Our vision is to contribute to the development of drone and air mobility technologies that are beneficial to society. DRONE FUND has invested in startups specializing in all areas of drone technology and air mobility. Well known Japanese companies and Investors have participated in our fund as LP investors.
Location: Japan, Tokyo
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2018
Investors 2
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| - | Canal Vent... | canal-v.co... |
| - | FFG Ventur... | ffg-ventur... |
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| 19.11.2025 | A $16M round and key milestones strengthen Sunflower Labs’s position | Based in Zurich and San Francisco with a team of seven, Sunflower Labs builds autonomous security systems that combine precision hardware with intelligent software. Their product Beehive is the only fully autonomous, AI-powered drone secur... |
| 07.11.2025 | Autonomous Security Drones Soar: Sunflower Labs Secures $16M, Gains Full FAA BVLOS Approval | Sunflower Labs secured $16M Series B funding, led by Sequoia Capital. The company also achieved nationwide FAA approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. A new interactive property configuration tool launched. The Be... |
| 04.11.2025 | Sunflower Labs: $16 Million Series B Raised To Advance Autonomous Security Drones | Sunflower Labs, a pioneer in autonomous aerial security technology, announced three major milestones that strengthen its position as a leader in automated security: nationwide FAA approval for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations,... |
| 04.11.2025 | Sunflower Labs Closes $16M Series B Funding | Sunflower Labs, the San Carlos, CA-based creator of the Beehive autonomous security drone system, closed a $16m Series B funding round. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Alarm.com, DRONE FUND, Gentian Investments,... |
| 24.07.2025 | Japan’s SORA joins Africa’s $12 billion fight against malaria with AI-powered drones | SORA Technology, a Japanese drone-based solutions and aerial technology provider, is expanding its operations to Nigeria and 14 other African countries in a sweeping push to curb malaria using AI-powered drones. Starting August 25, the firm... |
| 30.06.2025 | Wingcopter Raises Funding | Wingcopter, a Weiterstadt, Germany-based drone technology company, raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The round was led by Nordic Secondary Fund as well as European Investment Bank. The company intends to use the funds to expand opera... |
| 24.01.2024 | DRONE FUND DRONE FUND invests in Proxima Technology, which aims to democratize model predictive control | - |
| 24.01.2024 | DRONE FUND DRONE FUND invests in Proxima Technology, which aims to democratize model predictive control | DRONE FUND DRONE FUND invests in Proxima Technology, which aims to democratize model predictive control …… DRONE FUND Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representatives: Kotaro Chiba, Soki Ohmae, hereinafter referred to as DRONE FUN... |
| 25.10.2023 | DRONE FUNDが、製品設計におけるCAE解析ソフトウェアを開発するRICOSへの出資を実行 | DRONE FUND株式会社（本社：東京都渋谷区、代表：千葉 功太郎、大前 創希、以下：DRONE FUND）は、株式会社RICOS（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役：井原 遊、以下：RICOS）へ、3号ファンド（正式名称：DRONE FUND 3号投資事業有限責任組合）からの出資を実行しました。 【今回の投資について】 RICOS は製品設計におけるCAE（Computer Aided Engineering）解析ソフトウェアを開発するスタートアップです。AIを用いた独自... |
| 21.04.2021 | Robotic Skies Drone Maintenance Firm Receives Investment From Japan-Based DRONE FUND | Robotic Skies drone technician With the investment from DRONE FUND, we will continue to develop our marketplace, providing drone operators around the world with professional maintenance and repair services through our network of highly trai... |
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