Skydio

Autonomous drone technology for enterprises.

skydio.com

HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA

Robotics

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 28, 2026

Overview

Skydio is a privately held U.S. robotics and aerospace company that designs, assembles, and supports AI-powered autonomous drones. Its mission is to make flight safer and easier through computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous navigation; its current focus is public safety, defense/national security, utilities, infrastructure inspection, and other enterprise use cases. Founded by MIT researchers who later worked on Google’s Project Wing, Skydio says its products are built and supported in the United States.

Primary product

Autonomous drone systems and the associated Skydio Cloud software platform—especially the X10/X10D, R10, Skydio Dock/Dock for X10, and autonomy, inspection, mapping, DFR, and fleet-management software.

Founded

2014

Headquarters

San Mateo, California, United States

Team size

Approximately 700–900; a company-profile estimate lists 772, while Revelio Labs estimates 885 worldwide as of December 2025.

Work style

Hybrid

Industry

Robotics / aerospace and defense technology

Sub-industry

Autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), drone robotics, computer vision, and drone-management SaaS

Offices

San Mateo, California (headquarters)

Hayward, California (manufacturing hub)

Boston, Massachusetts

India

Japan

Singapore

Taiwan

Tampere, Finland

Zurich, Switzerland

United States remote

Business model

Direct sale of consumer, enterprise, public-safety, and defense drone systems

Multi-year hardware, software, services, and support contracts

Recurring Skydio Cloud SaaS subscriptions

Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) programs and dock-based autonomous operations

Inspection, mapping, training, integration, and professional services

Funding

Stage

Late-stage venture / private growth; Series F

Total raised

$850M

Latest round

Series F · Apr 2026

Latest amount

$110M

Series F

Apr 2026 · Existing investors

$110M

Series E extension

Nov 2024 · KDDI and Axon

$170M

Series E

Feb 2023 · Linse Capital

$230M

Series D

Mar 2021 · Andreessen Horowitz Growth Fund

$170M

Series C

Jul 2020 · Next47

$100M

Series B

Feb 2018 · IVP and Playground Global

$42M

Series A

Jan 2016 · Andreessen Horowitz

$25M

Seed

Jan 2015 · Andreessen Horowitz

$3M

People & investors

Leadership

Adam Bry

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Abraham (Abe) Bachrach

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Callan Carpenter

Chief Revenue Officer

James LaCamp

Chief Financial Officer

Brendan Groves

Chief Legal Officer; current LinkedIn profile describes him as VP, Regulatory & Policy Affairs

Macario Namie

Chief Marketing Officer

Ryan Reading

SVP, Software Engineering

Anna Wiesenthal-Birch

SVP, People Operations

CJ Johnston

VP, Hardware Operations

Alden Jones

VP, Product

Juraj Kabzan

VP, Autonomy

Ben Thompson

VP, Hardware

Founders

Abe (Abraham) Bachrach

Co-founder and CTO

Abe Bachrach

Co-founder & CTO

Matt Donahoe

Co-founder

Investors

Walton Family Foundation

Work & culture

Engineering- and mission-oriented, with an office-centric hybrid model. Skydio emphasizes hands-on collaboration across autonomy, hardware, software, manufacturing, cloud, and customer-facing disciplines; its stated mission centers on making work safer, more productive, and more effective. The company also publishes principles for responsible use in public safety and defense.

Work style

Hybrid

Compensation

Job postings state that regular full-time compensation includes base salary, stock options, and benefits. A current Staff Software Engineer posting lists a $200,000–$275,000 annual base range; another embedded role lists $226,000–$282,500. Actual compensation varies by role, location, skills, and experience.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Stock options/equity for regular full-time employees

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

401(k) savings plan

Relocation assistance for eligible roles

Parental/family-related benefits reported by Built In

Commuter benefits reported by Built In

Training and conference support reported by Built In

Product & market

Pricing

Quote-based for current enterprise, government, X10/X10D, Dock, and Skydio Cloud offerings; consumer/older drone kits were sold at fixed retail prices. Historical analysis cited approximately $1,100–$2,400 for consumer kits and about $5,000 for an X2 enterprise kit, plus subscriptions for Skydio Cloud and 3D Scan. Skydio does not publish current X10 pricing.

Differentiators

—Vision-based autonomous flight and 360-degree obstacle avoidance
—U.S.-designed, assembled, and supported products with a security-focused supply chain
—NDAA and Blue UAS compliance for government procurement
—Integrated drone, dock, autonomy, cloud, and workflow stack
—Strong fit for DFR, inspection, indoor/GPS-denied, and defense missions
—Skydio Cloud supports fleet management, live streaming, mission data, and workflow integration
—Growing U.S. public-safety, utility, and defense adoption

Technology

Computer vision

Machine learning and neural networks

Autonomous navigation and motion planning

Real-time 3D mapping

Obstacle avoidance

Object and scene recognition

AI/robotics software

Cameras and optics

Cloud fleet management

Python

TypeScript

React

SQL/Redis and cloud infrastructure

Customers

U.S. Army and other U.S. military branches

U.S. Department of Defense and federal agencies

Public-safety agencies and police/fire departments using DFR

Energy utilities including Idaho Power and AEP

State departments of transportation and infrastructure operators

Taiwan National Fire Agency

Spain’s Ministry of Defence

Enterprise inspection and critical-infrastructure organizations

Competitors

DJI

BRINC

Autel Robotics

Parrot

Freefly Systems

Northrop Grumman (in selected defense UAS segments)

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $100M–$180M annually. Skydio describes revenue as nine figures; external reporting cited over $100M in 2023 and an estimated $180M for 2024. Treat this as an estimate, not audited public-company revenue.

Estimated monthly visits

256.1K

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Signals & risks

Other

Oct 2024

China sanctioned Skydio over sales to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency. Because batteries were still sourced from China, Skydio temporarily rationed batteries to one per drone and accelerated supplier diversification.

Source

Other

Jan 2023

Skydio sunset its consumer-drone product focus and shifted toward enterprise, public safety, and defense. This reduced consumer exposure but increased dependence on institutional procurement and contracts.

Source

Latest news

Skydio Drone Solutions Added to Blue UAS Cleared List

Skydio · Jul 2026

X10, Dock for X10, and R10 joined the Blue UAS Cleared List, supporting federal procurement and grant eligibility.

Skydio raises $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation

robotics.press · Apr 2026

Coverage reported Skydio closed a $110M Series F in April 2026 at a $4.4B valuation, with existing investors leading the round.

Skydio Commits $3.5 Billion to Expand U.S. Drone Manufacturing

Skydio · Apr 2026

The company announced a five-year U.S. investment plan spanning manufacturing, R&D, and supply chains, with an expected 2,000 new Skydio jobs and 3,000 additional supply-chain roles.

Skydio Raises $110M in Series F at $4.4B Valuation

Skydio · Apr 2026

Skydio announced $110M in Series F financing led by existing investors, valuing the company at $4.4B.

U.S. Army Places $52+ Million Order for Skydio X10D

Skydio · Mar 2026

The Army ordered more than 2,500 X10D drones in what Skydio described as the largest single-vendor tactical sUAS order in Army history.

Jobs and careers at Skydio

138 jobs at Skydio

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Operations

US Remote; United States

Today

Remote

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