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SkyDrop
Transportation · Reno, United States · Founded 2013
Reinvents the delivery process for humanitarian, online retail, and food delivery industries MoreLess
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.
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.
Keywords: drone delivery, last-mile logistics, autonomous systems, hardware, software, logistics, supply chain, patents, fulfillment, delivery.
Company overview
SkyDrop company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Reno, United States
- Employees
- 19
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 88.9
Valuation & funding
SkyDrop 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 | — |
| OtherOther financing | Oct 2020 | $0 | — | Bossa Invest | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jan 2017 | $16M | $64M | World Innovation Lab · Qualcomm Ventures · Y Combinator · Lowercase Capital | — |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Sep 2015 | $0 | — | Partech · Qualcomm Ventures · Bessemer Venture Partners · Menlo Ventures | — |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | May 2015 | Y Combinator | — | ||
| Other✓Other financing | Jan 2015 | Melbourne Angels | — | ||
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jan 2015 | Blackbird Ventures | — | ||
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jan 2014 | Justin Waldron · Melbourne Angels · ZhenFund · Startmate | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
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| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 33 |
Growth signals
SkyDrop website traffic
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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