# DroneUp: drone company

Canonical ID: `6dc76c89-c525-4973-9816-d4d5d3040cbb`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$50M+](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Operations:** Virginia Beach, Dallas

- **Slug:** droneup
- **HQ:** Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 50000000
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem](/models/droneup-ecosystem.md) (aerial) (id: `2839ca91-13ea-4dd1-983d-5f895c7ff18d`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Tom Walker](/people/tom-walker-droneup.md) CEO & Founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is DroneUp?

Virginia Beach-based drone delivery company that pivoted to airspace management after Walmart ended its delivery contract in early 2025. Had operated drone delivery networks for Walmart across 34 sites reaching 4 million U.S. households. Founded by Tom Walker. Raised USD 8.95M from Walmart and Center for Innovative Technology. Now building airspace management technology for drone operations.

### What does DroneUp make?

DroneUp has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem (DroneUp builds physical robots).

### Where is DroneUp headquartered?

DroneUp is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

### How much funding has DroneUp raised?

DroneUp has raised approximately $50M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does DroneUp operate robots?

DroneUp is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.commercialuavnews.com/drone-delivery/droneup-reinvents-last-mile-logistics-with-the-launch-of-the-industry-s-first-drone-autonomous-ecosystem

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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