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Startup · United States

Skydio

HQ San Mateo, United StatesFounded 2014501-1000 employees

U.S. drone maker focused on autonomous small UAS for public-safety, enterprise and defense users.

WebsiteLinkedIn

Products4

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Technologies1

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Funding9 rounds · $850M

Disclosed
$850M
Latest
$110MSeries E+ · Apr 23, 2026
Cumulative raised$825M
Jan 15, 2015Apr 23, 2026
Valuation over time$4.40B · Apr 23, 2026
Valuation over timeReported valuation rose from $1.00B (Mar 1, 2021) to $4.40B (Apr 23, 2026) across 3 valued rounds. 1 post-money, 2 without a stated pre/post basis.
Valuations by round
AnnouncedStageValuationBasis
Mar 1, 2021Series D$1.00BBasis not stated
Feb 27, 2023Series E+$2.20BBasis not stated
Apr 23, 2026Series E+$4.40BPost-money

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs2 awards · up to $99.8M ceiling

Awards received2

  • Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Tranche 1 production OT
    Feb 8, 2022 · Production OTA
    Confirmed
    Up to $99.8M
    Ceiling
  • Army X10D procurement through Atlantic Diving Supply
    Undated · Contract
    Undisclosed

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

Supply chain1 customer · 1 facility

Customers1

  • Skydio customer page identifies Miami Beach Police Department as deploying X10 first-responder drones. Exact purchase and deployment dates not provided.

Facilities1

  • Hayward manufacturing facility
    Factory · Hayward, California, United States
    Operating
    Reported

People3

Hiring observations5 listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
1,081
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
144,793
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources20

Profile2

  1. 1

    Skydio · Supports Organization · name

    “Skydio autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, national security | Skydio Skydio Logo”
  2. 2

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "501-1,000 employees"}”

Products2

  1. 3

    Skydio · Supports Government award, System

    “today announced an order exceeding $52 million for over 2,500 X10D drones from the U.S. Army.”
  2. 4

    Supports System

    “R10 is a compact indoor flying robot built to navigate confined, cluttered, and zero-light spaces”

Technologies1

  1. 5

    TechCrunch · Apr 17, 2025 · Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “Now, their San Francisco-based company, Theseus, has just raised $4.3 million in seed funding in a round led by First Round Capital, with additional backing from Y Combinator and Lux Capital”

Funding12

  1. 6

    Sourcery · Apr 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “announces a $110M Series F at a $4.4 billion post-money valuation”
  2. 7

    TechCrunch · Nov 15, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “American drone manufacturer Skydio has raised an extension round of $170 million, adding to the $230 million Series E it closed early last year.”
  3. 8

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Mar 6, 2023 · Supports Funding round

    “Total Amount Sold $ 226,898,105 USD”
  4. 9

    Skydio · Feb 27, 2023 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “The $230 million Series E round brings Skydio’s total funding raised to $562 million with a current valuation of over $2.2 billion. Linse Capital led the round, joined by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Next47, IVP, DoCoMo, NVIDIA and UP.Partners. Skydio also welcomed new investors Hercules Capital and [Axon](http://www.axon.com/), a technology leader in global public safety [and a key Skydio technology partner.](/blog/press-skydio-integration-axon-respond)”
  5. 10

    Skydio · Mar 1, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “today announced it has raised $170 million in Series D funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund”
  6. 11

    Skydio · Jul 13, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “today announced it has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by Next47”
  7. 12

    MIT News · Mar 13, 2018 · Supports Funding round

    “landed the startup a seed round of $3 million in 2015”
  8. 13

    TechCrunch · Feb 13, 2018 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “recently closed a $42 million Series B round of funding led by IVP and Playground Global”
  9. 14

    IEEE Spectrum · Mar 21, 2016 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “they wrapped up a $25-million Series A back in January”
  10. 15

    FinSMEs · Jan 15, 2015 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “closed $3m seed funding round”
  11. 16

    Skydio · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Skydio has raised $110 million in Series F financing, led by existing investors.”
  12. 17

    Crunchbase · Supports Funding round, Role · founders

    “Series B - Skydio”

Government1

  1. 18

    Skydio · Feb 8, 2022 · Supports Government award

    “The Firm-Fixed-Price Five Year Production Other Transaction (OT) agreement will be worth up to $99.8 million over the period of performance.”

Supply chain2

  1. 19

    Skydio · Supports Facility

    “Our manufacturing facility in Hayward, California boasts a 70,000+ square-foot space”
  2. 20

    Skydio · Supports Supply relationship

    “Miami Beach Police Department Deploys Skydio X10 as First Responder Drones.”

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