Autonomous drone delivery startup Zipline raised $1.5B at a $21.5B valuation, up from $7.85B after raising $600M in January, and plans to grow US manufacturing
THE SO WHAT
Zipline more than doubled its valuation to $21.5B with another $1.5B raise—capital is now underwriting autonomous delivery as core logistics, not a pilot program. If you run high-frequency, low-weight deliveries, you should be running a serious Zipline/competitor evaluation this year, including how your physical footprint and inventory policies would change with aerial fulfillment.
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