Skydio
Skydio’s mission is to make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight. AI and computer vision are foundational to our products, allowing drones to fly autonomously and automatically capture and process data. Skydio drones help public safety agencies, federal government and private companies serve their communities more safely and effectively by providing real-time access to information captured with high powered cameras mounted on smart flying robots. Our drones support thousands of organizations, including every branch of the U.S. military, hundreds of public safety agencies across every U.S. state, and numerous major utility providers. Founded in 2014, Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S., with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, CA. Skydio is the largest drone manufacturer in the U.S. and has built of 40,000 drones. The company is backed by top investors and strategic partners, including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.
Founding Year
2014
Headquarters
San Mateo
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United States
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Total Funding Amount
$875.00M
Funds that Investested
IVP
IVP grows breakout companies into enduring market leaders.
They are engaged VC partners, but their guidance is focused on when and where it counts. It’s about expertise in moments that matter, answering your call as a counselor and confidant. It’s about bolstering the functions that make or break a business to ensure we make yours a success. It’s about being your compass on the winding path to market leadership. And about celebrating the milestones along the way.
While IVP's investment track record is four decades strong, their focus is on the horizon. From emerging to enduring market leadership, they look out so you can look ahead. Undaunted.
They are engaged VC partners, but their guidance is focused on when and where it counts. It’s about expertise in moments that matter, answering your call as a counselor and confidant. It’s about bolstering the functions that make or break a business to ensure we make yours a success. It’s about being your compass on the winding path to market leadership. And about celebrating the milestones along the way.
While IVP's investment track record is four decades strong, their focus is on the horizon. From emerging to enduring market leadership, they look out so you can look ahead. Undaunted.
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Next47
Next47 invests in groundbreaking enterprise entrepreneurs and accelerates revenue growth by opening doors to customers around the world.
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Playground Global
Early-stage firm investing in science companies working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and automation
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Accel
First partner to exceptional teams everywhere.
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Investors that Investested
David Ulevitch
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
David leads the firm’s American Dynamism practice, which focuses on investing in companies advancing American interests. David was previously the founder and CEO of OpenDNS, a cloud-delivered security service that was acquired by Cisco in 2015 for $635 million. While at Cisco, David was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco Security — a $2.4 billion annual revenue business with more than 5,000 team members — where he oversaw the company's global cybersecurity strategy, product portfolio, and business. Prior to OpenDNS, David founded EveryDNS, an authoritative DNS service, and grew it into the world's largest free DNS service. He sold it to Dyn (now Oracle) in 2010.
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Series A
Series B+
Lars Albright
General Partner, Unusual Ventures
Lars is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures and leads investments in consumer software, fintech and vertical SaaS. He loves to work with founders who have the unique blend of passion and persistence, coupled with humility and a desire to learn. Lars is a repeat entrepreneur and has spent his career building successful high growth companies as a founder, executive and investor. The last two venture-backed businesses Lars co-founded were acquired by Apple and Mastercard, respectively. Lars looks for entrepreneurs that confront challenges head on, take action and embrace the accountability that comes with starting a business and managing a team.
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Series B+
Matthew Bellamy
, Helium-3 Ventures
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Series A
Series B+
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