When was Dedrone founded?

Dedrone was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Dedrone located?

Dedrone is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Dedrone have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Dedrone is 226.

Is Dedrone a funded company?

Dedrone is a funded company, having raised a total of $130M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 28, 2015.

How much is Dedrone worth?

The last known valuation of Dedrone was $***** as of May 06, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Dedrone?

Dedrone's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jul 13, 2022, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Dedrone rank among its competitors?

Dedrone ranks 12th amongst 178 active competitors, of which 39 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Big Bang Boom Solutions, which secured $171K in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Dedrone?

Dedrone's top competitors include Epirus, D-Fend Solutions and Zen Technologies. Among them, Big Bang Boom Solutions secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Dedrone - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Dedrone is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Rene Seeber, Ingo Seebach and Joerg Lamprecht. It operates as a Provider of AI-based smart airspace security solutions. Dedrone has raised $130M in funding from investors like Axon, Felicis Ventures and Menlo Ventures, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 178 active competitors, including 39 funded and 22 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Epirus, D-Fend Solutions and Zen Technologies.

Company Details

Provider of AI-based smart airspace security solutions. It provides users with RF sensors to detect, identify, and locate various drones in real-time, based on parameters, such as noise, shape, and movement patterns. It also has a machine learning-based drone library to automate the protection of airspaces against unauthorized drones. The sensor can also be coupled with cameras to save images and videos for providing crucial evidence of the threat intrusion.

Website: www.dedrone.com/
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Founded Year

2014

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$130M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jul 13, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on May 06, 2024

Investors

Axon & 19 more

Ranked

12^th among 178 active competitors

Employee Count

226 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Aerial Armor

Similar Companies

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Exit Details

Acquired by Axon (May 06, 2024)

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Dedrone is associated with 5 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Drone Defense Solutions s.r.o. CIN: 07287062 , Czech Republic, Active	Jul 13, 2018	-	-
DEDRONE UK LTD CIN: 15461063 , United Kingdom, Active	Feb 02, 2024	-	-
Dron AZ s.r.o. CIN: 06993516 , Czech Republic, Active	Mar 28, 2018	-	-
Dedrone GmbH CIN: HRB16321 , Germany, Active	Feb 27, 2014	-	48 (As on Dec 31, 2021)
Dedrone Holdings, Inc CIN: 6008421 , United States, Active	Apr 05, 2016	-	-	-

Dedrone got acquired by Axon on May 06, 2024. It was facilitated by Tidal Partners, Sullivan & Cromwell, WilmerHale and 2 more.

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Dedrone has raised a total funding of $130M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 28, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jul 13, 2022 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Dedrone has 11 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Dedrone:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 13, 2022	9230325	Series C	2475736	8811963	3898728	1860249
Dec 17, 2021	6113222	Series C	9797962	4699928	2027892	JC2 Ventures & 6 more
Oct 01, 2020	7565235	Series B	2830164	3350255	TempoCap	Felicis Ventures & 2 more

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The founders of Dedrone are Rene Seeber, Ingo Seebach and Joerg Lamprecht.

Here are the details of Dedrone's key team members:

Rene Seeber: Co-Founder & CTO of Dedrone and founder of 2 other companies, Cobion and JouleX.
Ingo Seebach: Co-Founder & COO of Dedrone.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Joerg Lamprecht: Co-Founder of Dedrone.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Dedrone's employee count trend

Dedrone has 226 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Dedrone's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Dedrone include Epirus, D-Fend Solutions and Zen Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Dedrone, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Epirus 2017, Los Angeles (United States), Series D	Developer of high-power microwave systems for electronic warfare and air defense	$595M	8VC, T. Rowe Price & 31 others	69/100
2nd	D-Fend Solutions 2016, Netanya (Israel), Series C	Developer of counter-drone systems for drone detection and mitigation purposes	$67M	Israel Growth Partners, Claridge Israel & 4 others	66/100
3rd	Zen Technologies 1993, Hyderabad (India), Public	Provider of defence training simulators, combat training centers, and anti-drone systems	-	Emerge Capital, Kotak Mutual Fund & 3 others	65/100
4th	Big Bang Boom Solutions 2018, Chennai (India), Series C	Provider of combat weapon systems	$35.5M	Mumbai Angels, SBI & 83 others	65/100
5th	Fortem Technologies 2016, Provo (United States), Series B	Developer of airspace security and defense solutions for drone threats	$69.1M	DCVC, Toshiba Corporation & 10 others	65/100
6th	DroneShield 2014, Herndon (United States), Public	Provider of AI-powered counter-drone systems	$26.2M	USAGov, Assiya Capital Partners & 2 others	64/100
7th	Indrajaal 2022, Hyderabad (India), Seed	Developer of autonomous, AI-powered counter-unmanned aerial system defense solutions	$7.34M	India Accelerator, Finvolve & 15 others	64/100
8th	CerbAir 2015, Orsay (France), Series A	Provider of technology for real-time detection and neutralization of drones	$7.83M	Boundary Holding, MBDA & 8 others	63/100
9th	Allen Control Systems 2024, Austin (United States), Series A	Provider of counter-drone robotic gun systems for military	$42M	Craft Ventures, Rally Ventures & 3 others	60/100
10th	SkySafe 2015, San Diego (United States), Series B	Provider of cloud-connected drone detection systems	$49M	Andreessen Horowitz, Kingfisher Investment Advisors ... & 20 others	60/100
12th	Dedrone 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-based smart airspace security solutions	$130M	Deep Learning, JC2 Ventures & 18 others	55/100