Skydio

San Mateo, California, United States · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · Private · founded 2014 · www.skydio.com

Skydio builds and sells autonomous drones, including the Skydio X10, for aerial operations in low-light and other environments.

Positioning

Skydio is a US drone maker (60,000 cumulative units, the largest US drone factory, a $3.5B expansion announced) with nine-figure annual revenue, serving 1,200+ public-safety agencies and 45 of 51 state DOTs. It raised a $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation (April 2026), won a $52M US Army order for 2,500+ X10D drones, and signed a CentralSquare DFR partnership, though it lost the Minneapolis DFR contract (July 2026). Revenue is estimated at 100-500m.

Latest signals

  • L3Harris Technologies and Skydio are integrating tactical radio technology into U.S. military drones.Interesting Engineering
  • Skydio introduces the F10 drone modelIEEE Spectrum Robotics
  • Encord’s platform supports multimodal data workflows for more than 300 AI teams.EU-Startups
  • Skydio X10’s NightSense enables autonomous drone navigation at night.Foxglove

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Facts, with sources

  • Series F; $4.4B valuation; US manufacturing pushFunding round · skydio.com
  • [object Object]Revenue band · skydio.com
  • 201-1000 (est)Headcount · skydio.com
  • USD 850000000Total funding · skydio.com

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials8
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Drones & aerial

10DJI · 9221Quantum Systems · 8866Zipline · 8171Wing · 8081XAG · 7996Tekever · 78

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Questions this page answers

What does Skydio do?

Skydio builds and sells autonomous drones, including the Skydio X10, for aerial operations in low-light and other environments. Skydio is a US drone maker (60,000 cumulative units, the largest US drone factory, a $3.5B expansion announced) with nine-figure annual revenue, serving 1,200+ public-safety agencies and 45 of 51 state DOTs. It raised a $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation (April 2026), won a $52M US Army order for 2,500+ X10D drones, and signed a CentralSquare DFR partnership, though it lost the Minneapolis DFR co

Where does Skydio rank in robotics?

Skydio ranks 69 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 80 out of 100, in Drones & aerial (Systems). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Skydio's peers in Drones & aerial?

DJI (rank 10), Quantum Systems (rank 21), Zipline (rank 66), Wing (rank 71), XAG (rank 81), Tekever (rank 96).

Where is Skydio based and when was it founded?

Skydio is based in San Mateo, California, United States. Founded 2014. Stage: Private.

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