Skydio, Inc.
Autonomous drone platform with computer vision-based mapping, collision avoidance, and image recognition for situational awareness
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Redwood City, CA
- Latest Form D
- $227M, Mar 2023
- Total capital
- $325M
- Federal grants
- $1.5M
- 1 award · 2019
- Rank in peer group#8 of 21
- Private capital raised
- $323M
- 2 Form D · last Mar 2023
- 44 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 29
- 11 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#1 of 21
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$227M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$96.5M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Robotics, 3D Printing, Autonomous Systems, and Other Immersive Training Solutions with Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$1.5M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
19months
from Skydio, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2019
- Defense · $1.5M
- First Form D · Feb 2021
- $96.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 21 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#8 · top 38%
- Granted patents#1 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Abraham BachrachExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Adam BryExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bastiaan JanmaatDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David UlevitchDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael SladeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- T.J. RylanderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 29 granted of 40- New patentDocking StationUSPTOUS D1,154,468
- New patentBase Stations For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles And Stands For Use TherewithUSPTOUS 12,767,362
- New patentMechanically Sealed LED Cavities For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) AttachmentsUSPTOUS 12,767,351
Show all 40 patent records
- Docking StationOct 20, 2026 · US D1,154,468Granted
- Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles And Stands For Use TherewithOct 20, 2026 · US 12,767,362Granted
- Mechanically Sealed LED Cavities For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) AttachmentsOct 20, 2026 · US 12,767,351Granted
- Drainage In Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial VehiclesOct 13, 2026 · US 12,759,738Granted
- Multi-Phase Semantic Three-Dimensional Scan For Structure InspectionOct 13, 2026 · US 12,761,669Granted
- Aerial VehicleOct 13, 2026 · US D1,152,975Granted
- Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle With Folding Collapsible ArmsOct 13, 2026 · US 12,759,735Granted
- Autonomous Tracking Based On RadiusOct 13, 2026 · US 12,761,654Granted
- Software Version-Aware Encryption Key For Secure Mutable PartitionsOct 13, 2026 · US 12,762,288Granted
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wind Turbine Inspection Systems And MethodsOct 13, 2026 · US 12,760,710Granted
- Fleet Management Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles And Flight Authorization SystemOct 13, 2026 · US 12,762,958Granted
- Automated Docking Of Unmanned Aerial VehicleSep 29, 2026 · US 12,747,035Granted
- Aerial VehicleSep 22, 2026 · US D1,148,597Granted
- Systems And Methods For Switching Of Video Streams Provided To A Ground Station From Various Sources Onboard An Unmanned Aerial VehicleSep 22, 2026 · US 12,744,866Granted
- Multi-Stage Alignment Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Base Stations During DockingSep 22, 2026 · US 12,741,763Granted
- Methods Of Locking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles To Charging Hubs In Base StationsSep 22, 2026 · US 12,741,764Granted
- Image Stabilization For Autonomous Aerial VehiclesSep 17, 2026 · Application 19671416Pending
- Trinocular Vision Systems for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesSep 17, 2026 · Application 19672012Pending
- Charging Hubs In Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Including Locking MechanismsSep 15, 2026 · US 12,735,211Granted
- Landing And Alignment Of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle With A Base StationSep 15, 2026 · US 12,735,210Granted
- Automated Variable Pitch Propeller BladeSep 10, 2026 · Application 19549436Pending
- Motor Control Optimizations For Unmanned Aerial VehiclesSep 10, 2026 · Application 19531749Pending
- Virtual Wall Mapping For Aerial Vehicle NavigationSep 8, 2026 · US 12,731,497Granted
- Aircraft Flight User InterfaceSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,442Granted
- Ground Control Point Assignment And Determination SystemSep 8, 2026 · US 12,729,960Granted
- Airframe AttachmentsSep 8, 2026 · US 12,728,980Granted
- Flying Digital Assistant With Passive RF Subject Detection And TrackingSep 3, 2026 · Application 19177924Pending
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sensor Activation and Correlation SystemSep 1, 2026 · US 12,724,413Granted
- Repositionable Charging Hubs In Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial VehiclesSep 1, 2026 · US 12,722,814Granted
- Dynamic Channel Selection For Unmanned Aerial VehiclesSep 1, 2026 · US 12,726,260Granted
- Shielded Connector Assembly With Frequency-Selective Slot ArrayAug 20, 2026 · Application 19543980Pending
- Cooling Systems for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesAug 20, 2026 · Application 19641263Pending
- Image Stabilization For Autonomous Aerial VehiclesAug 20, 2026 · Application 19443396Pending
- Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Hardware ConfigurationAug 18, 2026 · US 12,709,386Granted
- Control Point Identification And Reuse SystemAug 13, 2026 · Application 19178220Pending
- Data Logging In Aerial PlatformAug 13, 2026 · Application 19028077Pending
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle With Integrated Payload AssemblyAug 13, 2026 · Application 19411896Pending
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Including Removable Gimbal ModulesAug 11, 2026 · US 12,703,520Granted
- Landing Platform In A Base Station For Use With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles And Including Drive BracketsAug 11, 2026 · US 12,703,525Granted
- System And Method For Dynamically Varying Retry Rates In UAV CommunicationsAug 11, 2026 · US 12,707,288Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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