Skydio, Inc.

Redwood City, CA · Robotics · Private

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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

20192020202120222023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $325M$1.5M1st Form D$96.5M2nd Form D$227M
20192020202120222023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $325M$1.5M1st Form D$96.5M2nd Form D$227M

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

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Robotics · 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
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  • Robotic Actuators CoSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • Persona AI Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • TANGRAM ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • Ai2 ThorSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • Reframe SystemsSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
  • Nextera RoboticsSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts

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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