigation, target tracking, precision maneuvering, and real-time obstacle avoidance that reduces dependence on communication links and GPS in complex environments.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics

Co-investorsALAlphaDriveELElron Ventures