Autonomy · San Mateo, CA · Founded 2014 · Raised $825M · Growth stage
Skydio
The leading U.S. drone company and world leader in autonomous flight
Review noteThe largest US drone maker: founded 2014, about $825M raised, a $4.4B valuation in April 2026 and hundreds of millions in revenue. Source ↗
Edge
14#143 · ▼12 in 7d
2 of 8 families
Score
Momentum42
Regulatory, hiring
Thesis fit93
× 0.95
Matched on autonomous, battlefield, drone, energy, grid
Earliness0
× 0.40
Already visible: capital raised, web traffic
Team–
× 0.85
2 named people, none from a top lab or company
42 × 0.95 × 0.40 × 0.85 = 14
Edge, 12 weeks
Signals
- Oct 15Hiring41 of 160 open roles posted in the last 30 days, against 41 in the 30 days before↗
- Oct 1HiringWho is hiring post on Hacker News; at least 24 earlier threads↗
- Sep 21RegulatoryFAA accepted revision 2 of the Remote ID declaration for aircraft model 2 SDRC2V1↗
- Jul 8RegulatoryFAA waiver to fly multiple drones per pilot beyond visual line of sight and over people, valid to Jul 2030↗