The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies DEXA: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $15.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Overview
Autonomous drone delivery company (formerly Drone Express) building last-mile drone logistics for retail and consumers. Headquartered in Dayton, OH. Closed oversubscribed USD 15M seed in three stages (2021, 2023, 2025) led by G2A Investment Partners. Expanding to major U.S. metropolitan markets with FAA authorization. CEO Beth Flippo.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
Total fundingsee investors →
Founder & CEO
HQ
FAA certifications
Aircraft
Employees
Parent company
App
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →DEXA on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where DEXA's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full DEXA deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Beth Flippo CEO & FounderSEC-verified
- Russell Kline Chief Regulatory OfficerSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Beth Flippocofounder
later founded DEXA
Safety record
No incidents on record for DEXA.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- DEXA2 deployments
Recent coverage
DEXA in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every DEXA competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(99)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $15.0M
- Reporting period
- 2021-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2025-09-24
$15M(reported) · $60M post
Investors: G2A Investment Partners (lead), Venture 53, Tech Square Ventures
Timeline
Every recorded move in DEXA’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2025-09-24Seed raising $15000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 23, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 18, 2026
DE-2020 at Green Brook, New Jersey, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2021
DE-2020 at Dayton
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DEXA.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DEXA from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Steroid Curbs Chronic Lung Inflammation Without Weakening Immune Defenses
Dexamethasone reduced inflammatory signaling in human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium avium without increasing bacterial growth, suggesting a potential host-directed…
Lidocaine-dexamethasone infusion shows promise in treating severe back pain
Researchers have presented new findings on an experimental neurointerventional technique designed to treat severe back pain that involves delivering medication directly through…
Grubhub and Dexa Introduce New Jersey's First Drone-Powered Food Delivery Program
Grubhub and DEXA launch a three-month drone food delivery test program at Wonder's Green Brook, NJ location, marking the first commercial drone food delivery in New Jersey.
DEXA takes drone delivery into the future to Dayton and beyond
DEXA (formerly Drone Express) piloting drone delivery in Dayton, OH. Kroger pilot since 2021. New drone certified with fewer rotors and 20-pound load capacity. Plans for hundreds…
DEXA Secures $15M to Expand At-Home Drone Delivery in Major U.S. Cities
DEXA closes oversubscribed $15M seed round in three $5M stages (2021, 2023, 2025), led by G2A Investment Partners with Venture 53 and Tech Square Ventures participating.
DEXA Closes Oversubscribed $15M Seed Funding
DEXA (Drone Express) closed USD 15M seed in three stages (2021, 2023, 2025) led by G2A Investment Partners. Expanding at-home drone delivery to major U.S. metropolitan markets.…
DEXA Secures National FAA Waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight Drone Operations
DEXA receives a national BVLOS waiver from the FAA, placing it among an elite group of drone operators cleared to scale commercial delivery without case-by-case flight approvals.
Dexa Receives National FAA Waiver To Expand Drone Deliveries
Aviation Week reports on DEXA's national FAA BVLOS waiver, enabling the company to operate drones beyond visual line of sight without individual flight approvals.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dexa.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dexa/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/58363865-5849-4ef5-93cb-8f639d44a583
- Revision history: /companies/dexa/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
DEXA draws attention at the 48th percentile but verifies reality at the 51st percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -3.5, 68th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026