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Skydio

Autonomous drones for defense and enterprise.

HQ San Mateo, USFounded 2014late stageWebsite

On the watchlist — 834 employees.

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Headcount
834
0.0%
90d change
+1.8%
Funding events (90d)
1
4 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$250M-$500M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$450k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
17.0%
within typical band
Average tenure
2.3 yrs
—
Time since last raise
3 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Skydio

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
279
+6%
Fulfillment
65
+35%
Operations
58
+12%
Support
46
+37%
Sales
45
+7%
Trade
35
+36%
Sales Engineering
35
+59%
Product
29
+7%
Other
162
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In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. The VergeHeadline1mo ago
    Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use

    Article is a full interview with Skydio CEO about the company's autonomous drones, market position, and AI use.

Events

Funding · series f · $110M
3mo ago
Funding · series e · $170M
2y ago
Funding · series unknown · $373K
2y ago
Funding · series e · $230M
3y ago

Score history