Milliray

Overview

One-liner

Technology to detect and track small drones

Investors

Y Combinator

Funding round

Seed

Funding notes

YC $500K seed confirmed via Nordic9. Product branded as DroneTector. Team has prior support from UK MoD Defence and Security Accelerator, NATO DIANA, and Royal Academy of Engineering but no additional seed investors identified.

Funding source

https://nordic9.com/news/dronetector-joined-y-combinator-winter-2026/

Why it's interesting

Market trends shaping Milliray

1BVLOS rule expected to unlock commercial drone delivery at scale
2Counter-UAS spending outpacing offensive drone budgets in NATO
3Agriculture and inspection the largest revenue verticals, not delivery
4American-made (NDAA-compliant) drones taking share from DJI in gov work
5Drone-in-a-box autonomy enabling persistent surveillance and security ops
6Maritime and underwater drones emerging as a distinct funding category

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