# Skyryse funding: rounds and investors

> Skyryse has raised $492M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include Venrock, Fidelity and Industry Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/skyryse (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Skyryse*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 21 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Aerospace & Space Aviation Robotics Software

Raised 9 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$492M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources

**$25M** Series A **$167M** Series C **$300M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $300M Feb 2026
- **Led by:** Autopilot Ventures
- **Step-up i:** 1.8×
- **Investors:** 21 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020 2022 2024 2026

**$25M** Series A

**$167M** Series C

**$300M** Series C

- **First round:** Series A, $25M
- **Biggest round:** $300M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 7.1 years

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Series C **$300M** *11 new* *4 returning* [Autopilot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autopilot-ventures) Lead [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) [ArrowMark Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrowmark-partners) [Durable Capital Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/durable-capital-partners) [Positive Sum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/positive-sum) [Atreides](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atreides) [Baron Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baron-capital) [BAM Elevate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-elevate) [Woodline Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/woodline-partners) [RCM Private Markets Fund managed by Rokos Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rcm-private-markets-fund-managed-by-rokos-capital-management) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other SEC filing: $167M sold, first sale Sept 2025
- **Oct 2025** Series C **$167M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) [Cantos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cantos) Source recorded SEC filing: $167M sold, first sale Sept 2025
- **Aug 2018** Series A **$25M** *6 new* [Cantos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cantos) [Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage) [Trucks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trucks-venture-capital) Industry Stanford Venrock/ Eclipse Reported by FinSMEs

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2018 **Series C** 2025 **Series C** 2026 [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) [Cantos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cantos) [Autopilot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autopilot-ventures) L [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) [ArrowMark Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrowmark-partners) [Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage)

## Everyone who backed them

[Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) VC firm **2** rounds

[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **2** rounds

[Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Cantos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cantos) VC firm **2** rounds

[Autopilot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autopilot-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) VC firm **1** round

[Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) Growth equity **1** round

[ArrowMark Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrowmark-partners) Private equity **1** round

[Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage) VC firm **1** round

[Durable Capital Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/durable-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round

[Trucks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trucks-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Positive Sum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/positive-sum) Private equity **1** round

[Atreides](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atreides) Private equity **1** round

[Baron Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baron-capital) VC firm **1** round

[BAM Elevate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-elevate) Private equity **1** round

[Woodline Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/woodline-partners) Private equity **1** round

[RCM Private Markets Fund managed by Rokos Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rcm-private-markets-fund-managed-by-rokos-capital-management) Growth equity **1** round

Industry no record of our own yet **1** round

Stanford no record of our own yet **1** round

Venrock/ Eclipse no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=skyryse).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 15 firms list Skyryse as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[City Light Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-light-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Fontinalis Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fontinalis-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Tech Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-square-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Illinois Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illinois-ventures) Government Per its own site

[Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm Per its own site

[Big Sky Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-sky-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[K3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k3-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Partners Resolute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-resolute) VC firm Per its own site

[Das & Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/das-and-co) Family office Per its own site

[Dreamhub Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamhub-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Flucas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flucas-ventures) Angel network Per its own site

[Fortistar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortistar) Private equity Per its own site

[Gen 1 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gen-1-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Human Element Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Valera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valera-capital) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Skyryse

### Who invested in Skyryse?

Skyryse's investors include Venrock, Fidelity, Industry Ventures, SE Ventures and Cantos, and 16 more on record. Autopilot Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Skyryse raised?

Skyryse has raised $492M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did Skyryse last raise?

Skyryse's most recent round was a Series C of $300M in Feb 2026, led by Autopilot Ventures.

### What was Skyryse's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $300M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Skyryse first?

Skyryse's first round on record, in Aug 2018, was backed by Cantos, Engage and Trucks Venture Capital and 3 others.

### What stage is Skyryse at?

Skyryse's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2026.

### Where is Skyryse based?

Skyryse is based in the United States.

### Who led Skyryse's rounds?

Autopilot Ventures led the Series C in 2026.

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