SkyFront Overview
- Founded
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2014

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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12

- Latest Deal Type
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Seed
- Latest Deal Amount
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$8.5M
- Investors
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10
SkyFront General Information
Description
Developer of heavy-lift hybrid-electric drones designed for commercial and defense applications. The company's technology solves the flight time limitation of traditional drones by using a gas-electric hybrid fuel source, enabling clients to have access to reliable drones for long-range infrastructure inspection, surveillance, and SAR missions.
Contact Information
Website
www.skyfront.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Other Hardware
Other Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Primary Office
- 500 Howland Street
- Suite 5
- Redwood City, CA 94063
- United States
+1 (831) 000-0000
SkyFront Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2. Seed Round | 30-Apr-2021 | $8.5M | 00000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
1. Accelerator/Incubator | 28-May-2015 | 00000 | 00000 | 000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
SkyFront Patents
SkyFront Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US-11175655-B1 | Deployment mechanism, communication and operation for a host-parasite drone system | Active | 15-Apr-2020 | 000000000 | |
US-10870494-B2 | Flight controller with generator control | Active | 25-Mar-2015 | 000000000 | |
US-20190055029-A1 | Flight controller with generator control | Active | 25-Mar-2015 | 000000000 | 00 |
US-10144527-B2 | Flight controller with generator control | Active | 25-Mar-2015 | 000000000 | |
US-20160280386-A1 | Flight controller with generator control | Active | 25-Mar-2015 | B64D31/06 |
SkyFront Executive Team (5)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Troy Mestler Ph.D | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Anton Stepanov Ph.D | Chief Technology Officer | ||
Gary Gulmon | Vice President of Finance |
SkyFront Board Members (1)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Finocchio Jr. | Self | Chairman | 000 0000 |
SkyFront Signals
SkyFront Investors (10)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acorn Pacific Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Chaac Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Concept2Company Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Drone.VC | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Emerging Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |