Dedrone
Dedrone by Axon sells drone detection and mitigation systems to government, military and commercial clients. The company has raised $128M, most recently in a Series C round in July 2022, and employs 222 people.
The growth story
Dedrone grew from 118 to 222 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $128M along the way, most recently a Series C in July 2022.
About
Dedrone provides airspace security systems that detect, track and neutralize unauthorized drones while allowing approved drones to operate. Its AI-powered platform integrates multiple sensors and countermeasures into a single interface, available both on-premise and in the cloud.
The company has scaled to serve hundreds of customers globally since its 2014 founding. Its $128M in funding includes a Series C round in mid-2022 backed by investors like Axon, Felicis and John Chambers.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Dedrone's largest function with 73 employees, representing about a third of its 222-person workforce. The company is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia and has maintained a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The Dedrone org chart
Ingo Seebach (CSO & Founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 92 (+8% YoY), Information Technology 28 (0% YoY), Sales 16 (-27% YoY), Program and Project Management 15 (+50% YoY), Business Development 11 (+22% YoY), Operations 10 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Dedrone recruits heavily from Amazon and AWS, which account for 21 of its 158 analyzed hires. Other key talent sources include defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and military branches like the US Navy. Alumni most often move to Axon, with smaller groups joining companies like Samsara and SentinelOne.
Most common previous employers of Dedrone staff: Amazon (13), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (8), Axon (5), US Navy (4), Northrop Grumman (4), SMA Solar (4). Former Dedrone employees most often moved to Axon (11), Samsara (2), SentinelOne (2), SWARM Biotactics (2), Greenfield Capital (1), Basic Ventures (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Dedrone mafia
Dedrone alumni have founded 11 companies, most notably SWARM Biotactics, a drone security firm with 79 employees. Other ventures include Greenfield Capital, Centralis Immobilien, Kosha and DroneSpotter.
11Jan Peter S., was VP Sales EMEA until 2025Sebastian Blum, was VP Business Development until 2018Lukas von Lüdinghausen, was Business Development Intern until 2016Kunal Jain, was Enterprise Sales Manager until 2018Mike Munizzi, was Product Sales Engineer until 2022Usman Ijaz Malik, was Software Engineer - Computer Vision and Machine Learning until 2020
Susan Friedberg, was Director Of Communications until 2021
Aditya Patil, was Machine Learning Intern until 2024
Josh S., was Business Development Manager - Federal until 2021
Alexandra Hodgson (Gorki), was Enterprise Account Development & Marketing until 2019
Sy Khan, was Digital Marketing until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 20% direct, 56% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Dedrone: Python (Programming Language) (54), Project Management (51), Leadership (50), C++ (43), Microsoft Office (43), Java (41), Microsoft Excel (41), Communication (41).
Where the team actually sits
Dedrone people are concentrated in Hesse, Germany (25), Virginia, United States (22), Washington DC-Baltimore Area (16), California, United States (11).
Search footprint
Dedrone attracts about 2,565 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $8K a month if bought through ads. It gained 604 ranking keywords and lost 465 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Dedrone has 222 employees as of September 2026.
Dedrone has raised $128M in total, most recently a Series C round in July 2022.
Dedrone was founded in 2014 by Jörg Lamprecht, Ingo Seebach, René Seeber.
Ingo Seebach (CSO & Founder) sits at the top of Dedrone's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Dedrone staff are Amazon (13 people), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (8 people), Axon (5 people).
Former Dedrone employees most often move to Axon (11), Samsara (2), SentinelOne (2).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Dedrone, including SWARM Biotactics, Greenfield Capital, Centralis Immobilien.
Dedrone attracts about 2,565 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $8K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Dedrone staff are Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Leadership, C++, Microsoft Office.
Dedrone staff are concentrated in Hesse, Germany (25), Virginia, United States (22), Washington DC-Baltimore Area (16).
Dedrone has about 92 people in Engineering, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Dedrone has about 28 people in Information Technology, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 158 current and 177 former Dedrone profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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