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Drone Startup Skydio Raises $100 Million

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Monday, July 13th, 2020

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Drone Startup Skydio Raises $100 Million

Skydio drone. (Skydio)

Skydio, a Redwood City, Calif.-based developer of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for recreation, commercial and military uses, closed $100 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funds raised to $170 million. Known primarily for its industry-leading autonomy systems and high-quality video production, Skydio has contracts with the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Drug Enforcement Agency. It’s one of a few U.S.-based companies the Pentagon is hoping will be able to provide secure, affordable small drones after the…

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