Creating a new form of air transportation to advance our civilization
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Skyways is an Austin-based aviation and aerospace company building long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft and operating them for defense and commercial logistics missions. The company emphasizes real-world flight operations, including BVLOS cargo deliveries for military, offshore wind, energy, and remote industrial customers.
Primary product
Long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft and associated flight/autonomy operations
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Sub-industry
Autonomous cargo drones / unmanned aerial logistics
Offices
Business model
Stage
growth
Total raised
$59.2M
Latest round
Grant · Jun 2025
Latest amount
$37M
Jun 2025 · Leonid Capital Partners
Jun 2025 · AFWERX
Series A
Dec 2021
Venture Round
Jan 2019
Pre Seed Round
Jul 2017
Seed Round
Jun 2017
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
Chief Strategy Officer
William Wimberley
Chief Commercial Officer
Gabrielle Wain
VP of Regulatory, Policy, and Government Affairs
Drew Talley
Head of Flight Operations
Michael Uffelman
Head of Flight and Customer Success
Jessica Hogan
Chief Marketing Officer
Jeff Weinstein
Vice President of Production
Kevin Eastland
Vice President of Business Development for Defense
Shae Wilson
Director of Marketing
Public materials suggest an engineering- and mission-driven culture centered on operational execution, integrity, and rapid iteration. The company appears to value real-world flight testing and customer-facing performance over slide-deck marketing.
Compensation
No public compensation bands were found on primary sources. Hiring posts emphasize several engineering and leadership roles, but no salary ranges were visible in the sources reviewed.
Pricing
Primarily enterprise/government contract-based; also appears to use services/operations contracts alongside hardware and software delivery.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Likely low-to-mid eight figures USD annually, but not publicly disclosed; public evidence supports that Skyways has been generating revenue since early in its existence and has multiple government/commercial customers.
Estimated monthly visits
5.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
A founder post described an in-flight engine failure during a Skyways mission in North Dakota, though the team reportedly handled it successfully. This indicates operational risk inherent to flight testing, but not a formal incident disclosure or regulatory action.
SourceANA Holdings · Mar 2026
ANA HD announced a long-term business partnership with Skyways to explore commercial drone delivery services in the Asia-Pacific region and build pilot training capability.
The Drone Girl · Dec 2025
Coverage describes Skyways as evolving into a hybrid hardware/software/service company and notes it was preparing to raise capital in 2026.
Skyways · Oct 2025
Skyways and partners RWE and Skyports Drone Services completed BVLOS drone deliveries to Arkona Offshore Windfarm in Germany.
GlobeNewswire / Yahoo Finance · Oct 2025
Skyways, with Skyports Drone Services and RWE, completed Germany's first long-range offshore drone deliveries to wind turbines at Arkona Offshore Windfarm.
Skyways · Aug 2025
Skyways announced successful completion of Project ULTRA flights for the Department of Defense, including BVLOS cargo missions between airports and a temperature-controlled blood delivery.
23 jobs at Skyways