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SkySafe funding, valuation and investors
Counter-drone security that uses RF signals to detect and safely land unauthorized UAVs.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$30M · December 2021
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$45M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · San Diego, CA
Investors in latest funding
Other: Andreessen Horowitz , Gaingels
Overview
SkySafe provides counter-unmanned-aerial-system (counter-UAS) security for military bases, airports, stadiums, and critical infrastructure. The company's technology detects unauthorized drones via radio-frequency analysis and can force them to land safely — avoiding kinetic interceptors in populated areas. Founded in San Diego, SkySafe raised a $3M seed led by Andreessen Horowitz with Box Group in 2016, an $11.5M Series A led by a16z in July 2017, and a $30M Series B in December 2021 with a16z and Gaingels participation. Customers include U.S. defense and public-safety buyers facing rising small-drone threats. SkySafe competes with radar and kinetic counter-drone vendors but emphasizes non-destructive RF takeover.
Why SkySafe is interesting
SkySafe forces rogue drones down over stadiums and bases — a16z led seed and Series A before a $30M Series B as drone threats went mainstream.
Product & use cases
SkySafe deploys fixed and mobile sensors that detect drone RF signatures, classify threats, and execute mitigation — typically forcing unauthorized UAVs to land via protocol manipulation rather than destruction.
- Military base perimeter drone defense
- Stadium and event counter-drone protection
- Critical infrastructure and airport UAS monitoring
Key facts
- Series B (Dec 2021): $30M with a16z and Gaingels (Businesswire)
- Series A (Jul 2017): $11.5M led by a16z; seed $3M a16z-led with Box Group (TechCrunch)
- RF-based counter-drone detection and safe landing for defense and public venues
- San Diego-based; founded 2015
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2021-12 $30MSeries A
2017-07 $11.5MSeed
2016 $3MInvestors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Non-kinetic RF mitigation reduces collateral risk in urban venues versus net guns or lasers — important for civilian deployments.
Counter-drone budgets grew with cheap commercial UAV proliferation. SkySafe's RF-first approach fits CONUS venues that ban explosive mitigation, but must keep pace with encrypted drone links and regulatory airspace rules.
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Dedrone direct
Drone detection and mitigation vendor; broader sensor fusion portfolio.
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Anduril Lattice adjacent
Defense tech platform including CUAS; larger systems integrator.
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Raytheon / kinetic systems incumbent
Traditional defense primes with hardware interceptors.
Notable stories
- SkySafe's founders pitched a16z on RF takeover of rogue drones years before stadium incidents made counter-UAS mainstream — seed in 2016 preceded widespread civilian buyer awareness (TechCrunch, 2017).
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