# DroneDeploy

> DroneDeploy sells cloud software and capture services that turn drone imagery, 360-degree walkthroughs and robotic inspections into maps, models and searchable site records. Construction and asset operations teams use it to measure work, compare conditions and investigate issues. Procore acquired the company for approximately $845 million in cash in September 2026.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Winn (CEO and co-founder), Nicholas Pilkington (CTO and co-founder), Jono Millin (Chief Data Officer and co-founder)
- **Products:** DroneDeploy Aerial, DroneDeploy Ground, Dock Automation, Robotics, Progress AI
- **Notable:** Reported break-even in September 2025., Reported use on over 3 million sites in 180 countries in 2026., Completed the StructionSite acquisition on November 4, 2022.

## Products & services

- **DroneDeploy Aerial** — Flight planning, cloud photogrammetry, maps, 3D models, thermal outputs, measurements and design comparisons.
- **DroneDeploy Ground** — 360-degree walkthroughs, photo documentation and drawing-linked site records; Ground Pro adds mobile 3D scans and reconstructed 3D walks.
- **Dock Automation** — Schedules and manages supported docked drone missions, capture, upload and processing.
- **Robotics** — Remote management and automated inspection workflows for supported ground robots and other robotic systems.
- **Progress AI** — Analyzes imagery for work-in-place and trade-level construction progress without requiring a BIM model.
- **Safety AI** — Flags visible potential safety hazards from captured imagery for review and correction.
- **Data on Demand** — Capture services for customers who need site data without running their own pilot and hardware program.
- **DroneDeploy Firewall** — Secure routing and endpoint controls for docked drone data.

## Achievements

- Reported break-even in September 2025.
- Reported use on over 3 million sites in 180 countries in 2026.
- Completed the StructionSite acquisition on November 4, 2022.
- Acquired Rocos in 2021 to extend robotic automation.
- Procore completed its acquisition of DroneDeploy September 9, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Procore closed the approximately $845 million cash acquisition on September 9.
- **2026-07** — Procore announced its agreement to acquire DroneDeploy on July 29.
- **2026-05** — PCL expanded its reality-capture partnership across its 1,000-plus active-project portfolio.
- **2025-09** — DroneDeploy announced break-even and $15 million in strategic funding for AI and robotics.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dronedeploy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronedeploy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DroneDeploy
- GitHub: https://github.com/dronedeploy
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dronedeploysf
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dronedeploy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dronedeploy

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Last updated: 2026-10-02