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Drone Delivery News: Issue 02
Another exciting week in drone delivery!
Andrew Hazen
April 26, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes
🌟 Editor's Note
Welcome to another exciting week in drone delivery and vibrant tech! We've got a packed newsletter full of insights, events, and inspiring stories from the heart of innovation.
🗓️ Latest Events
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🚀 Latest Drone Delivery News
Drone Delivery is No Longer Pie in the Sky: Drone startup Zipline is delivering Walmart packages in the Dallas area.
Amazon Introduces Drone Delivery to San Antonio These drones are meant to deliver packages within 60 minutes of the order’s placement. Amazon plans to build a 9,400 square-foot area in the SAT3 Facility.
Walmart to Launch Drone Delivery Service - everything you can get sent to you, where and how
Drone startup Zipline is delivering Walmart packages in the Dallas area.
🦄 Startup Spotlight
Airbound Raises $1.7M to Make Drone Delivery Cost-Effective
Airbound, a drone delivery startup is focused on building next-generation drones that can reduce the cost of the last-mile by over two orders of magnitude.
The Backstory: Airbound was founded by Naman Pushp and Faraaz Baig in 2020 in India. The journey began as a high school project for Naman, who turned down an offer to study at Carnegie Mellon University to pursue his passion for drones.
Key Innovation: The company aims to build the world’s most efficient delivery drone. In addition to the investment, the company also came out of stealth.
Funding: $1.7M round, led by Lightspeed. The round also saw participation from gradCapital and prominent angels.
Manna drone delivery has raised another $30M in funding
🔥 In Case You Missed It…
Legal & Zoning Roundup
🏆 Image of the Week
 March Madness Snacks Delivered by Drone | Bob Rodriguez: Tech Innovator🌉 Background: Software engineer and digital health entrepreneur from San Francisco 👑 Achievement: Recently developed an AI-powered diagnostic tool that reduces medical screening times by 60% for early-stage cancer detection 🙈 Quirk: Proudly carries a vintage flip phone, a stark contrast to his cutting-edge AI work |
Eating From Drone Food Delivery
Trying drone food delivery service in China…
Did You Know? Drone delivery is projected to be a $39 billion industry by 2030.
📈 That’s sky-high growth — and the perfect time to get involved in this booming space.
Till next time,