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Cape Town · Africa · Robotics
Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on UAV Industries — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.→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.
No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.
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.
As reported in public records reported — not modeled.
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.
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.
Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.
Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seed — a 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.
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.
Raised more than 46% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 58% of peers (estimate).
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.
| Company | Stage | Raised · real | Value · est | vs peer med. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KinderLab Robotics, Inc. | Pre-Seed | $1.0M | $33.0M | 2.30× |
| Drone Energy, LLC | Pre-Seed | $930K | $30.7M | 2.14× |
| Riptide Autonomous Solutions, LLC | Pre-Seed | $1.1M | $25.5M | 1.78× |
| Drone Amplified, Inc. | Pre-Seed | $940K | $19.8M | 1.38× |
| Apollo Robotic Systems Inc. | Pre-Seed | $500K | $16.5M | 1.15× |
| UAV Industries this company | Pre-Seed | $499K | $16.5M | 1.15× |
| RoBotany Ltd. | Pre-Seed | $751K | $14.9M | 1.04× |
| Trexo Robotics Inc. | Pre-Seed | $570K | $14.9M | 1.04× |
| Gamma 2 Robotics, Inc | Pre-Seed | $418K | $13.8M | 0.96× |
| Ricker Lyman Robotic Company, Inc | Pre-Seed | $415K | $13.7M | 0.96× |
| NextShift Robotics Inc. | Pre-Seed | $1.2M | $13.1M | 0.91× |
| Kraken Robotics Inc. | Pre-Seed | $553K | $8.7M | 0.61× |
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.
| Stage | Amount · real | Announced | Post-money · est | Value · est | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | $499K | 2017-10-24 | $2.8M | $16.5M | 45% |
Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.
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.
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.
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.
| Company | Sector | Stage | Raised · real | Value · est | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Robotic Systems Inc. | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $500K | $16.5M | same sector · same stage |
| Kraken Robotics Inc. | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $553K | $8.7M | same sector · same stage |
| Trexo Robotics Inc. | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $570K | $14.9M | same sector · same stage |
| Hybrid Robotics, Inc. | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $422K | $929K | same sector · same stage |
| Artimus Robotics Inc. | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $594K | $18.9M | same sector · same stage |
| Gamma 2 Robotics, Inc | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $418K | $13.8M | same sector · same stage |
| Ricker Lyman Robotic Company, Inc | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $415K | $13.7M | same sector · same stage |
| Van Robotics, Inc. | Robotics | Pre-Seed | $603K | $19.9M | same sector · same stage |
Public records name issuer insiders, not the funds in a round — these investor links come from corroborating sources.
| Firm | Round | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glenheim’s | Pre-Seed | 55% |
| Glenheim Venture Capital Company | Pre-Seed | 55% |
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