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Skydio
Leverages breakthrough AI to create intelligent flying machines
At a glance
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, United States
- Sector
- Defence
- Power Law
- Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue
Research & analysis
News
a16z raises $1.1B for Machine Age fund to build AI hardware
Aug 28, 2026
News
Askari raises $9M seed to scale hand-launched drone interceptors
Jun 25, 2026
Market map
US Defence Startups
Jun 25, 2026
News
Frontline closes $800K seed and forms German drone JV with Quantum Systems
Jun 8, 2026
Market map
US National Security & Defense Market Map
Market map
World models, physical AI, robotics general intelligence
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning Skydio.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed3 investors entered at this stage
- BABuddy Arnheim
Andreessen Horowitz
Accel
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
- CVConnect Ventures
Series B and later17 investors entered at this stage
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Alumni founders
Former Skydio employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.
WAWayveEst. 2017
Alex KendallUnited Kingdom
Guillaume DelépineUnited States
NANace AIEst. 2023
Jeremy FaulkUnited States
Tristan SwedishUnited States
VSVital SignalsEst. 2023
Tom MossUnited StatesGlobal footprint
team presence
across markets
Patents
197 active patent families included in this estimate.
A patent family groups patent filings for the same invention. Source: Dealroom · PatSnap.
Market sentiment
An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about Skydio on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.
Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…
Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
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