Zipline
South San Francisco company that designs, builds and operates autonomous delivery drones for health systems in Africa and home delivery in the United States.
- Zipline raises more than $600 million at a $7.6 billion valuation as its drone deliveries pass 2 million
Zipline said on January 21, 2026 that it raised more than $600 million at a $7.6 billion valuation from investors including Fidelity, Baillie Gifford, Valor Equity Partners and Tiger Global. The drone delivery operator has passed two million commercial deliveries, says US volumes grew about 15% a week for seven months, and will launch in Houston and Phoenix before entering at least four new states in 2026.
Subject - Trump orders a BVLOS drone rule within 30 days and a Buy American push, turning US drone policy from bans into industrial policy
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on June 6, 2025 that direct the FAA to propose a rule for routine beyond visual line of sight drone flights within 30 days and finalise it within 240 days, order agencies to prioritise US-made drones, and tell the Pentagon to widen its Blue UAS list. A companion order creates a federal task force on airspace sovereignty and expands counter-drone powers ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.
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