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SkyDrop
Reinvents the delivery process for humanitarian, online retail, and food delivery industries
About SkyDrop
SkyDrop, formerly known as Flirtey, was founded in 2013 by Matt Sweeney and Tom Bass. The company operates in the autonomous logistics market, providing drone delivery systems for last-mile fulfillment.
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The core of SkyDrop's business is the provision of a full-stack solution for drone delivery. This includes both the physical drone hardware and the sophisticated software required for autonomous flight and logistics management. The company's offerings are designed as a turnkey solution, enabling clients to integrate drone delivery into their existing supply chains. SkyDrop holds a portfolio of patents related to its drone delivery technology.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Reno, United States
- Employees
- 19
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 88.9/100
- Sub-industry
- Autonomous & Sensor Tech, Logistics & Delivery
- Sector
- Transportation, Automotive, Retail, Autonomous Mobility, Drones, Hard Tech, YC S15, DT and LS
- Technology
- Deep Tech, Autonomous & Sensor Tech, IoT InternetOfThings
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES BEquity / VC | Feb 2023 | $1.3M | $5.2M | DAS Capital | — |
| LATE VCEquity / VC | Mar 2022 | $2M | $8M | Icehouse Ventures · Melbourne Angels · Sierra Angels | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for SkyDrop is 0 monthly website visits, down 100% over the last three months. SkyDrop's team grew 26.7% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed7 investors entered at this stage
Justin Waldron
Melbourne Angels
ZhenFund
Startmate
DHVC (Danhua Capital)
Blackbird Ventures
Y Combinator
Series A7 investors entered at this stage
Partech
Qualcomm Ventures
Bessemer Venture Partners
Menlo Ventures
World Innovation Lab
Lowercase Capital
DAS Capital
Series B and later2 investors entered at this stage
Icehouse Ventures
Sierra Angels
Other known investors20 additional known investors
Bossa Invest
ACE and Company
Amity Ventures
Cicada Innovations
CLI Ventures- CUCSC Upshot
DHVC
Dylan Taylor
F50
Goodwater Capital
ICE Angels
In-Q-Tel
Jai Choi.
Morgan Brook Capital
NKM Capital
Peakview Jianeng Venture Fund
Sacramento Angels
SGH Capital
Tekton Ventures
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