Skydio: Rises $100M and launches the X2 commercial drone
- This new funding will help the drone maker move faster on its product development efforts
- To serve the market, Skydio also launched the X2 family of drone hardware today, which is designed for commercial use
- Founded in 2014, Skydio has raised $170 million total and launched two consumer-focused drones to date
- The first Skydio drone, the R1, was launched in 2018, and retailed for $2,499
- Skydio’s new X2 drone platform is designed for enterprise use, and will ship in Q4 of this year according to the company
- It includes an onboard 360-degree superzoom camera, a FLIR 320×256 resolution thermal imaging camera
