70 Drone Companies to Watch in 2017

[kevinm]

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UAV Coach just came out with their top drone companies to watch in 2017, including DJI of course. Are there any companies people feel should be on here but aren't? I think Skydio is a company people could be sleeping on (link to an obstacle avoidance demo of theirs). I also would have liked to see some "anti-drone" companies like Dedrone since there is clearly a demand for anti-drone systems.

 

[eatpasta]

70? damm!

How many of them have been crowd-funded/kickstarted and will disappear within a year?

 

[kevinm]

@eatpasta ha! Looks like this year's list is much less crowd-funded oriented than last year. That said, still a lot of startups in the group that may not see next year.

 

[eatpasta]

@eatpasta ha! Looks like this year's list is much less crowd-funded oriented than last year. That said, still a lot of startups in the group that may not see next year.

well with things as promising looking as the Lily drone not making it to production, I can only imagine how many others that are out there...

 

[kevinm]

well with things as promising looking as the Lily drone not making it to production, I can only imagine how many others that are out there...

Very true. The unfortunate reality is that most startups fail, even the most promising ones.