Zipline
Zipline is a South San Francisco-based autonomous drone delivery company founded in 2014 by Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Keenan Wyrobek, Will Hetzler and others.
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Zipline is a South San Francisco-based autonomous drone delivery company founded in 2014 by Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Keenan Wyrobek, Will Hetzler and others. Starting with blood and medical supply deliveries in Rwanda, it now operates in the US, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, partnering with Walmart, Chipotle and Uber for instant drone delivery, with over 3 million commercial deliveries.
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Company· 12
Investor· 10
Founders / team· 3
Funding history
- 2026-11-05New funding round$1.5B
Investors · Paradigm, WCM Investment Management, Layer Global, Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Uber, Tiger Global, J.P. Morgan, ARK Invest, Salesforce VenturesSource · zipline.com ↗
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