Company
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.
Based in San Mateo, California, USA · Founded 2014 · 3 models on record
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2014, San Mateo, California, by Adam Bry, Abraham Bachrach, Matt Donahoe
- Market position
- Largest US drone manufacturer
- Funding
- $110M Series F at $4.4B valuation (Apr 2026); prior $230M Series E (2023)
- US manufacturing
- $3.5B SkyForge US manufacturing expansion (2026)
- Defense status
- Skydio X10D on the DoD Blue UAS cleared list
- HQ
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Founded
- 2014
- Status
- private
- Type
- both
- ID
c9949148-c692-400b-9745-3e650f1f7556
Models (3)
- Skydio Dockaerial
- Skydio X10Daerial
- Skydio X10aerial
Brains developed (1)
- Skydio Autonomy Enginefoundation-model · production
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Sources (12)
- 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