Companies · Robotics

DroneShield Ltd

LANE COVE WEST · Robotics · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on DroneShield Ltd — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$26.6M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 16%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Mar 28 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

DroneShield Ltd looks under-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 robotics sector profile.

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

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.00× the median modeled value of Series B Robotics companies in 2016–2018 (5 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
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

DroneShield Ltd is one of 327 Robotics companies tracked from LANE COVE WEST. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 85% of sector peers), and mid-pack 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
2015
Year incorporated
2018-03-28
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$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeries B · 2016-04-01 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $523M (est)Series B2016Series B · 2016-04-01 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $523M (est)Series B2016Series B · 2016-04-01 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $523M (est)Series B2016Series B · 2016-04-01 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $523M (est)Series B2016Series B · 2016-05-11 Raised $3.1M (real) Modeled valuation $73M (est)Series B2016Seed · 2016-05-11 Raised $3.1M (real) Modeled valuation $82M (est)Seed2016Series B · 2016-05-11 Raised $3.1M (real) Modeled valuation $73M (est)Series B2016Series B · 2016-07-01 Raised $448K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)Series B2016Pre-Seed · 2017-10-26 Raised $928K (real) Modeled valuation $31M (est)Pre-Seed2017Series B · 2017-10-26 Raised $928K (real) Modeled valuation $22M (est)Series B2017Series B · 2018-03-28 Raised $100K (real) Modeled valuation $2.4M (est)Series B2018Cumulative $100M

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 B$22.0M · 2016
Series B extension$22.0M · 2016
Series B extension$22.0M · 2016
Series B extension$22.0M · 2016
Series B extension$3.1M · 2016
Bridge · Series B-stage$3.1M · 2016smaller follow-on
Series B extension$3.1M · 2016
Series B extension$448K · 2016
Bridge · Series B-stage$928K · 2017smaller follow-on
Series B extension$928K · 2017
Series B extension$100K · 2018

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 75%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.4M
Base estimate est.
$225K
Conservative case
$9.1M
Upside case
$556K
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the robotics sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $523.0M · 2016-04-012016Series B · modeled $523.0M · 2016-04-01Series B · modeled $523.0M · 2016-04-01Series B · modeled $523.0M · 2016-04-01Series B · modeled $73.4M · 2016-05-11Seed · modeled $82.1M · 2016-05-11Series B · modeled $73.4M · 2016-05-11Series B · modeled $10.6M · 2016-07-01Pre-Seed · modeled $30.6M · 2017-10-26Series B · modeled $22.0M · 2017-10-26Series B · modeled $2.4M · 2018-03-282018
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
61%
Survival probability
41% low · 75% high
1.38×/yr
Annual markup
1.67×/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
2 mo
Avg between rounds
$13.4M/yr
Capital velocity
10.3 yr
On record since
2016
First round
11
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) 4.2× above median
This company$26.6M
Sector median$6.3M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.0× of median
This company$100K
Sector median$20.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$2.4M
Sector median$34.4M

Raised more than 85% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 45% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

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

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Cobalt Robotics Inc. · Series B Raised $53.5M · modeled $873.2M (est)Rethink Robotics, Inc. · Series B Raised $131.2M · modeled $854.8M (est)Clearpath Robotics Inc. · Series B Raised $23.2M · modeled $551.1M (est)IAM Robotics, Inc. · Series B Raised $16.2M · modeled $385.5M (est)DroneShield Ltd (this company) Raised $26.6M · modeled $2.4M (est)DroneShield Ltd
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Cobalt Robotics Inc.Series B$53.5M$873.2M1.58×
Rethink Robotics, Inc.Series B$131.2M$854.8M1.55×
Clearpath Robotics Inc.Series B$23.2M$551.1M1.00×
IAM Robotics, Inc.Series B$16.2M$385.5M0.70×
DroneShield Ltd this companySeries B$26.6M$2.4M0.00×
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 B$22.0M2016-04-01$122.4M$523.0M85%
Series B$22.0M2016-04-01$122.4M$523.0M90%
Series B$22.0M2016-04-01$122.4M$523.0M85%
Series B$22.0M2016-04-01$122.4M$523.0M90%
Series B$3.1M2016-05-11$17.2M$73.4M85%
Seed$3.1M2016-05-11$15.5M$82.1M85%
Series B$3.1M2016-05-11$17.2M$73.4M90%
Series B$448K2016-07-01$2.5M$10.6M85%
Pre-Seed$928K2017-10-26$5.2M$30.6M90%
Series B$928K2017-10-26$5.2M$22.0M90%
Series B$100K2018-03-28$556K$2.4M90%
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 B$22.0M2016-04-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$22.0M2016-04-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$22.0M2016-04-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$22.0M2016-04-01
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$3.1M2016-05-11
    • Came back fast: 1 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 7.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  6. Seed$3.1M2016-05-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  7. Series B$3.1M2016-05-11
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  8. Series B$448K2016-07-01
    • Came back fast: 2 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 6.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
  9. Pre-Seed$928K2017-10-26
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.1× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  10. Series B$928K2017-10-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 3 investors on this round.
  11. Series B$100K2018-03-28
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~14 mo sector norm.
    • Round 9.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2018 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~2mo cadence
$100K
Modeled next size est.range $100K$160K
0.1×
Last step-up
$13.4M/yr
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
James Walker15 other2016-04
Eugene Tablis2 other2016-04
Robert Clisdell2 other2017-10
Peter James1 other2016-04
Bradley Buswell2018-03
James Peter2016-05
Oleg Vornik2016-04
Samantha Ravich2016-04
Winton Willesee2016-04
Registry & provenance

DroneShield Ltd 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
1671541
SEC CIK
2015
Incorporated
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Frequently asked
How much funding has DroneShield Ltd raised?
DroneShield Ltd has raised approximately $26.6M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is DroneShield Ltd's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for DroneShield Ltd is approximately $2.4M (modeled range $225K–$9.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is DroneShield Ltd at?
DroneShield Ltd's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Mar 28.
What does DroneShield Ltd do and where is it based?
DroneShield Ltd operates in the Robotics sector, based in LANE COVE WEST.
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