Zipline

Claims ledger

Public, dated claims by Zipline, 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.

• OpenTimeline · claimed 2026-01-01 · deadline 2026-12-31

  “Four states by end of year”

  Zipline is expanding to Texas (Wonder partnership). BayCare partnership covers Florida. Operating in multiple states already. "Four states" may already be met or close to met. https://dronelife.com/2026/06/30/restaurant-drone-delivery-wonder-zipline-texas/

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• VerifiedCapability · claimed 2026-01-01

  “The largest commercial autonomous system on earth isn't a robotaxi fleet — it's Zipline, which has flown 140 million autonomous miles”

  130M+ autonomous miles confirmed on Zipline fact sheet. 2M+ commercial deliveries. This claim is verified — Zipline is the largest commercial autonomous delivery system by miles flown. https://www.zipline.com/about/zipline-fact-sheet

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• VerifiedSafety · claimed 2026-01-01

  “Zipline has flown more than 130 million autonomous miles, operates on multiple continents, and safely makes a delivery every 30 seconds”

  Zipline's own fact sheet, consistent with Wikipedia (2M+ deliveries, 120M+ miles). Multi-continent operations confirmed (Rwanda, Ghana, US, expanding). One delivery every 30 seconds = ~1M deliveries/year rate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_(drone_delivery_company)

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• Partly trueCapacity · claimed 2024-04-19 · deadline 2026-10-19

  “Two and a half years from now we need to be doing a million deliveries a day”

  Zipline hit 1M total deliveries in April 2024 (cumulative, not daily). As of January 2026, 2M+ cumulative deliveries. A delivery every 30 seconds = ~2,880/day. The 1M/day target is far from current rate. Zipline is expanding rapidly (BayCare, Wonder, Texas) but 1M/day by October 2026 is highly ambitious. https://www.zipline.com/about/zipline-fact-sheet

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Explainers

Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Zipline, 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?

  An autonomous drone is an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) whose flight is directed by onboard AI + autonomy stack rather than continuous human remote-piloting. Per DEPLOY's framework, the cohort splits across three classes with distinct verification anchors: new-defense (Anduril Roadrunner/Fury/Ghost/Bolt + Helsing HX-2/HF-1 + Shield AI V-BAT + Quantum Systems + Neros); legacy-prime (General Atomics MQ-9 lifecycle); commercial-civilian (Skydio + Zipline + Wing + Matternet + Brinc + Wingcopter + XAG + Percepto + Flytrex). Gating events split by class: BVLOS regulatory clearance for commercial; DoD contracts + fielded systems for defense. Editorial discipline: remotely-piloted-vs-autonomous honesty matters; MQ-9 + TB2 + Neros Archer are recorded as remotely-piloted, not autonomous. The framework resists 'drone = AI' inflation.

Current leadership (6)

• Keenan Wyrobek Co-founder & CTO / Head of Product & Engineeringsecondary-verified
• Keenan Wyrobek Co-Founder & Head of Product/Engineeringsecondary-verified
• Keller Rinaudo Cliffton Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
• Ezra Czyzyk executivesince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
• Okeoma Morant executivesince 2019-01-01secondary-verified
• Keenan Wyrobek Co-Founder, CTO & Product Architectsince 2014-01-01secondary-verified

Founders (5)

• Keller Rinaudo Clifftoncofounderfounded 2014-01-01
• Keenan Wyrobekcofounderfounded 2014-01-01
• Will Hetzlercofounderfounded 2014-01-01no longer at company
• Ryan Oksenhorncofounderfounded 2014-01-01
• Keenan Wyrobekcofounderfounded 2014-01-01

Former / Previously (2)

• Matt Steckman Chief Revenue Officersecondary-verified
• Will Hetzler Co-founder & former COOsecondary-verified

Safety record

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting Zipline (1)

• Zipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)2019-07-01 · Malfunction

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.

Operated deployments (4)

• Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)Ghana
• Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)Rwanda
• Zipline Platform 2 (P2)United States
• Zipline Platform 2 (P2)Texas

Operator customers (1)

• Zipline4 deployments

Brains developed (1)

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

Peer companies

• Anduril Industries7 models
• DJI7 models
• Amazon4 models
• Autel Robotics4 models
• Teledyne FLIR4 models
• AeroVironment3 models

Supplied by (2)

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

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 (2)

• Zipline x BayCare Health Drone Delivery with BayCare Health Systemdeploymentannounced
• Zipline x Wonder with Wonderdeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified

Funding rounds (8)

• Series F2026-06-15

  $600M(reported)

• Series H2026-03-23

  $800M(reported) · $7.6B post

  Investors: Valor Equity Partners (lead), Tiger Global Management, Fidelity, Baillie Gifford

• Series F2023-04-01

  $330M(reported) · $4.2B post

  Investors: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), GV (Google Ventures) (strategic), Temasek

• Series E2021-01-01

  $250M(reported)

  Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead), Sequoia Capital

• Series D2019-01-01

  $190M(reported)

  Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead), Sequoia Capital, GV (Google Ventures)

• Series C2018-01-01

  $120M(reported)

• Series B2016-01-01

  $25M(reported)

  Investors: Visionnaire Ventures (lead), Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

• Series A2014-01-01

  $2M(reported)

Regulatory filings (2)

• faa_actionfaa action · us_faacleared

  Linked models: Zipline Platform 2 (P2)

• faa_actionfaa action · us_faaactive2022-06-22

  Linked models: Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)

Patent estate (7)

• US20240140629A1usptopendingassignee
• US20240017860A1usptopendingassignee
• US20240010336A1usptopendingassignee
• US20240428697A1usptopendingassignee
• USD1091457Susptograntedassignee
• US 10,856,891usptograntedgranted 2020-12-29assignee
• US 11,234,567usptograntedgranted 2022-02-15assignee

Sources (10)

1. https://www.zipline.com/newsroom/zipline-surpasses-2-million-deliveries-raises-more-than-600m-to-power-next-phase-of-growth-and-expands-operations-to-houston-and-phoenix ↗
2. https://www.zipline.com/about/zipline-fact-sheet ↗
3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/drone-delivery-startup-zipline-hits-7-6-billion-valuation ↗
4. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/zipline-charts-drone-delivery-expansion-with-600m-in-new-funding/ ↗
5. https://www.therobotreport.com/zipline-raises-over-600m-in-funding-surpasses-2m-commercial-drone-deliveries/ ↗
6. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/zipline-snaps-up-another-200m-to-fuel-its-drone-delivery-expansion/ ↗
7. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/21/3222432/0/en/zipline-surpasses-2-million-deliveries-raises-more-than-600m.html ↗
8. https://fortune.com/2023/03/22/zipline-ceo-keller-rinaudo-cliffton-logistics-health-care-farmers-walmart/ ↗
9. https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/26/zipline-begins-us-medical-delivery-with-uav-program-honed-in-africa/ ↗
10. https://spectrum.ieee.org/in-the-air-with-ziplines-medical-delivery-drones ↗

Common questions

What is 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.

What does Zipline make?

Zipline has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) (Zipline builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is Zipline publicly traded?

No. Zipline is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Zipline?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Zipline building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

Who is the CEO of Zipline?

Keller Rinaudo Cliffton is the ceo of Zipline, per the DEPLOY registry.