Darkhive

Current leadership (1)

• John Goodson Co-Founder & CEO

Safety record

No incidents on record for Darkhive.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Peer companies

• Anduril Industries7 models
• DJI7 models
• Amazon4 models
• Autel Robotics4 models
• Teledyne FLIR4 models
• AeroVironment3 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Partnerships (2)

• Pentagon x Darkhive 49.7M drone contract with Pentagondeployment
• Darkhive x Pentagon APFIT with Pentagondeployment

Funding rounds (1)

• Series B2026-06-01

  $30M(reported)

Sources (1)

1. https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/pentagon-drone-darkhive-military-war-contract/ ↗

Common questions

What is Darkhive?

Darkhive is a US-based autonomous drone company developing small unmanned aircraft for defense and public safety, providing autonomous surveillance and reconnaissance drones for military and first responder applications.

What does Darkhive make?

Darkhive has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Darkhive Autonomous Drone, Darkhive Drone (Darkhive builds physical robots).

Is Darkhive publicly traded?

No. Darkhive is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Darkhive?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Darkhive building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

Where is Darkhive headquartered?

Darkhive is headquartered in United States.