Company
Dedrone
[Dedrone](https://www.dedrone.com) (now Dedrone by Axon) is a global leader in smart airspace security and counter-drone (C-UAS) technology, founded in 2014.
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Sterling, Virginia, USA
- Status
- active
Funding
$30.0M
Overview
Dedrone (now Dedrone by Axon) is a global leader in smart airspace security and counter-drone (C-UAS) technology, founded in 2014. The company's AI-powered platform detects, identifies, and mitigates drone threats across military, airport, stadium, prison, and critical infrastructure environments. Acquired by Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) in October 2024, Dedrone has protected venues including the IndyCar Grand Prix and is deployed at airports, stadiums, and correctional facilities worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Aaditya Devarakonda
Acquired by
Axon
Products
Counter-drone detection and mitigation systems
Founder
Ingo Seebach
Parent
Axon Enterprise (acquired October 2024)
Total funding
$130M+ over 8 rounds
Customers
Airports, stadiums, prisons, military, critical infrastructure
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Ingo Seebach Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Ingo Seebachcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Dedrone.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Dedrone in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- Axon acquires Dedrone with Axoninvestmentconcluded
Funding rounds (1)
- Series C-12022-07-12
$30M(reported)
Investors: Axon
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Dedrone?
- Dedrone (now Dedrone by Axon) is a global leader in smart airspace security and counter-drone (C-UAS) technology, founded in 2014. The company's AI-powered platform detects, identifies, and mitigates drone threats across military, airport, stadium, prison, and critical infrastructure environments. Acquired by Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) in October 2024, Dedrone has protected venues including the IndyCar Grand Prix and is deployed at airports, stadiums, and correctional facilities worldwide.
- What does Dedrone make?
- Dedrone has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Dedrone builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.
- Is Dedrone publicly traded?
- Dedrone is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Dedrone headquartered?
- Dedrone is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, USA.
- How much funding has Dedrone raised?
- Dedrone has raised approximately $30M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Is Dedrone a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Dedrone ranks in roughly the top 33% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Dedrone founded?
- Dedrone was founded in 2014.
- Is Dedrone safe?
- Dedrone has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Dedrone.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Dedrone from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Dedrone Holdings - Wikipedia
Axon Enterprise completed the acquisition of Dedrone in October 2024, with founder Ingo Seebach having established the company in 2014.
Axon to acquire Dedrone, accelerating the next generation of drone solutions
Axon Enterprise announced its agreement to acquire Dedrone, the counter-drone airspace security company, to expand its public safety technology portfolio.
Dedrone Closes 0 Million Series C-1 Financing
Dedrone closed a 0M Series C-1 round led by Axon, building on its 0.5M Series C from December 2021, bringing total funding to 30M+.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dedrone.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dedrone/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/106ed07d-3a27-4ff5-bec3-1fb697f4a3a0
- Revision history: /companies/dedrone/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
13.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Market Presence
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 8, 2026
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