When was 3D Robotics founded?

3D Robotics was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is 3D Robotics located?

3D Robotics is headquartered in Berkeley, United States. It is registered at 507-C,Ecstasy,Business park City Of Joy,J S D Road,Mulund(W), Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400080.

Which legal entities is 3D Robotics associated with?

3D Robotics is associated with 3D FOUNDRY TECH PRIVATE LIMITED.

How many employees does 3D Robotics have?

As of Feb 28, 2026, the latest employee count at 3D Robotics is 117.

Is 3D Robotics a funded company?

3D Robotics is a funded company, having raised a total of $179M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Nov 05, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of 3D Robotics?

3D Robotics' latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Apr 27, 2017, with participation from 5 investors.

What is the annual revenue of 3D Robotics?

Annual revenue of 3D Robotics is ₹1.1Cr as on Mar 31, 2025.

Where does 3D Robotics rank among its competitors?

3D Robotics ranks 7th amongst 167 active competitors, of which 30 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors.

Who are the top competitors of 3D Robotics?

3D Robotics' top competitors include Shield AI, DroneDeploy and PrecisionHawk. Among them, 3D Robotics secured the most recent funding round in April, 2017.

3D Robotics - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

3D Robotics manufactures both consumer and commercial drones for photography, inspection,surveying and other purposes. UAV products includes Solo, a smartphone controlled camera based intelligent drone; IRIS+, an easy-to-use fully autonomous (follow me technology based) small drone. Developed Pixhawk, an open source autopilot system which is utilized in the drones it develops. It is the manufacturing arm of the DIY Drones community at diydrones.com. Has offices in Berkeley, San Diego and manufacturing operations in Guangzhou, China. The company is also developing business applications in data analysis, mapping, 3D modeling and more for agriculture, construction, infrastructure and ecological study. In 2014, it acquired the company Sifteo.

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Registered Address: 507-C,Ecstasy,Business park City Of Joy,J S D Road,Mulund(W), Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400080

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

Berkeley, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$179M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Apr 27, 2017, $*****

Investors

O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures & 18 more

Ranked

7^th among 167 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹1.1Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

117 as on Feb 28, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Sifteo

Similar Companies

DroneDeploy & 194 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Kitty Hawk (Jun 11, 2021)

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3D Robotics is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
3D FOUNDRY TECH PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900MH2010PTC204311 , India, Active	Jun 16, 2010	$130K (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-

3D Robotics got acquired by Kitty Hawk on Jun 11, 2021.

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3D Robotics has raised a total funding of $179M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 05, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Apr 27, 2017 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. 3D Robotics has 19 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of 3D Robotics:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 27, 2017	3410282	Series D	5646177	6944963	2369255	4782442
Jun 01, 2016	9356341	Series C	5369042	9240490	2657341	2742301
Apr 16, 2015	6898863	Series C	1571720	8927050	Qualcomm Ventures	Foundry & 3 more

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The founders of 3D Robotics are Chris Anderson and Jordi Munoz.

Here are the details of 3D Robotics' key team members:

Chris Anderson: Former Co-Founder & CEO of 3D Robotics and founder of 2 other companies, DroneKit and 3D Robotics.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jordi Munoz: Co-Founder of 3D Robotics and founder of 1 other company.

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3D Robotics' employee count trend

3D Robotics has 117 employees as of Feb 26. Here is 3D Robotics's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of 3D Robotics include Shield AI, DroneDeploy and PrecisionHawk. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of 3D Robotics, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Shield AI 2015, San Diego (United States), Series F	Developer of AI fighter jet pilot and manufacturer of autonomous drones for surveillance and patrolling	$1.17B	U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Snowpoint Ventures ... & 26 others	71/100
2nd	DroneDeploy 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of a cloud software platform for commercial drones	$142M	AngelPad, Energize Capital & 16 others	70/100
3rd	PrecisionHawk 2010, Raleigh (United States), Acquired	Provider of geospatial analytics solutions for aerial data	$137M	Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures ... & 19 others	66/100
4th	XTEND 2018, Florida (United States), Series B	Developer of AI-assisted tactical unmanned aerial systems for military use	$90M	Chartered High Tech, Xcelerator Ninja & 19 others	62/100
5th	Airobotics 2014, Scottsdale (United States), Acquired	Provider of designing and developing solutions for industrial drones	$101M	OurCrowd, Lanchi Venture Capital & 12 others	58/100
6th	Near Space Labs 2016, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Provider of balloon-based imaging services	$33.1M	Crosslink Capital, Bold Capital Partners ... & 17 others	55/100
7th	3D Robotics 2009, Berkeley (United States), Acquired	Developer of consumer and commercial drones & autopilot systems	$179M	J.F. Shea Co, Mosaic Ventures & 17 others	59/100
8th	Near Earth Autonomy 2012, Pittsburgh (United States), Series B	Provides flight-proven core technologies to the aerospace industry	$18M	Kaman, National Science Foundation & 2 others	55/100
9th	Sunflower Labs 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-driven home security solutions using smart lighting and drones	$22.1M	General Catalyst, Stanley Ventures & 8 others	54/100
10th	Emesent 2018, Brisbane (Australia), Series A	Provider of aerial-based earth imaging and mapping solutions	$23M	Perennial, In-Q-Tel & 5 others	50/100