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
Company-claimedPriced 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
Where Elroy Air's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Current leadership (1)
- Andrew Clare CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Elroy Air.
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 →
Recent coverage
Elroy Air in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 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
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
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
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Elroy Air from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
Reality vs attention
Elroy Air draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $165M raised and recent funding activity.
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: Jul 26, 2026