Skydio
This company is in the pipeline of America 2030, IPO CLUB’s $50M, actively managed secondary fund focused on U.S. defense, energy, security, and AI.
Headquarter: San Mateo, California
Year Founded: 2014
Employees: ~767 | 2025
Business Status: Late Stage Growth
Industry Sectors: Autonomous Systems, Defense Technology, Robotics, Public Safety, Infrastructure Inspection, Artificial Intelligence.
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Why do we like it?
Skydio is one of the few American drone companies with real scale, real revenue, and real technology. While others rely on foreign parts or basic remote controls, Skydio builds fully autonomous drones that can fly themselves using AI. That makes them incredibly useful and trusted by the U.S. military, public safety agencies, and big infrastructure companies. The company is growing fast, selling not just hardware but also high-margin software. In a world where drones are becoming critical tools for security and industry, Skydio looks like a long-term winner.
As of march 2025: $2.2B valuation | $732M raised | DoD Contracts| Full scale deployments in action
What is Skydio, and why does it matter?
Skydio is a U.S.-based drone company focused on autonomous flying. What makes it matter is that it's filling a gap left by the dominance of foreign-made drones, especially in sensitive areas like defense, public safety, and infrastructure. As governments and companies move away from Chinese suppliers, Skydio is becoming the go-to alternative. It's not just another drone maker, it represents a shift toward trusted, homegrown technology in a market that's becoming more strategic by the day.
What is a Skydio?
Skydio’s defining characteristic is its breakthrough AI-powered autonomy system called Skydio Autonomy, which uses up to nine deep neural networks to create and update a 3D model of the surrounding environment in real-time. This technology enables their drones to operate with 360-degree obstacle avoidance using six 4K navigation cameras that provide complete situational awareness.
The company’s drones can perform motion prediction to plot intelligent flight paths around obstacles, allowing pilots to simply tell the drone where to go while the AI handles all the complex navigation decisions. This eliminates what the company calls “white-knuckle flying” and enables truly autonomous operation even in complex environments.
What does Skydio do?
Skydio builds AI-powered drones that fly themselves and are used for real-world tasks like inspecting bridges, supporting defense missions, and helping first responders. Their smaller drone, Skydio 2, is known for its obstacle avoidance and smooth autonomous flight. The larger Skydio X2 is built for tough environments and includes thermal imaging for things like search and rescue or defense use. They also make software like 3D Scan and House Scan, which let the drones map buildings or structures automatically. And with Skydio Dock, the drones can operate remotely without anyone on-site.
“Move over, DJI. The best consumer drone in the world right now is the Skydio 2. It’s basically a flying supercomputer outfitted with 4K video. An astounding technological achievement.”
Building the Future of Air Dominance
Skydio drones aren’t made for show, they’re built for real work in the field. Whether it’s police responding to an emergency, the military securing a site, or a utility crew checking a bridge, Skydio drones are being used where time, safety, and accuracy matter most.
Police departments, like Miami Beach PD, launch Skydio drones in under two minutes to get a live view of large events or emergencies,often before officers even arrive on the scene. In search and rescue, the drones can fly through dense forests or tight urban spaces without crashing, helping locate people faster without putting responders at risk.
For infrastructure, agencies like the MTA use Skydio to inspect bridges and tunnels without sending workers into dangerous spots. The drone flies close to structures, captures high-res images, and creates 3D maps that speed up maintenance and cut down on risk.
In defense, Skydio provides frontline visibility through autonomous surveillance. Drones are stationed in fixed locations, ready to launch remotely and scan perimeters without needing someone on-site. They also support missions with real-time intel, giving teams a safer way to monitor and respond.
Across industries from construction to utilities, Skydio’s drones follow precise flight paths, avoid obstacles, and gather data that’s clean, consistent, and ready to use. With smart software and remote launch capability, they turn complex field tasks into automated routines.
This company is in the pipeline of America 2030, IPO CLUB’s $50M, actively managed secondary fund focused on U.S. defense, energy, security, and AI.
How can you invest?
Skydio is part of our America 2030 pipeline. You can invest in our managed, 6-year, target maturity fund, or via a single-name SPV.
Skydio Stock
Skydio stock is primarily held by founders, employees, and early investors. Until a liquidity event, such as an IPO or M&A transaction, the company remains privately owned. Investors seeking exposure to Skydio should explore opportunities in the private markets, where certain brokers, platforms, or funds may offer access. Skydio is currently in the pipeline for America 2030 IPO CLUB’s $50 million actively managed secondary fund, which focuses on U.S. defense, energy, security, and AI. Investors may also participate through our single-name SPV. To request more information, please click here.
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Most Recent Financing Status
As of May 2025, Skydio has raised a total of $732 million in venture funding, following a $230 million Series E round completed in February 2023 and a $170 million extension in late 2024. The company maintained a valuation of $2.2 billion through both financings. Investors in the most recent rounds include Linse Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Axon, Next47, NVIDIA, and the Walton Family Foundation. Axon and NVIDIA also serve as strategic partners, supporting integration into public safety workflows and edge AI acceleration, respectively.
Major Investors
Linse Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Axon, Next47, NVIDIA, Levitate Capital
Skydio IPO
While there is no official confirmation of an IPO date, the company's growth trajectory, partnerships, and market position suggest that it might consider going public. However, no specific plans for an IPO have been disclosed. Market conditions, financial performance, and strategic goals would influence such a decision.
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