{"id":"6dc76c89-c525-4973-9816-d4d5d3040cbb","name":"DroneUp","slug":"droneup","description":"Virginia Beach-based drone delivery company that pivoted to airspace management after Walmart ended its delivery contract in early 2025. Had operated drone delivery networks for Walmart across 34 sites reaching 4 million U.S. households. Founded by Tom Walker. Raised USD 8.95M from Walmart and Center for Innovative Technology. Now building airspace management technology for drone operations.","status":null,"founded":null,"hq":"Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA","hqLat":null,"hqLng":null,"hqGeocodedAt":null,"hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"droneup.com","fundingTotal":"50000000","type":"hardware","reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.commercialuavnews.com/drone-delivery/droneup-reinvents-last-mile-logistics-with-the-launch-of-the-industry-s-first-drone-autonomous-ecosystem","title":"DroneUp Reinvents Last-mile Logistics with the Launch of the Industry's First Drone Autonomous Ecosystem","sourceName":"Commercial UAV News"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Funding","value":"$50M+"},{"label":"Operations","value":"Virginia Beach, Dallas"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T18:39:46.862Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T20:29:08.781Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/droneup","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/droneup","name":"DroneUp","description":"Virginia Beach-based drone delivery company that pivoted to airspace management after Walmart ended its delivery contract in early 2025. Had operated drone delivery networks for Walmart across 34 sites reaching 4 million U.S. households. Founded by Tom Walker. Raised USD 8.95M from Walmart and Center for Innovative Technology. Now building airspace management technology for drone operations.","identifier":"6dc76c89-c525-4973-9816-d4d5d3040cbb","address":"Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}