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UAV Industries

Cape Town · Africa · Robotics

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$499K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 55%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Oct 24 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

UAV Industries 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 1.15× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Robotics companies in 2016–2018 (16 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (115% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 8.7 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.

2 Investors
Where it sits in Robotics

UAV Industries is one of 327 Robotics companies tracked from Cape Town, Africa. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 46% 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.

Cape Town drone company UAV Industries raises $499k 0 By Tom Jackson on October 24, 2017 News , Southern Africa Cape Town-based drone operator UAV Industries has raised ZAR6.84 million (US$499,000) in funding from Glenheim Venture Capital Company, the first direct investment made by Glenheim’s Section 12J fund. Launched three years ago, UAV Industries offers drone training and leasing services, and has seen 300 per cent year-on-year growth off the back of a multi-million rand turnover.

Cape Town drone company UAV Industries raises $499k 0 By Tom Jackson on October 24, 2017 News , Southern Africa Cape Town-based drone operator UAV Industries has raised ZAR6.84 million (US$499,000) in funding from Glenheim Venture Capital Company, the first direct investment made by Glenheim’s Section 12J fund. Launched three years ago, UAV Industries offers drone training and leasing services, and has seen 300 per cent year-on-year growth off the back of a multi-million rand turnover.

robotics

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

ZA
Jurisdiction
2
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2017-10-24 Raised $499K (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)$499K$16MPre-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$499K · 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
$16.5M
Base estimate est.
$299K
Conservative case
$186.8M
Upside case
$2.8M
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 robotics 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.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.67×/yr
Annual markup
2.27×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
8.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
robotics
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
8.7 yr
On record since
2017
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) 0.1× of median
This company$499K
Sector median$6.3M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$499K
Sector median$318K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.5× of median
This company$16.5M
Sector median$34.4M

Raised more than 46% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 58% 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 #6 of 16.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)KinderLab Robotics, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $33.0M (est)Drone Energy, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $930K · modeled $30.7M (est)Riptide Autonomous Solutions, LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.1M · modeled $25.5M (est)Drone Amplified, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $940K · modeled $19.8M (est)Apollo Robotic Systems Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $500K · modeled $16.5M (est)RoBotany Ltd. · Pre-Seed Raised $751K · modeled $14.9M (est)Trexo Robotics Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $570K · modeled $14.9M (est)Gamma 2 Robotics, Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $418K · modeled $13.8M (est)Ricker Lyman Robotic Company, Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $415K · modeled $13.7M (est)NextShift Robotics Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.2M · modeled $13.1M (est)Kraken Robotics Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $553K · modeled $8.7M (est)UAV Industries (this company) Raised $499K · modeled $16.5M (est)UAV Industries
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
KinderLab Robotics, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$33.0M2.30×
Drone Energy, LLCPre-Seed$930K$30.7M2.14×
Riptide Autonomous Solutions, LLCPre-Seed$1.1M$25.5M1.78×
Drone Amplified, Inc.Pre-Seed$940K$19.8M1.38×
Apollo Robotic Systems Inc.Pre-Seed$500K$16.5M1.15×
UAV Industries this companyPre-Seed$499K$16.5M1.15×
RoBotany Ltd.Pre-Seed$751K$14.9M1.04×
Trexo Robotics Inc.Pre-Seed$570K$14.9M1.04×
Gamma 2 Robotics, IncPre-Seed$418K$13.8M0.96×
Ricker Lyman Robotic Company, IncPre-Seed$415K$13.7M0.96×
NextShift Robotics Inc.Pre-Seed$1.2M$13.1M0.91×
Kraken Robotics Inc.Pre-Seed$553K$8.7M0.61×
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$499K2017-10-24$2.8M$16.5M45%
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$499K2017-10-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 2 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$798K
Modeled next size est.range $519K$1.3M
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

UAV Industries 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.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Apollo Robotic Systems Inc.RoboticsPre-Seed$500K$16.5Msame sector · same stage
Kraken Robotics Inc.RoboticsPre-Seed$553K$8.7Msame sector · same stage
Trexo Robotics Inc.RoboticsPre-Seed$570K$14.9Msame sector · same stage
Hybrid Robotics, Inc.RoboticsPre-Seed$422K$929Ksame sector · same stage
Artimus Robotics Inc.RoboticsPre-Seed$594K$18.9Msame sector · same stage
Gamma 2 Robotics, IncRoboticsPre-Seed$418K$13.8Msame sector · same stage
Ricker Lyman Robotic Company, IncRoboticsPre-Seed$415K$13.7Msame sector · same stage
Van Robotics, Inc.RoboticsPre-Seed$603K$19.9Msame sector · same stage
Investors

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

FirmRoundConfidence
Glenheim’sPre-Seed55%
Glenheim Venture Capital CompanyPre-Seed55%
Frequently asked
How much funding has UAV Industries raised?
UAV Industries has raised approximately $499K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is UAV Industries's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for UAV Industries is approximately $16.5M (modeled range $299K–$186.8M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is UAV Industries at?
UAV Industries's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Oct 24.
What does UAV Industries do and where is it based?
UAV Industries operates in the Robotics sector, based in Cape Town, Africa. Cape Town drone company UAV Industries raises $499k 0 By Tom Jackson on October 24, 2017 News , Southern Africa Cape Town-based drone operator UAV Industries has raised ZAR6.84 million (US$499,000) in funding from Glenheim Venture Capital Company, the first direct investment made by Glenheim’s Section 12J fund. Launched three years ago, UAV Industries offers drone training and leasing services, and has seen 300 per cent year-on-year growth off the back of a multi-million rand turnover.
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