About Performance Drone Works
Performance Drone Works is a private company based in Huntsville, Alabama. It has reported $239,529,343 raised in four offerings on Form D since March 2024. Its chief executive is James Slider.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
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| Sep 21, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | $52,200,194fully sold | 2 | $26.1M | Equity, Securities on exerciseRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025amended Apr 1, 2026 | $162,371,096fully sold | 32 | $5.0M | Equity, Securities on exerciseRule 506(b) | Form D/A ↗1 earlier filing |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | $16,385,901of $30.0M target | 7 | $2.3M | Options, Securities on exerciseRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Mar 8, 2024 | $8,572,152of $10.0M target | 6 | $1.4M | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Total, four offerings | $239,529,343 | |||||
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on Performance Drone Works's Form D filed Oct 6, 2026.
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James Slider
Chief Executive Officer and director
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Nicholas Horbaczewski
Co-founder and CEO, Drone Racing League, director
Also a director at Nemo Equipment.
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Raymond Thomas III
Director
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Earlier filings also listed Alok Gupta (executive officer, last listed Apr 2026), Ryan Plunkett (director, last listed Mar 2025), Ryan Gury (chief executive officer and director, last listed Mar 2025), Mark Cherry (director, last listed Mar 2025) and John Brennan (director, last listed Mar 2024).