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Skydio

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Leverages breakthrough AI to create intelligent flying machines

San Mateo, United StatesFounded 2014Defence
Valuation $2.5–5B Last recorded · Apr/2026
Revenue $100–500M Latest reported FY
Headcount 1–2k Current team size
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At a glance

Founded
2014
Headquarters
San Mateo, United States
Sector
Defence
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

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Market maps
Market map US Defence Startups Jun 25, 2026 Market map World models, physical AI, robotics general intelligence Market map US National Security & Defense Market Map
News
News Linse Capital raises $150M "Ignition" strategy to back early-stage deep tech Oct 5, 2026 News Adam Grosser:from Apple's first laser printer to UP.Partners' frontier-mobility bets Sep 30, 2026 News a16z raises $1.1B for Machine Age fund to build AI hardware Aug 28, 2026

Open roles

175 open roles
Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software AutomationEngineering · San Mateo, US · Remote · 2d ago Key Account Leader, Mid Cities WestOperations · US Remote · 2d ago Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Development PlatformEngineering · San Mateo, US · Remote · 3d ago Senior/Staff PCB Layout EngineerEngineering · San Mateo, US · 3d ago Revenue Order and Contracts AnalystSales · San Mateo, US · Remote · 3d ago Data Product Manager, Business OperationsProduct · San Mateo, US · Remote · 3d ago Senior Data Security EngineerEngineering · San Mateo, US · Remote · 3d ago Program Manager, National Security - DHSEngineering · US Remote · 3d ago Sales Director, UtilitiesSales · US Remote · 3d ago Key Account Leader, CorrectionsOperations · US Remote · 3d ago Key Account Leader, Mid Cities EastOperations · US Remote · 3d ago Key Account Leader, Small Cities EastOperations · US Remote · 3d ago
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Investors

21 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed3 investors entered at this stage

Series A1 investor entered at this stage

  • Connect Ventures

Series B and later17 investors entered at this stage

  • UP.Partners
  • Salus Ventures
  • N47
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Axon
  • Levitate Capital
  • Playground Global
  • Parcel B
  • Nvidia
  • NTT DOCOMO Ventures
  • Thirty Five Ventures
  • Kevin Durant
  • The Walton Foundation
  • Linse Capital
  • Hercules Capital
  • IVP
  • KDDI

Ownership

Share of equity by holder

Estimated cap table from Dealroom's shareholder data — share of equity by holder. Stakes as last recorded by Dealroom (Apr/2026). Percentages are indicative.

19.5% Linse Capital
  • 19%
  • 11%
  • 8%
  • 6%
  • 2.5%

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Talent

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Employees mapped 1,043 incl. 19 AI specialists
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 24 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia 5 alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Alumni founders

5 startups

Former Skydio employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.

WayveEst. 2017
Alex KendallUnited Kingdom
Signal score97
LongeyeEst. 2025
Guillaume DelépineUnited States
Signal score83
Nace AIEst. 2023
Jeremy FaulkUnited States
Signal score64
UbiceptEst. 2021
Tristan SwedishUnited States
Signal score63
Vital SignalsEst. 2023
Tom MossUnited States
Signal score53
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
19 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States91.2%
🇮🇳 India1.6%
🇯🇵 Japan1.3%
🇨🇦 Canada1%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.9%
Top 5 of 19 shown
Web traffic by country
230K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States58.1%
🇨🇭 Switzerland3.3%
🇮🇳 India3.2%
🇨🇦 Canada2.7%
🇿🇦 South Africa2.3%
Top 5 markets shown

Patents

Estimated portfolio value
$120M

197 active patent families included in this estimate.

A patent family groups patent filings for the same invention. Source: Dealroom · PatSnap.

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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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