Skydio announces Series E extension of more than $170M with KDDI and Axon as co-lead investors

Evidence notes

• Skydio announced a Series E extension of more than $170 million, adding to the $230 million Series E it raised in February 2023 and bringing the full Series E above $400 million.
• The round was framed around scaling drones as infrastructure, with KDDI tied to telecom-enabled deployment in Japan and Axon aligned with public safety workflows.
• The funding supports Skydio's push beyond standalone drone sales into larger remote-operations, public safety, and connected infrastructure programs.