# Skyfire AI: drone company

Canonical ID: `13ee97bc-bdea-4acc-9857-52bd9ac49bf3`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$11M Seed](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Focus:** Public safety, drone-as-first-responder

- **Slug:** skyfire-ai
- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Huntsville, Alabama, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 11000000
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Skyfire AI Swarm System](/models/skyfire-ai-swarm.md) (aerial) (id: `5476b937-f727-4835-89aa-9bb020634fea`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Don Mathis](/people/don-mathis.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Skyfire AI?

Dual-use AI drone autonomy company building AI-native platform for autonomous, coordinated multi-ship drone operations. Founded late 2022 by Don Mathis (CEO) and veterans of U.S. Navy, Intelligence Community, and DARPA, with Andrew Ng's AI Fund involved from founding. Headquartered in Huntsville, AL. USD 11M seed (Apr 2026) led by Mucker Capital. Platform serves first responders, defense, and mission-critical operators.

### What does Skyfire AI make?

Skyfire AI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Skyfire AI Swarm System (Skyfire AI builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Where is Skyfire AI headquartered?

Skyfire AI is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

### How much funding has Skyfire AI raised?

Skyfire AI has raised approximately $11M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Skyfire AI operate robots?

Skyfire AI is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Skyfire AI founded?

Skyfire AI was founded in 2022.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.hypepotamus.com/huntsville-skyfire-ai-11m-public-safety-drone/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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