Zipline

“Building the first logistics system that serves all people equally.”

Zipline is building the world’s first universal logistics system, delivering healthcare, consumer goods, and food across four continents. Since 2016, it has flown 80M+ autonomous miles, serving homes, hospitals, and businesses in the U.S., Africa, and Japan. Zipline’s two platforms enable long-range and precise home deliveries, helping save lives, cut emissions, and expand economic opportunity.

Business Model

Zipline uses a subscription-based logistics strategy, charging a fixed monthly price per distribution center for unlimited drone deliveries, assuring predictable costs for clients. It began charging each flight and switched to this approach in 2020 for scalability. Its primary customers include governments, hospitals, shops (Walmart, Sweetgreen), and agricultural companies, which use drones to deliver medical supplies, food, and consumer items. Drone manufacture, maintenance, infrastructure (Zip Hubs), and regulatory compliance all come at a cost.  .

Zipline is transforming logistics with on-demand, autonomous delivery on a large scale, thanks to FAA clearances, high-volume automation, and sustainable electric drone technology.

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Possıble effects

Zipline provide environmental advantages, economic prospects, and enhanced healthcare access, but they must be carefully managed for noise, wildlife effect, and airspace rules to ensure long-term usage.

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What Comes Next?

Zipline's future goals include expanding its US operations, developing drone technology for accurate deliveries, and increasing worldwide collaborations to transform logistics and transportation services.

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Who will benefit?

Other sectors like retail, e-commerce, food delivery, and agriculture also gain efficiency, but healthcare experiences the most transformational impact, saving lives, improving accessibility, and strengthening emergency response systems.

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Zipline Growth Timeline

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Zipine and Competition

Zipline competes with a variety of companies in the drone delivery and logistics automation industry. Among its main competitors are Wing (by Alphabet/Google), Matternet, Swoop Aero, Skyports, and Flirtey, all of which specialize in autonomous drone delivery, notably for medical and commercial purposes.

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Zipline VC/Strategic Investors‍

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Seed Round

• Lerer Ventures
• SV Angel
• Felicis Ventures
• Slow Ventures
• Tuesday Capital (formerly CrunchFund)
• Sway Ventures
• AME Cloud Ventures (Jerry Yang)
• Vulcan Capital (Paul Allen)
• Stanford University's endowment fund

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Series A

• Sequoia Capital
• Google Ventures (GV)
• SV Angel
• Stanford University's endowment fund
• AME Cloud Ventures (Jerry Yang)
• Vulcan Capital (Paul Allen)

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Series B

• Visionnaire Ventures
• Sequoia Capital
• Andreessen Horowitz

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Series C

• Temasek Holdings
• Katalyst Ventures
• Baillie Gifford
• Bright Success Capital
• Goldman Sachs
• Oakhouse Partners
• Toyota Tsusho Corporation
• Design to Improve Life Fund

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Series D

• The Rise Fund (TPG)
• Temasek Holdings
• Katalyst Ventures
• Baillie Gifford
• Goldman Sachs
• Oakhouse Partners
• Toyota Tsusho Corporation
• Design to Improve Life Fund
• Bright Success Capital
• Google Ventures (GV)

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Series E

• Baillie Gifford
• Temasek Holdings
• Katalyst Ventures
• Fidelity Investments
• Intercorp
• Emerging Capital Partners
• Reinvent Capital

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Series F

• Katalyst Ventures
• Sequoia Capital
• Google Ventures (GV)
• Andreessen Horowitz

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Series G

• Undisclosed

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