The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Skydio: 6 models, 33 deployments across 16 regions, $677.0M raised, 3 active incidents. 34 sources back the record.
Skydio holds 3 DIU Blue UAS listings, per the DEPLOY registry.
See all 3 filingsCategoryDrones
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
American autonomous-drone maker (San Mateo, founded 2014 by Adam Bry, Abraham Bachrach, and Matt Donahoe). The largest US drone manufacturer. Exited the consumer market in 2023 to focus on public-safety, enterprise, and defense; its X10/X10D platforms run the onboard Skydio Autonomy Engine. Privately held; raised a $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation in April 2026.
Reality check
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 33 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 3 incidents on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries F post-money
Key facts
Founded
Market position
US manufacturing
Defense status
Data & sources
Press releases
3
News coverage
3
Patent documents
15
Web sources
13
34 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (6)
View all models →Current platform
Skydio MegaDock
Skydio's announced autonomous docking station for F10 Lightrunner. Company says MegaDock houses and charges up to five fixed-wing aircraft inside a lockable, climate-controlled enclosure and uses a robotic arm for Robotic Takeoff and Landing (RTOL) with no runway and no on-site crew. Remote mission start via Skydio Remote Flight Deck / network connection. Footprint and power needs are substantial (company FAQ: about 14.5' x 20.75' footprint, dedicated 100 A circuit). Paired with F10; listed alongside the F10 coming-soon product system rather than as a generally available dock.
Current platform
Skydio R10
Skydio's compact indoor / confined-space drone for public-safety and inspection missions where sending a person first is risky. Company positions R10 as bringing Drone as First Responder indoors: AI obstacle avoidance including NightSense in zero light, onboard lighting, two-way audio, Perch Mode streaming, Turtle Mode self-righting, and handoff into the same Remote Ops / DFR Command software used by X10. Announced at Ascend '25 (Sep 2025) with early access targeted for fall 2025 and general availability for H1 2026. Specs and capabilities below are company-claimed.
Current platform
Skydio F10 Lightrunner
Skydio's announced autonomous, dock-based fixed-wing drone (F10 Lightrunner) for long-range, high-speed public-safety and infrastructure missions. Company claims up to 100 mph, about a 30-mile coverage radius, and up to 120 minutes endurance, with SideEye wingtip camera geometry and Foresight autonomy. Launches and recovers via MegaDock Robotic Takeoff and Landing (RTOL); no runway and no on-site crew per Skydio. Unveiled as a prototype concept at Ascend '25 (Sep 2025) and productized at Ascend '26 (Sep 23 2026). Official product page still lists the aircraft as coming soon; figures are company-claimed, not independently verified here.
Current platform
Skydio Dock
Autonomous docking station enabling remote, scheduled X10 flights without an on-site pilot (Remote Operations). Used for persistent site security and infrastructure inspection.
Current platform
Skydio X10D
Defense variant of the Skydio X10, on the US DoD Blue UAS cleared list; subject of the US Army's largest single-vendor tactical sUAS order (over 2,500 units, Mar 2026).
Current platform
Skydio X10
Skydio's flagship autonomous drone (announced Sept 2023): three cameras, night-capable sensors, and the onboard Skydio Autonomy Engine for self-flying inspection and public-safety operations.
Partnerships
Every company Skydio has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Chinese Battery Suppliers1× joint
- 2Dongguan Poweramp Technology (TDK subsidiary)1× joint1 total
- 3LIG Nex11× joint2 total
- 4US Army1× joint
Most recent
- Skydio x US Army X10D2026-03-22with US Armyoperating
- with LIG Nex1operating
- with Chinese Battery Suppliersoperating
- with Dongguan Poweramp Technology (TDK subsidiary)operating
Skydio on the deployment map
View the global map33 verified deployments across 16 regions, newest verified Jul 2026. Explore where Skydio's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalSkydio Dock at US Air Forces Central, Middle East →Michigan · verified Jul 2026
- operationalSkydio X10 at Milledgeville, Georgia, USA →Southeast · verified Jun 2026
- operationalSkydio Dock at United States →United States · verified Apr 2026
- operationalSkydio X10D at United States →United States · verified Mar 2026
- operationalSkydio X10D at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Mar 2026
- operationalSkydio X10D at U.S. Army (nationwide) →Wisconsin · verified Mar 2026
- operationalSkydio Dock at Middle East (US Air Forces Central) →Middle East · verified Jan 2026
- operationalSkydio X10D at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jan 2026
- operationalSkydio X10 at Vancouver →British Columbia, Canada · verified Dec 2025
- operationalSkydio X10D at US Air Force Bases →United States · verified Nov 2025
- operationalSkydio X10D at United States Army (multiple bases) →Arkansas · verified Nov 2025
- operationalSkydio X10 at Gurnee, Illinois, USA →Midwest · verified Sep 2025
View the full Skydio deployment record →
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Skydio, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- OpenCapacity · claimed 2026-04-24
“$1 billion to domestic suppliers”
Skydio announced a $1B commitment to domestic suppliers. This is a forward-looking investment pledge, not a completed spend. Timeline for the $1B commitment is not specified. https://www.skydio.com/
- VerifiedCustomer · claimed 2026-03-01
“The U.S. Army's $52 million order for nearly 3,000 X10D drones in March 2026 was the largest single-vendor small UAS purchase in U.S. military”
Correction: this verdict was recorded with the claim date as its effective date. DEPLOY recorded it on 2026-07-09, which is its effective date.
- VerifiedCapacity · claimed 2026-01-01
“Skydio raises $110M Series F at $4.4B valuation”
Correction: this verdict was recorded with the claim date as its effective date. DEPLOY recorded it on 2026-07-09, which is its effective date.
- VerifiedCapability · claimed 2026-01-01
“The world's only onboard AI that supports autonomous flight in low- or no-light environments”
Correction: this verdict was recorded with the claim date as its effective date. DEPLOY recorded it on 2026-07-09, which is its effective date.
Disagree with a status? Skydio can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Skydio, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is an autonomous drone?
Is the Skydio X10 autonomous?
What is the Skydio X10?
How much does the Skydio X10 cost?
What is the cheapest drone you can buy (real drones, not toys)?
Which drone has the longest range?
Current leadership (7)
- Adam Bry Co-founder & CEOIR-verified
- Abraham Bachrach Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
- Matt Donahoe Co-founder & Chief Experience Officerreported, not verified
- Callan Carpenter Chief Revenue OfficerIR-verified
- James LaCamp Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
- Brendan Groves Chief Legal OfficerIR-verified
- Macario Namie Chief Marketing OfficerIR-verified
ArrivalsAbraham Bachrach from Wing, Adam Bry from Wing
DeparturesAbraham Bachrach to Wing, Adam Bry to Wing
Founders (3)
- Adam Brycofounderfounded 2014-01-01
- Abraham Bachrachcofounderfounded 2014-01-01
- Matt Donahoecofounderfounded 2014-01-01
Board (3)
- Adam Bry director
- David Ulevitch director
- Bastiaan Janmaat director
Former / Previously (1)
- Jorge Aldaco Autonomous Drone Buildersecondary-verified
Safety record
3 incidents on record (3 moderate). Most recent: Jul 2026.
Most recent: Jul 2026
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 →
Incidents affecting Skydio (3)
- FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 20262026-07-02 · Other
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Skydio33 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Skydio Autonomy Enginefoundation-model · production
Recent coverage
Skydio in third-party press
Peers
100 peers across 2 segments. Every Skydio competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
drone inspection(2)
- Perceptodirect competitor(reported)strong
- Flyabilitydirect competitor(reported)moderate
Mentioned on (40)
Registry pages whose text names Skydio.
Companies (4)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Red Cat Holdings, Axon Enterprise, Dongguan Poweramp Technology (TDK subsidiary)
Robots and products (2)
Deployments (22)
Skydio X10 at Las Vegas, Skydio X10 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Skydio X10 at Milledgeville, Georgia, USA, Skydio X10 at Vancouver, Skydio X10 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Skydio X10 at United States, Skydio X10 at Cobb County, Georgia, USA, Skydio X10 at California, Skydio X10 at San Mateo, Skydio X10 at Miami Beach, Florida, USA, Skydio X10 at Gurnee, Illinois, USA, Skydio X10 at Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA, Skydio X10 at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Skydio X10 at Lakewood, Colorado, USA, Skydio X10 at Ramapo, New York, USA, Skydio X10 at San Francisco, Skydio X10 at New York, New York, USA, Skydio X10 at USA, Skydio X10 at Global, Skydio X10 at USA, Skydio X10 at Columbus, Ohio, USA, Skydio X10 at Global
Supplied by (7)
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $677.0M
- Employees
- 891
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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.
Partnerships
4 total · 4 operating · 2 ended
Every company Skydio has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Skydio x US Army X10D2026-03-22with US Armyoperating
- with LIG Nex1operating
- with Chinese Battery Suppliersoperating
- with Dongguan Poweramp Technology (TDK subsidiary)operating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Chinese Battery Suppliers1× joint
- 2Dongguan Poweramp Technology (TDK subsidiary)1× joint1 total
- 3LIG Nex11× joint2 total
- 4US Army1× joint
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Skydio x US Army X10DwithUS Armydeployment2026-03-22operating
- distribution2025-10-20operating
- Skydio Battery Supply Disruption (China Sanctions 2024)withChinese Battery Supplierstechnology2024-10-28concludedoperating
- manufacturing2018-01-01dissolvedoperating
Funding rounds (6)
Skydio’s 6 disclosed rounds, $677M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series F2026-04-23
$110M · $4.4B post
- Series E2023-02-01
$230M(reported) · $2.2B post
Investors: Linse Capital (lead), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), NVentures (NVIDIA) (strategic), IVP, Next47, NTT DoCoMo Ventures, Nvidia (NV Ventures / strategic), UP.Partners, Hercules Capital (debt provider), Axon Enterprise
- Series D2021-02-01
$170M(reported) · $2.0B post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), IVP, Next47
- Series C2020-07-01
$100M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead)
- Series B2018-02-01
$42M(reported) · $336M post
Investors: IVP (lead)
- Series A2016-01-01
$25M(reported) · $150M post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead)
Regulatory filings (3)
- diu_blue_uasdiu blue uas · us_dodcleared
Linked models: Skydio X10D
- diu_blue_uasdiu blue uas · us_dodactive2026-01-01
Linked models: Skydio X10D
- diu_blue_uasdiu blue uas · us_dodactive2025-01-01
Linked models: Skydio X10
Patent estate (15)
- US11829142B2usptograntedassignee
- US12296951B2usptograntedassignee
- US12397938B2usptograntedassignee
- US12423380B2usptograntedassignee
- US20220355952A1usptopendingassignee
- US11585949B2usptograntedgranted 2023-02-28assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Skydio’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
ArrivalAdam Bry joins
2026-08-23Adam Bry joined from Wing
DepartureAdam Bry departs
2026-08-23Adam Bry left to join Wing
ArrivalAbraham Bachrach joins
2026-08-23Abraham Bachrach joined from Wing
DepartureAbraham Bachrach departs
2026-08-23Abraham Bachrach left to join Wing
New supplierNew supplier: Amazon Web Services
2026-08-23Supply: AWS for Skydio from Amazon Web Services
New supplierNew supplier: Teledyne FLIR
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal for Skydio from Teledyne FLIR
New supplierNew supplier: Teledyne FLIR
2026-08-23Supply: FLIR thermal for Skydio from Teledyne FLIR
New supplierNew supplier: Ambarella
2026-08-23Supply: Ambarella CV2 for Skydio from Ambarella
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 26, 2026
Skydio X10D photo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 26, 2026
Skydio X10 photo
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 7, 2026
Skydio Dock at US Air Forces Central, Middle East
- Deployment recordedJul 7, 2026
Skydio X10 at Global
- Deployment recordedJul 7, 2026
Skydio Dock at Global
Sources (19)
- https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-series-f
- https://dronelife.com/2026/04/28/skydio-series-f-110m-funding-us-manufacturing/
- https://dronexl.co/2026/04/23/skydio-110m-series-f-44-billion-valuation/
- https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-raises-230-million-series-e-funding-round
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/27/skydio-soars-to-a-2-2-billion-valuation-after-raising-230m-series-e/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/skydio-flying-high-with-230m-series-e-funding-round/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/10/skydio-closing-consumer-drone-business/
- https://dronedj.com/2023/08/10/skydio-consumer-drone-business-shutdown/
- https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/skydio-35b-drone-united-states-expansion-skyforge/818398/
- https://dronedj.com/2026/04/30/skydio-drone-funding-skyforge-us/
- https://dronexl.co/2026/04/23/skydio-dji-acquisition-adam-bry-interview/
- https://www.congress.gov/117/meeting/house/112499/witnesses/HHRG-117-PW05-Bio-BryA-20210427.pdf
- https://x.com/SkydioHQ/status/2102807407089025066 · 2026-09-23
- https://www.skydio.com/f10
- https://www.skydio.com/f10/megadock-faqs
- https://live.skydio.com/public/events/skydio-ascend-26-41smv5ws61 · 2026-09-23
- https://www.skydio.com/blog/family-flying-robots-for-civilizations-critical-industries · 2025-09-17
- https://x.com/adampbry/status/1968507526540050490 · 2025-09-18
- https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/american-drone-company-skydio-shows-new-robotic-winged-drone-with-ai-capabilities-and-gets-a-pat-on-the-back-from-the-us-government · 2026-09-24
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 19 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 13
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 3
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Skydio.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Skydio from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tablet Command, Skydio Partner to Enable Live Aircraft Location and Video During Emergency Incidents
Tablet Command and Skydio announced a partnership that brings drone situational awareness to the incident command board.
Skydio Unveils F10 Lightrunner Fixed-Wing Drone and MegaDock at Ascend 2026
The company’s first fixed-wing aircraft flies up to 100 mph across a 30-mile radius from a five-aircraft robotic dock, alongside two new industry-specific software platforms.…
Video Friday: Life’s Better With a Little Robot Goose
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events…
Skydio unveils F10, MegaDock and software for autonomous drone fleets
Skydio is making a pretty dramatic statement about where it thinks the drone industry is headed: not toward another pocket-sized camera drone, but toward fleets of autonomous…
How to Set Up the Skydio X10 Drone with RTK Corrections
This article walks through setting up Skylark subscriptions in the Skylark User Portal, configuring your Skydio X10 controller, and exploring how Network RTK transforms commercial…
Skydio pledges .5B to expand US drone manufacturing
Skydio announced a .5 billion investment in domestic US drone manufacturing over five years, including a fifth facility five times larger than existing ones.
Skydio crosses 1,000 drone Dock deployments in just one year
Just one year after shipping its first production Dock system, Skydio says it has crossed an important milestone for autonomous drone operations: more than 1,000 Dock…
Redmond Police buy six Skydio drones on 5-year plan
Redmond Oregon is replacing its DJI police drones with six Skydio aircraft on a 5-year fleet purchasing plan, marking a shift from Chinese to US-made drones for law enforcement.
New Pentagon unmanned czar will oversee most drone programs
The Pentagon established a new office to oversee tens of billions of dollars in drone programs across the entire military according to a memo. The unmanned czar will coordinate…
Defense companies rush to field new counter-drone systems as Pentagon leaders testify
Defense News: Defense companies rushing to field new counter-drone systems. Pentagon leaders testifying on UAS threats. Companies need to work with Ukraine.
All 78 World Cup matches have counter-drone technology
Counter-drone technology deployed at all 78 FIFA World Cup matches. FBI seized 500+ drones. 1,000+ detected near stadiums.
Drones seized for violations at LA World Cup events
More than two dozen drones seized for violations at LA World Cup events. Eight matches and several FIFA fan events in LA.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/skydio.md
- RSS feed: /companies/skydio/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c9949148-c692-400b-9745-3e650f1f7556
- Revision history: /companies/skydio/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
Skydio Drone Crashes And Burns Feet From FIFA World Cup Crowds In Brooklyn, And The NYPD Has Been Here Before #fyp #nypd #dronesafety #worldcup #brooklyn #vira
Heat Index
Category leader91/100
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
Skydio draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 98th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -23.1, 83rd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong deployment footprint with 35 operational sites across 32 countries. Well-capitalized with $677M raised and recent funding activity. Thin IP estate 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: Oct 14, 2026