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DroneSense, Inc.

AUSTIN · Robotics · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on DroneSense, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$4.9M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 37%
Sector rank · raised
Series A
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Feb 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

DroneSense, Inc. looks fair 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 robotics sector profile.

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

Fair
  • Modeled value is 0.97× the median modeled value of Series A Robotics companies in 2016–2018 (7 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (97% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 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.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Robotics

DroneSense, Inc. is one of 327 Robotics companies tracked from AUSTIN. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 64% 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.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
7
Investors (latest)
2015
Year incorporated
2018-02-23
First sale
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$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries A · 2018-02-23 Raised $4.9M (real) Modeled valuation $106M (est)$4.9M$106MSeries A2018

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
Series A$4.9M · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 33%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$106.1M
Base estimate est.
$6.0M
Conservative case
$576.7M
Upside case
$22.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Aa $4.0M–$15M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the robotics sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
22%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
50%
Survival probability
27% low · 68% high
1.46×/yr
Annual markup
1.84×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
robotics
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
8.4 yr
On record since
2018
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 327 companies in Robotics. 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) 0.8× of median
This company$4.9M
Sector median$6.3M
Latest round — vs other Series A rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.8× of median
This company$4.9M
Sector median$6.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 3.1× above median
This company$106.1M
Sector median$34.4M

Raised more than 64% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 80% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series A) 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 #5 of 7.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Autonomic, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.8M · modeled $232.5M (est)Sensei Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $10.0M · modeled $216.1M (est)North American Robotics Corp · Series A Raised $6.9M · modeled $148.6M (est)DroneSeed Co. · Series A Raised $5.1M · modeled $109.5M (est)Prioria Robotics Holdings, Inc. · Series A Raised $13.4M · modeled $16.2M (est)Autonomous Marine Systems, Inc. · Series A Raised $5.8M · modeled $10.4M (est)DroneSense, Inc. (this company) Raised $4.9M · modeled $106.1M (est)DroneSense, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Autonomic, Inc.Series A$10.8M$232.5M2.12×
Sensei Holdings, Inc.Series A$10.0M$216.1M1.97×
North American Robotics CorpSeries A$6.9M$148.6M1.36×
DroneSeed Co.Series A$5.1M$109.5M1.00×
DroneSense, Inc. this companySeries A$4.9M$106.1M0.97×
Prioria Robotics Holdings, Inc.Series A$13.4M$16.2M0.15×
Autonomous Marine Systems, Inc.Series A$5.8M$10.4M0.10×
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.
Series A$4.9M2018-02-23$22.3M$106.1M90%
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. Series A$4.9M2018-02-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 7 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$7.9M
Modeled next size est.range $5.1M$12.6M
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.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Jeff Frank1 other2018-02
Arnab Rana Biswas2018-02
Christopher Eyhorn2018-02
Gerard Juarez2018-02
Registry & provenance

DroneSense, Inc. 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
US
Jurisdiction
1733242
SEC CIK
2015
Incorporated
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Semantically similar

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DroneSeed Co.RoboticsSeries A$109.5M90%
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Droneify Holdings LtdRoboticsPre-Seed$2.6M89%
DroneShield LtdRoboticsSeries B$2.4M88%
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Frequently asked
How much funding has DroneSense, Inc. raised?
DroneSense, Inc. has raised approximately $4.9M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is DroneSense, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for DroneSense, Inc. is approximately $106.1M (modeled range $6.0M–$576.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is DroneSense, Inc. at?
DroneSense, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series A. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Feb 23.
What does DroneSense, Inc. do and where is it based?
DroneSense, Inc. operates in the Robotics sector, based in AUSTIN.
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