Skydio Raises $110M Series F at $4.4B Valuation | CEO Adam Bry

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Adam Bry, CEO of Skydio, discusses the company's recent funding and advancements in drone technology.

Skydio announces $110M Series F at a $4.4B post-money valuation. CEO Adam Bry joins Sourcery to share Skydio’s funding process, commercial progress, & manufacturing edge at Skydio's Hayward factory. Skydio is the largest drone factory in the US at scale production. "The most significant fact in our Series F is how little we are raising. Despite investor demand to put substantially more into the company… our capital needs are rapidly decreasing." – Adam Bry In this conversation: $50M, 3,000 drone US Army contract and tripling production in 2026 R10 indoor drone and F10 fixed wing Turning down DJI's acquisition offer in 2014 Getting sanctioned by the Chinese government in 2024 Drone as First Responder: Public Safety customers in 42/50 states, 42% auto theft reduction in SF Built a China independent supply chain & US manufacturing at scale Flying agentic AI & the future of autonomous robotics Adam's hottest take on the robotics hype cycle If you're interested in reindustrializing America, drones, AI, robotics, and fundraising in hard tech, this one's for you. Adam Bry: https://x.com/adampbry Molly O’Shea: https://x.com/MollySOShea Sourcery: ⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Molly O'Shea

Guest: Adam Bry

Topics covered

• drone technology
• fundraising
• autonomous robotics
• manufacturing
• public safety
• AI

Keywords

• Skydio
• drone factory
• Series F funding
• autonomous drones
• AI
• robotics
• manufacturing
• public safety
• US Army contract
• DJI acquisition

Sponsors

Brex, Turing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Skydio, US Army, DJI

Places: China, San Francisco

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