Startup · United States
Zipline
HQ South San Francisco, CAFounded 20141001-5000 employees
Zipline designs, manufactures and operates autonomous electric delivery aircraft and their logistics network. Its long-range Platform 1 delivers supplies for health and government customers, while Platform 2 uses a tethered delivery pod for household orders.
- Oct 9, 2026CompanyZiplineZipline Brings Autonomous Delivery to Austin
- Aug 17, 2026Company (high significance)ZiplineZipline Will Make 1 Million Deliveries Per Day Through New Uber Partnership
- Jul 14, 2026NewsCNBCZipline adds ex-Tesla, Uber, Waymo execs to make drone delivery mainstream across U.S.
- Mar 23, 2026NewsTechCrunchZipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery expansion | TechCrunch
Funding7 rounds · $1.95B
- Equity raised
- $1.95B
- Latest
- UndisclosedStrategic · Aug 17, 2026
- Last valuation
- $7.60BPost-money · Series E+ · Jan 21, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2023 | Series E+ | $4.20B | Basis not stated |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Series E+ | $7.60B | Post-money |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | — | Uber Technologies | Confirmed |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Series E+ | $800M | $7.60B | — | Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Paradigm, Tiger Global, Valor Equity Partners | Reported |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Series E+ | $350M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Series E+ | $330M | $4.20B? | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Series E+ | $250M | — | — | — | Reported |
| May 17, 2019 | Undisclosed | $190M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 9, 2016 | Series B | $25.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedAug 17, 2026
- Series E+With Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Paradigm, Tiger Global, Valor Equity PartnersValuation $7.60B$800MJan 21, 2026
- Series E+$350MJun 7, 2024
- Series E+Valuation $4.20B?$330MApr 28, 2023
- Series E+$250MJun 30, 2021
- Undisclosed$190MMay 17, 2019
- Series B$25.0MNov 9, 2016
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems2
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Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zipline South San Francisco headquarters and factory | Headquarters | South San Francisco, CA, United States | Operating | Reported |
- Zipline South San Francisco headquarters and factoryHeadquarters · South San Francisco, CA, United StatesOperatingReported
People7
- Keenan Wyrobek · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder
- Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
Co-Founder
- Allen Penn
Head of Commercialization and Markets
- Keenan Wyrobek · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Technology Officer
- Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
Chief Executive Officer
- Kevin Vosen
Chief Legal Officer
- Sendil Palani
Chief Financial Officer
Hiring Observations10 observed listings
Houston, Texas, USA · Commercial
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Account Executive, Sales & Partner Success ↗
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, USA · Commercial
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Accounting Intern (Spring 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Other
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Accounting Intern (Summer 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Other
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire · Other
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Aerodynamics Intern (Spring 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Other
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Aircraft Software Integration Intern (Spring 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Engineering
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Aircraft Software Integration Intern (Summer 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Engineering
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Applications Engineer Intern (Spring 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Engineering
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Applications Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) ↗
South San Francisco, California, USA · Engineering
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Company Metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources13
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Profile1
- 1
Supports Organization
“Each Zipline flies itself, navigating and delivering on its own.”
Systems1
- 2
TechCrunch · Mar 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Organization · founded year, System
“Series H round to $800 million”
Funding7
- 3
Zipline · Aug 17, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Uber is also making an investment in Zipline”
- 4
Supports Funding round
“| Series G | Jun 7, 2024 | $350M |”
- 5
Supports Funding round, Organization · legal name
“has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round”
- 6
Supports Funding round
“$190 million in new financing”
- 7NewsZipline raises $250M at $2.75B valuation to build out its instant logistics service | TechCrunch
Supports Funding round
“has raised $250 million in new funding.”
- 8
Supports Funding round
“In an April 10 filing in Delaware, the company revealed a Series F funding round of that size”
- 9
Supports Funding round, Role
“After the round, Zipline is now valued at $7.6 billion.”
Supply chain1
- 10
CNBC · Jul 14, 2026 · Supports Facility, Role
“Its factory in South San Francisco has the capacity to make 24,000 new drones per year”
People1
- 11
Supports Role
“Zipline cofounder / CTO, Keenan Wyrobek.”
Other2
- 12
- 13
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“company_size: 1,001-5,000 employees”
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