Investors / Japan / DRONE FUND
DRONE FUND
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
DRONE FUND is a venture capital firm specialized in drones and air mobility, investing in startups across hardware, software, core technologies and services. It also runs an entrepreneur community platform called Chiba Dojo and supports portfolio companies with management assistance and public policy activities.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsdronesair mobilityroboticsautonomous systemsdeep techinfrastructure
Your fit with DRONE FUND
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Or find every investor that fitsDRONE FUND lists 52 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (49%), Industrial & Manufacturing (18%) and Robotics & Hardware (6%). 78% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, Incubate Fund and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name DRONE FUND, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not DRONE FUND's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 52. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundDRONE FUND does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 67% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 85th | 52 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 66th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 82th | 49% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 49% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 18% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 6% | 1% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 6% | 15% |
| Media & Entertainment | 3% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 3% | 6% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 2% | 3% |
| Consumer | 2% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 4 |
| Incubate Fund | 3 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital | 3 |
| Nabtesco Technology Ventures | 3 |
| Spiral Capital | 3 |
| Canal Ventures | 2 |
| DBJ Capital | 2 |
| DG Incubation | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5198%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare DRONE FUND head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with DRONE FUND| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Series B |
Round details for DRONE FUND
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in DRONE FUND's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
52 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company has offices in Osaka, Tokyo, and Hiroshima. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Aerodyne is a DT3 enterprise solutions provider, leading the global tech curve in the use of drone data and AI-powered analytics to resolve complex industrial challenges | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides various products and services for agriculture, including software, hardware, and consulting services. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and implements smart agriculture technologies, including AI and robotics, to improve farming efficiency and sustainability. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ALVA Industries develops and manufactures next-generation electric motor technology for various industries. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ANSeeN Inc. develops and manufactures X-ray imaging sensors and other related products. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| BIRD INITIATIVE supports the creation of new businesses for large companies through collaborative R&D and business development processes. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company promotes automation and digital transformation of businesses using drones and robots | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces robotic surveying equipment and construction layout robots for infrastructure projects. | Robotics & HardwareConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| CuboRex develops and sells robotic crawler platforms and related products | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | |||
| Drone Japan provides various services including drone engineering education, development support, consulting, and agricultural services | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| DroneDeploy provides reality capture, robotics, and AI solutions to understand and analyze the built world | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and integrates UAV hardware, software, and cloud platforms to support medical logistics, rural healthcare, and disaster response missions. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| FaroStar develops and provides various solutions including transportation systems and surveillance technologies | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| FLIGHTS develops new technology to utilize 3D data in the construction industry | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company conducts research, planning, development, and operation related to flying cars and drones. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and sells underwater drones and provides inspection services using these drones. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Geolonia provides geographic information technology and open-source solutions to solve social challenges. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Griff Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures heavy-lift unmanned aerial systems | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- dronefund.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 4 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 52
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