The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Elroy Air: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Overview
Elroy Air is a San Francisco-based developer of autonomous VTOL cargo drones including the Chaparral, a heavy-cargo uncrewed aerial system for middle-mile logistics. The company is going public via a $1 billion SPAC merger with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II, with an $800M pre-money valuation and expected Nasdaq listing in Q4 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSPAC merger (Columbus Circle Capital Corp. II) post-money
Key facts
CEO
Product
SPAC merger
Expected listing
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Elroy Air on the deployment map
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Current leadership (1)
- Andrew Clare CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Elroy Air.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Elroy Air in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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)
- SPAC merger (Columbus Circle Capital Corp. II)2026-06-26
$165M(reported) · $1.0B post
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Elroy Air VTOL at Byron, California
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2023
Elroy Air VTOL at Travis Air Force Base, California
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Elroy Air.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Elroy Air from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Elroy Air Demonstrates Autonomous VTOL Cargo Delivery for U.S. Army
Aviation News Daily reports, "Elroy Air has successfully demonstrated three new unattended delivery modes for its Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft during... The…
Elroy Air Expands Chaparral Drone Delivery Options Under U.S. Army Contract
Elroy Air has developed three unattended delivery modes for its Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft under a U.S. Army contract. The The post Elroy Air Expands Chaparral Drone…
Elroy Air SPAC merger with Columbus Circle II at 00M
Columbus Circle Capital Corp II announced 00M merger with Elroy Air, autonomous VTOL cargo drone company.
Elroy Air to go public via $1 billion SPAC deal
Elroy Air announced a SPAC merger with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II valued at $1 billion, with an $800M pre-money valuation and expected Nasdaq listing in Q4 2026.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/elroy-air.md
- RSS feed: /companies/elroy-air/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ffd40c82-7150-42c8-bc25-873a9765d214
- Revision history: /companies/elroy-air/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
Reality vs attention
Elroy Air draws attention at the 81st percentile but verifies reality at the 30th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +50.7, 14th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $165M raised and recent funding activity. 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: Aug 17, 2026