The DRONEII Drone Investments Report 2020 provides the most comprehensive outline and analysis of investments into the drone industry. It is based on a thorough study and months of investment monitoring executed by DRONEII. Our analysts conducted primary and secondary research to gather details on over 150 investment deals in 2018.
Chapter 1 introduces the topic of drone investments, defining key stakeholders. This chapter also outlines the DRONEII research approach and methodology when it comes to gathering, analyzing and validating data.
Following the introduction, Chapter 2 delves into commercial drone market investments giving details of investments in the 2008-2019 time period. It provides a breakdown of investments over the years, by drone market segment, sector, type of investment, country and more. The chapter also discusses the top investors into the drone industry over the years.
Building on this information, Chapter 3 provides information on venture capital deals in particular, running through the top 20 VC deals of 2019, as well as breaking VC deals down by market segment for the 2015-2019 time period and discussing how hardware, software and service segments did separately.
Chapter 4 of the report dives deep into mergers & acquisitions, as well as drone partnerships. First it showcases the overall M&A figures within the commercial drone industry. Then it breaks those figures down by drone market segment. This chapter also outlines partnerships of drone companies with both drone and non-drone companies.
Finally, Chapter 5 profiles the top drone companies receiving investments and the top drone company investors of 2019.
This 34-page Drone Investments Report and its .xslx attachments contain global investment trends in the drone industry with comprehensive charts, rankings and infographics. It provides not only the most thorough, but the most up to date analysis and outline of the financial flows within the commercial drone industry.