US-based autonomous drone manufacturer leading the non-Chinese commercial and defense market
Defense & Space📍 San Mateo, CAFounded 2014
Current Valuation
$2.2B
as of 2024-Q2
UNICORN
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Skydio going public?
No. Skydio has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Skydio's valuation in 2026?
Skydio is valued at $2.2B as of 2024-Q2, set by its Series E ($170M, Aug 2024). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Skydio is the largest US-headquartered drone manufacturer, focused on the autonomous flight stack and selected by the US Army's Short Range Reconnaissance program. Operating in 13+ countries with strong adoption by police, utilities, and DoD. Strategic alternative as US tariffs on DJI drones tighten.
Company Profile
CEO
Adam Bry
Founded
2014
HQ
San Mateo, CA
Employees
~700
Total Raised
$740M
Last Round
Series E — $170M (Aug 2024) · Lead: KDDI
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Fundraising Status
Series E · $170M · 2y ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $740M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$10.02
Last round price / share
$8.63
vs last round
+16.1%
Open interest
14
Last round price vs secondary price
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series E
$170M
Aug 2024
KDDI
—
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
Federal awards
100+
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$10.71M+
top: Department of the Interior
Largest award
$874,873
Department of Agriculture
Latest award
2026-08-11
Largest award: DELIVERY ORDER FOR UAS AND ACCESSORIES (12639525F0827)
Name-verified against recipient "SKYDIO, INC" on USASpending.gov as of 2026-08-19. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
● First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
111
via ashby
Product-build share
71%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 71% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 40 of 111 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Senior Autonomy Engineer, Data CurationElectrical Engineer (all levels) Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Engineering Manager - AutonomySenior Wireless Systems Performance Engineer Drone Platform Integration & Network Support Engineer
Counted from Skydio's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.