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Adam Bry predicts that within five years, it will be a default expectation for a drone to arrive within seconds of a 911 call anywhere in the United States.
Skydio announced a $110 million Series F funding round led by insider investors.
Skydio's Series F funding round resulted in a $4.4 billion post-money valuation.
Skydio recently received a $50 million order for 3,000 drones from the U.S. Army.
Skydio plans to triple its drone production over the course of the current year to meet high demand.
Skydio's annual revenue is in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Skydio's CEO asserts it is the only company outside of China capable of delivering autonomous drone solutions reliably at scale.
The Chinese government sanctioned Skydio approximately 18 months ago, shutting down its remaining suppliers in China in an attempt to disrupt its operations.
As a result of Chinese sanctions, Skydio has developed what its CEO claims is the most secure, China-independent drone supply chain in the world.
Skydio's product strategy is to evolve its drones into flying agentic AI systems that can operate and perform tasks in the physical world.
Adam Bry expects Skydio's public safety business to grow by 2-3x over the next year.
Skydio operates what its CEO believes is the largest drone factory currently in at-scale production in the United States, located in Hayward, California.