Drones continue to attract investor interest from venture capital, corporate VCs, and other funding sources. Here’s the list of the top drone investors by number of investments. While VCs dominate the investing category by dollars, angels, and accelerators account for a large number of funded deals.
Investor Name | Investor Type | Number of Investments |
Sequoia Capital | Venture Capital | 1,303 |
500 Startups | Accelerator | 1,279 |
Y Combinator | Accelerator | 1,197 |
New Enterprise Associates | Venture Capital | 1,187 |
Accel Partners | Venture Capital | 991 |
Techstars | Accelerator | 652 |
Lightspeed Venture Partners | Venture Capital | 516 |
Battery Ventures | Venture Capital | 503 |
Andreessen Horowitz | Venture Capital | 493 |
General Catalyst Partners | Venture Capital | 465 |
Startupbootcamp | Accelerator | 370 |
Union Square Ventures | Venture Capital | 217 |
Social Capital | Venture Capital | 190 |
Sherpa Capital | Venture Capital | 115 |
GE Ventures | Venture Capital | 112 |
Peter Thiel | Angel | 92 |
Xiaomi | Venture Capital | 18 |
Daimler | Corporate Venture Capital | 16 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions | Venture Capital | 3 |
DJI | Venture Capital | 2 |