The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies DEXA: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region, $45.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Overview
Dayton, Ohio-based autonomous drone delivery company (rebranded from Drone Express to DEXA). CEO Beth Flippo. Pilot program with Kroger since 2021. Closed oversubscribed USD 15M seed (three stages: 2021, 2023, 2025) led by G2A Investment Partners. New drone design with fewer rotors and 20-pound payload capacity. In active talks with Kroger to revive mothballed drone program. Expanding to major U.S. metropolitan markets.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Fundingsee investors →
Founded
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 1 region, newest verified Nov 2025. Explore where DEXA's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full DEXA deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Beth Flippo CEOsecondary-verified
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
200 peers across 2 segments. Every DEXA competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
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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
- $45.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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 (3)
DEXA’s 3 disclosed rounds, $45M in total, oldest to newest.
- Seed
$15M(reported)
- Seed
$15M(reported)
- Seed
$15M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 24, 2025
Dexa Delivery Drone at Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2021
Dexa Delivery Drone at Centerville, Ohio (Kroger)
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…
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…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/drone-express.md
- RSS feed: /companies/drone-express/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4ccd7ca0-a3c8-4977-9070-a13a5ed0e230
- Revision history: /companies/drone-express/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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In this episode of the BEING BUILT Podcast, host Aaron Davis (Founder & Search Consultant at Reliant Search Group) sits down with Beth Flippo, CEO and founder o
01:25 – 06:16 Building Dexa & Winning Kroger as the First Customer 06:17 – 12:14 Drone Capabilities, Food Delivery & Customer Experience 12:15 – 17:08 Supportin
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 56th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -3.5, 74th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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 22, 2026