Company

Zipline

American autonomous drone-delivery company (South San Francisco, founded 2014 by Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Keenan Wyrobek, Ryan Oksenhorn, and Will Hetzler). Began with medical delivery in Rwanda and Ghana and expanded to US commercial and healthcare delivery; surpassed 2 million commercial deliveries and raised over $600M in January 2026 at a $7.6B valuation. Operates under FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification.

Based in South San Francisco, California, USA · Founded 2014 · 2 models on record

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Key facts

Founded: 2014, South San Francisco, by Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Keenan Wyrobek, Ryan Oksenhorn, Will Hetzler
Milestone: Surpassed 2 million commercial deliveries (Jan 2026)
Funding: $600M+ round at $7.6B valuation (Jan 2026); additional $200M (Mar 2026)
Certification: FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (2022)
Origins: Medical drone delivery in Rwanda (2016) and Ghana, then US healthcare and retail

HQ: South San Francisco, California, USA
Founded: 2014
Status: private
Type: both
ID: 42d14bb5-bff5-4976-a287-882a60bfe765

Models (2)

Zipline Platform 2 (P2)aerial
Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)aerial

Brains developed (1)

Zipline Autonomy (Acoustic Detect-and-Avoid)foundation-model · production

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