California

Passive optical sensor mesh that tracks drones and missiles in 3D without radar.

Dock-based unmanned airplanes that patrol pipeline rights-of-way, sold by the mile.

Autonomous heavy-lift robots that install panels on utility-scale solar farms.

Counter-drone interceptors, shared airspace awareness and operator training for small units.

Powered hip exoskeletons that help soldiers carry heavy loads farther.

Simulation, flight software and an open flight computer for drones, satellites and other autonomous systems.

Solar-powered autonomous aircraft that stay above 60,000 feet for weeks.

Autonomous interceptor drones in sealed boxes, offered to critical sites as a protection subscription.

A crew of cooperating robots that install panels on solar farms.

Warehouse robots for picking, loading and palletizing, paid for by the pick.

3D-printing production platforms for mission-critical parts.

Video transmission and streaming for UAVs and ground robotics.

Advanced materials for defense and aerospace.

Power distribution systems for modern military operations.

Drone propulsion and power components.

Automated factories that produce defense and aerospace parts.

Composite manufacturing for lightweight aerospace and defense parts.

On-demand composite parts for aerospace and defense.

Optical wireless communication that uses diffused laser light instead of radio.

Software-driven wire harness manufacturing.

Dealer and integrator selling enterprise drones, payloads and software to public safety, utility and survey teams.

Radio-control hobby retailer with a store in Chico, California, that sells drones, FPV racing quads and parts online.

San Diego seller of camera, FPV and enterprise drones that also makes the Map Pilot Pro mapping app.

Enterprise drone dealer that equips police, fire, search and rescue, farm and inspection drone programs.

San Diego online FPV drone store that sells parts and gear from many makers and develops some of its own.

Family-owned online store that sells FPV drones, parts and kits, with curbside pickup in Chatsworth, California.

Veteran-owned reseller to government and business buyers, with drones among its safety and tactical products.

San Diego engineering firm that designs, prototypes and tests robots and robotic subsystems.

Independent aviation insurance agency in San Mateo that has insured drone operators since 2014.

Native Hawaiian-owned 8(a) construction and engineering contractor whose Kekoa division integrates UAS and counter-UAS.

Design-risk reviews and U.S. manufacturing readiness for hardware teams, including robotics and autonomous systems.

Investor in Westmag, Stark and Nominal.

Investor in Westmag, Chariot Defense, Castelion and Anduril.

Investor in Smack Technologies and Tenna Systems.

Investor in Allen Control Systems and HYFIX.

Investor in Aurelius Systems, Scout AI and Natilus.

Investor in True Anomaly and Arc Boat Company.

Investor in Heaviside Industries and Singularity.

Venture investor in national security tech; backed SiFly Aviation and Star Catcher.

Nonprofit lender offering small business term loans, SBA 7(a) loans and equipment leasing to businesses in 44 states.

Nonprofit SBA 504 and community lender in Ontario, California, certified to lend in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Caltrans' drone program, which coordinates drone use by contractors and consultants on current Caltrans projects.