Startup · United States
DroneUp
HQ Virginia Beach, VirginiaFounded 201651-200 employeesUpdated
We are a technology company built on years of complex airspace management and UAS operations experience.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $74K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- DRONEUP LLC · HFQ8WCGMW9H3 · $74K
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for DroneUp only for the period a subsidiary reported DroneUp as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding9 rounds · $7.5M
- Equity raised
- $7.5M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$8.5M
- Latest
- $950KDebt · Jan 5, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2024 | Debt | $950K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Undisclosed | $240K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Undisclosed | $5.0M | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | Walmart | — | Confirmed |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Debt | ~$6.7M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Seed | $2.3M | — | — | — | Reported |
| 2019 | Debt | $250K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| 2020 | Debt | $590K | — | — | — | Speculative |
- Debt$950KJan 5, 2024
- UndisclosedSpeculative$240KJul 22, 2022
- UndisclosedSpeculative$5.0MNov 23, 2021
- UndisclosedJun 17, 2021
- Series ASpeculativeUndisclosedApr 1, 2021
- Debt~$6.7MFeb 10, 2021
- Seed$2.3MNov 4, 2016
- DebtSpeculative$250K2019
- DebtSpeculative$590K2020
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Technology company with UAS operations and airspace management experience, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Technology company with UAS operations and airspace management experience, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Walker · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO and Founder |
| Anthony Vittone · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Operations Officer |
| Joe Fuller · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Information Officer |
| John Vernon · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Technology Officer |
| Tripp Shannon · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Revenue Officer |
Sources12
Show all 12 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: US”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "8231b9e7-c194-4e13-920b-0f5eba6913fa", "name": "DroneUp"}”
- 3DatabaseDroneUp - Owler company profile
Owler · Supports Organization · country, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: US”
Systems2
- 4CompanyDroneUp
DroneUp · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“We are a technology company built on years of complex airspace management and UAS operations experience.”
- 5CompanyATOMx — DroneUp
DroneUp · Supports System
“# Introducing ATOMx**™** ## Three Core Capabilities (Digital Operational Services) ## ATOMx™ is DroneUp’s platform-level integration and orchestration layer that provides a unified foundation for aligning operational systems across safety, autonomy, and coordination domains. #### Awareness: Trusted Situational Understanding - Cross-domain operational context aggregation - Unified situational context across independent systems - Correlated identity, intent, and status awareness - Shared operational picture for authorized stakeholders”
Funding6
- 6
CB Insights · Nov 23, 2021 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Debt - V”
- 7
Walmart · Jun 17, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“we’re making an investment in DroneUp”
- 8
Supermarket News · Jun 17, 2021 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“Walmart has invested in drone flight services provider DroneUp”
- 9DatabaseDroneUp - Tracxn company profile
Tracxn · Apr 1, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“DroneUp's largest funding round was a Series A round held on Apr 01, 2021”
- 10
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Seed Round, 2016-11-04, USD 2,300,000”
- 11
People1
- 12
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“country: US”
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