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Aerobotics

SA · Africa · AI / ML · founded 2014

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Aerobotics — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$600K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 32%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Aug 03 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aerobotics looks over-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the ai/ml sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.33× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed AI / ML companies in 2016–2018 (20 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

1 Investor
Where it sits in AI / ML

Aerobotics is one of 2067 AI / ML companies tracked from SA, Africa, on record since 2014. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 69% of sector peers), and in the upper tier by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

SA’s Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund 0 By Tom Jackson on August 3, 2017 News , Southern Africa South African aerial data analytics specialist Aerobotics has secured ZAR8 million (US$602,000) in seed funding from Cape Town-based based VC firm 4Di and Kenya’s Savannah Fund. Launched in Cape Town in 2014 by James Paterson and Benji Meltzer, Aerobotics has developed data analytics platform Aeroview, which uses satellites, drones and artificial intelligence to help farmers optimise crop performance and reduce input costs.

SA’s Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund 0 By Tom Jackson on August 3, 2017 News , Southern Africa South African aerial data analytics specialist Aerobotics has secured ZAR8 million (US$602,000) in seed funding from Cape Town-based based VC firm 4Di and Kenya’s Savannah Fund. Launched in Cape Town in 2014 by James Paterson and Benji Meltzer, Aerobotics has developed data analytics platform Aeroview, which uses satellites, drones and artificial intelligence to help farmers optimise crop performance and reduce input costs.

ai/mldata/analytics

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

ZA
Jurisdiction
1
Investors (latest)
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$13M$25M$38M$50MPre-Seed · 2017-08-03 Raised $600K (real) Modeled valuation $33M (est)$600K$33MPre-Seed2017

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$600K · 2017

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$33.1M
Base estimate est.
$392K
Conservative case
$375.4M
Upside case
$3.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the ai/ml sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 54% high
1.80×/yr
Annual markup
2.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
ai/ml
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
8.9 yr
On record since
2017
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2067 companies in AI / ML. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$600K
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.7× above median
This company$600K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.2× above median
This company$33.1M
Sector median$27.9M

Raised more than 69% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 82% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #4 of 20.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Downstream.ai, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $920K · modeled $50.8M (est)Magic AI Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $674K · modeled $37.2M (est)Animated Intelligence, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $615K · modeled $33.9M (est)Faire Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $575K · modeled $31.7M (est)SAM AI, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $506K · modeled $27.9M (est)Lore LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $381K · modeled $21.0M (est)Mercantile AI Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $301K · modeled $16.6M (est)Kenzai Intelligent Systems Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $300K · modeled $16.6M (est)Glia Intelligence Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $266K · modeled $14.7M (est)G360 Intelligence, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $13.8M (est)XLabs AI LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $250K · modeled $13.8M (est)Aerobotics (this company) Raised $600K · modeled $33.1M (est)Aerobotics
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Downstream.ai, Inc.Pre-Seed$920K$50.8M3.57×
Magic AI CorpPre-Seed$674K$37.2M2.61×
Animated Intelligence, Inc.Pre-Seed$615K$33.9M2.38×
Aerobotics this companyPre-Seed$600K$33.1M2.33×
Faire Inc.Pre-Seed$575K$31.7M2.23×
SAM AI, Inc.Pre-Seed$506K$27.9M1.96×
Lore LLCPre-Seed$381K$21.0M1.48×
Mercantile AI CorpPre-Seed$301K$16.6M1.17×
Kenzai Intelligent Systems Inc.Pre-Seed$300K$16.6M1.16×
Glia Intelligence Inc.Pre-Seed$266K$14.7M1.03×
G360 Intelligence, Inc.Pre-Seed$250K$13.8M0.97×
XLabs AI LLCPre-Seed$250K$13.8M0.97×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$600K2017-08-03$3.3M$33.1M45%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$600K2017-08-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$960K
Modeled next size est.range $624K$1.5M
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Registry & provenance

Aerobotics is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
ZA
Jurisdiction
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

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Animated Intelligence, Inc.AI / MLPre-Seed$615K$33.9Msame sector · same stage
Faire Inc.AI / MLPre-Seed$575K$31.7Msame sector · same stage
Intelligent Surveillance CorpAI / MLPre-Seed$575K$4.8Msame sector · same stage
Sharely.ai, Inc.AI / MLPre-Seed$575K$5.3Msame sector · same stage
Gaingels Josh AI LLCAI / MLPre-Seed$648K$5.2Msame sector · same stage
Investors

Public records name issuer insiders, not the funds in a round — these investor links come from corroborating sources.

FirmRoundConfidence
Savannah FundPre-Seed55%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Aerobotics raised?
Aerobotics has raised approximately $600K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Aerobotics's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Aerobotics is approximately $33.1M (modeled range $392K–$375.4M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Aerobotics at?
Aerobotics's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Aug 03.
What does Aerobotics do and where is it based?
Aerobotics operates in the AI / ML sector, based in SA, Africa. SA’s Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund 0 By Tom Jackson on August 3, 2017 News , Southern Africa South African aerial data analytics specialist Aerobotics has secured ZAR8 million (US$602,000) in seed funding from Cape Town-based based VC firm 4Di and Kenya’s Savannah Fund. Launched in Cape Town in 2014 by James Paterson and Benji Meltzer, Aerobotics has developed data analytics platform Aeroview, which uses satellites, drones and artificial intelligence to help farmers optimise crop performance and reduce input costs.
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