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Zipline is a robotics company founded 2014, based in United States, developing 2 robots primarily in the Delivery category.
Drone delivery for food, groceries, and medicine
Zipline International Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones and distribution centers for medical, food, grocery, and retail delivery. It operates in the United States and several countries including Rwanda, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, and Nigeria, with customers and partners in healthcare and retail such as Walmart and Chipotle.
Total funding
US$800.0M
Active products
2
Robo Score
61
A
View factor breakdown
Price range
$285
1 of 2 priced
Top-rated product
A
Robo Index
Zipline Delivery Drone
Company facts
- HQ
- South San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Employees
- 1,000
- Stage
- Series H (2026)
- Website
- www.zipline.com
Robo Score
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Trusted by
- Walmarten.wikipedia.org ↗
- Chipotle Mexican Grillen.wikipedia.org ↗
Milestones
Zipline raised an additional $200 million, bringing its recent Series H to $800 million.
Zipline was founded in March 2014 in Half Moon Bay, California.
Press coverage
- Zipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery expansion
TechCrunch · Mar 2026
Active products by Zipline
2 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Zipline Delivery Drone | Delivery | Payload 1.8 kg | — | — | A |
| 2 |  | Zip | Delivery | Payload 158.8 kg·Top speed 26.8 m/s | $284.7 | 2023 | A |
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