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Built Zipline into the world's largest autonomous delivery network — 2M+ commercial drops, 125M autonomous miles, $7.6B valuation in January 2026, and BVLOS clearance in all 50 U.S. states.
Keller Rinaudo Cliffton co-founded Zipline in 2014 to build the world's largest autonomous delivery system, starting with blood-and-vaccine drops in Rwanda and Ghana and crossing 2 million commercial deliveries plus 125 million autonomous miles by 2025.
Zipline raised over $600 million in January 2026 at a $7.6 billion valuation and secured BVLOS authority in all 50 U.S. states. The company is tripling its South San Francisco factory to produce up to 15,000 aircraft a year.
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