Company
Flytrex
Flytrex is a Tel Aviv-based drone delivery company that provides fully autonomous, FAA-approved backyard drone delivery for food and retail items.
- Founded
- 2013
- HQ
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Status
- private
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Models
1
Deployments
1
Overview
Flytrex is a Tel Aviv-based drone delivery company that provides fully autonomous, FAA-approved backyard drone delivery for food and retail items. Founded in 2013 by CEO Yariv Bash, Flytrex has raised $60M in total funding including a $40M Series C. The company partners with Walmart (grocery delivery pilot in Fayetteville, NC) and El Pollo Loco (food delivery), offering delivery starting at $0.80 per mile.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Service
Captive suburban drone delivery (DoorDash); DFW + North Carolina; Sky2 8.8 lb payload.
BVLOS
FAA BVLOS authorized Aug 13 2025 (4th US co, with Wing/Amazon/Zipline).
Delivery categories
Food and retail
CEO
Yariv Bash (Co-founder)
Total funding
$60M ($40M Series C)
Partners
Walmart, El Pollo Loco
Cost
starting at $0.80 per mile
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Flytrex on the deployment map
Where Flytrex's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for Flytrex.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
Operator customers (1)
- Flytrex1 deployment
Recent coverage
Flytrex 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
- aggregator_estimate
- 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 (3)
- Series C2021-11-19
$40M(reported)
Investors: BRM Group (lead), OurCrowd, Benhamou Global Ventures, b2venture
- Series B2019-01-01
Investors: BRM Group (lead), OurCrowd, Benhamou Global Ventures, btov Partners, BackBone Ventures
- Series A2017-01-01
Sources (3)
- https://dronedj.com/2025/08/13/flytrex-drone-delivery-faa-bvlos/
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250813608293/en/Flytrex-Receives-FAA-Approval-for-Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight-Operations-Positioning-Company-for-Nationwide-Expansion
- https://dronelife.com/2025/09/29/drone-delivery-takes-off-flytrex-prepares-for-nationwide-growth/
Common questions
- What is Flytrex?
- Flytrex is a Tel Aviv-based drone delivery company that provides fully autonomous, FAA-approved backyard drone delivery for food and retail items. Founded in 2013 by CEO Yariv Bash, Flytrex has raised $60M in total funding including a $40M Series C. The company partners with Walmart (grocery delivery pilot in Fayetteville, NC) and El Pollo Loco (food delivery), offering delivery starting at $0.80 per mile.
- What does Flytrex make?
- Flytrex has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) (Flytrex builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Is Flytrex publicly traded?
- No. Flytrex is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Flytrex?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Flytrex building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Where is Flytrex headquartered?
- Flytrex is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Where does Flytrex operate robots?
- Flytrex operates 1 verified deployment, including at Dallas.
- Is Flytrex a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Flytrex ranks in roughly the top 53% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Flytrex founded?
- Flytrex was founded in 2013.
- Is Flytrex safe?
- Flytrex has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Flytrex.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Flytrex from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/flytrex.md
- RSS feed: /companies/flytrex/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/59193eb7-d67a-433d-97b0-d8d32314ab71
- Revision history: /companies/flytrex/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
The first drone delivery service for golf courses in the US. No more waiting for the beverage cart - order using your mobile and have it delivered before you fi
Flytrex Sky is the world's first internet connected drone that serves as your personal courier. Use the Flytrex Messenger app to send and receive shipments with
Our drones are tested endlessly to ensure the best and safest flights every time. Learn more about our technology from Brent, our Director of Flight Operation
Do you need to get dinner on the table fast? Did you forget to pick up that one item from the store again? With Flytrex, delivery takes flight. Your local fa
Flytrex offers real world drone delivery service, today. Fully autonomous, regulatory approved and insured. Starting at 0.8c per mile. Walmart also began drone
While in Israel TechCrunch Reporter Jordan Crook met with Flytrex founder and CEO Yariv Bash to discuss how his company is solving the need of ultra fast delive
A drone company called Flytrex is partnering with El Pollo Loco to test food delivery in Southern California. The test flights begin this coming week at 10 of i
Follow the Flytrex drone as it makes its way to another happy client. By combining ultra-fast deliveries with remarkable user experience, Flytrex creates the sh
AHA.is CEO, Maron Kristófersson, insights following the deployment of Flytrex' Drone Delivery system in Reykjavík, Iceland
In September 2022 I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with @Flytrexcom, a drone delivery service, which has operations in Texas and North Carolin
🚀 BREAKING: Flytrex is revolutionizing food delivery with cutting-edge drone technology! 🍕🍟 Imagine your meal flown to you by air pilots and handed off by ru
A one shot demo flight featuring three camera views, the control center and the consumer app, which enables customers to track the flight and approve the delive
IPO Edge Presents: ICR Robotic Series Conversation with CEOs of Flytrex and Manna, July 13, 2022
Reality vs attention
Flytrex draws attention at the 57th percentile but verifies reality at the 20th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +36.7, 8th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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: Jul 14, 2026