US-based autonomous drone manufacturer leading the non-Chinese commercial and defense market
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.
Defense & Space📍 San Mateo, CAFounded 2014
Current Valuation
$2.2B
as of 2024-Q2
UNICORN
QL Price
$4.7B
+7% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Skydio, published 2026-10-07 — above the last disclosed round of $4.4B (2026-04).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$4.4B
2026-04
weight 0.7
Secondary market print
$5.1B
2026-06-27
weight 0.54
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Skydio since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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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.
Skydio has raised $740M in total, most recently a Series E of $170M in Aug 2024.
Is Skydio publicly traded — can you buy Skydio stock?
No. Skydio is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Skydio on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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.
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 2mo 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
$11.93M+
top: Department of the Interior
Largest award
$1.11M
Department of Labor
Latest award
2026-09-25
Largest award: SKYDIO DRONES (1605C126P00014)
Name-verified against recipient "SKYDIO, INC" on USASpending.gov as of 2026-10-04. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▲ Hiring uptrend
+20% vs 2026-08
Open roles
133
via ashby
Product-build share
68%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
heavy product build — 68% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 40 of 133 open roles are engineering.
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Counted from Skydio's live job board as of 2026-09-15; 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.