Skydio Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 767

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series E

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $426M

  • Investors
  • 34

Skydio General Information

Description

Developer of AI-powered drones designed to deliver power and flying cameras without much complexity. The company's drones use cameras and proprietary computer vision technology to recognize and avoid objects in real-time and predict the future to make intelligent decisions, enabling users to fly through various tasks and be safe from obstacles when they want to take control.

Contact Information

Website
www.skydio.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 3000 Clearview Way
  • Building East
  • San Mateo, CA 94402
  • United States
+1 (855)
Primary Industry
Other Hardware
Other Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, Robotics and Drones, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 3000 Clearview Way
  • Building East
  • San Mateo, CA 94402
  • United States
+1 (855)

Skydio Timeline

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Skydio Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Later Stage VC (Series E) 15-Nov-2024 $426M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Debt - General 08-Nov-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series D) 01-Mar-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series C) 13-Jul-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) 13-Feb-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 05-Jan-2016 $25M $28M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 15-Jan-2015 $3M $3M Completed Generating Revenue
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Skydio Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series E
Series D
Series C-1
Series C
Series B
Series A 26,340,300 $0.000020 6% $0.95 $0.95 1x $0.95 6.35%
Seed 15,345,540 $0.000020 6% $0.19 $0.19 1x $0.19 3.7%
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Skydio Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Developer of AI-powered drones designed to deliver power and flying cameras without much complexity. The company's drone
Other Hardware
San Mateo, CA
767 As of 2025

Petah Tikva, Israel
 

Paudex, Switzerland
 
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Skydio Competitors (10)

One of Skydio’s 10 competitors is Roboteam, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Petah Tikva, Israel.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Roboteam Venture Capital-Backed Petah Tikva, Israel
Flyability Venture Capital-Backed Paudex, Switzerland
UVify Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
Atmos (Hardware) Venture Capital-Backed Valkenburg, Netherlands
We Do Sky Accelerator/Incubator Backed New Delhi, India
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Skydio Patents

  • 707

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 552

    Granted

  • 149

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Skydio Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250093882-A1 Multi-phase semantic three-dimensional scan for structure inspection Pending 20-Sep-2023
US-20250094936-A1 Unmanned aerial vehicle-based semantic understanding for structure inspection Pending 20-Sep-2023
US-20250095156-A1 Semantic segmentation rendering for precise localization of structure components on captured images Pending 20-Sep-2023
US-20250026505-A1 Vision systems for unmanned aerial vehicles Pending 17-Jul-2023
US-20250026506-A1 Trinocular vision systems for unmanned aerial vehicles Pending 17-Jul-2023 B64U20/87
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Skydio Investors (34)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
2468 Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Axon Enterprise Corporation Minority
Calm Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Con|Energy Venture Capital Minority
Gaingels Venture Capital Minority
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Skydio FAQs

  • When was Skydio founded?

    Skydio was founded in 2014.

  • Where is Skydio headquartered?

    Skydio is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

  • What is the size of Skydio?

    Skydio has 767 total employees.

  • What industry is Skydio in?

    Skydio’s primary industry is Other Hardware.

  • Is Skydio a private or public company?

    Skydio is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Skydio?

    The current valuation of Skydio is .

  • What is Skydio’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Skydio is .

  • How much funding has Skydio raised over time?

    Skydio has raised $841M.

  • Who are Skydio’s investors?

    2468 Ventures, Axon Enterprise, Calm Ventures, Con|Energy, and Gaingels are 5 of 34 investors who have invested in Skydio.

  • Who are Skydio’s competitors?

    Roboteam, Flyability, UVify, Atmos (Hardware), and We Do Sky are some of the 10 competitors of Skydio.

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