# Skydio

> Skydio is the largest U.S. drone manufacturer, building autonomous aircraft and software for public safety, defense, and critical infrastructure. Its flagship X10 platform uses AI and computer vision to fly itself in places GPS cannot reach.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founders:** Adam Bry (Co-founder & CEO), Abraham Bachrach (Co-founder & CTO), Matt Donahoe (Co-founder & CXO)
- **Team size:** ~850 employees
- **Products:** Skydio X10, Skydio X10D, Skydio Dock, Skydio Remote Flight Deck, Skydio 3D Scan
- **Notable:** Largest U.S. drone manufacturer by volume, $52M U.S. Army order for X10D in 2025 - largest single-vendor tactical drone contract in Army history, First fully autonomous consumer drone (Skydio R1, 2018)

## Products & services

- **Skydio X10** — Flagship AI-powered drone for public safety, defense, and inspection, with modular sensor payloads and night-vision.
- **Skydio X10D** — Defense-hardened variant tailored to tactical ISR; subject of the largest single-vendor drone order in U.S. Army history.
- **Skydio Dock** — All-weather charging dock that lets X10 fly remote, automated missions without an on-site pilot.
- **Skydio Remote Flight Deck** — Cloud-connected software for piloting, fleet management, and mission planning across an organization.
- **Skydio 3D Scan** — Autonomous capture software that builds dense photogrammetric models of bridges, towers, and other infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Largest U.S. drone manufacturer by volume
- $52M U.S. Army order for X10D in 2025 - largest single-vendor tactical drone contract in Army history
- First fully autonomous consumer drone (Skydio R1, 2018)
- Over 1,000 drones deployed to Ukraine

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Raised $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation, led by Linse Capital.
- **2026-04** — Announced $3.5B, five-year U.S. manufacturing expansion ("Skyforge").
- **2024-10** — Sanctioned by China; began rationing batteries while moving production stateside.
- **2023-08** — Exited the consumer market to focus exclusively on enterprise and defense.

## Links

- Website: https://www.skydio.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skydio
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/skydioHQ
- GitHub: https://github.com/Skydio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Skydio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skydiohq/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SkydioHQ

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Last updated: 2026-05-18