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Skyways

Skyways

Private
Austin, TexasFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://www.skyways.com/

Last Round

Debt

Jun 26, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$58.12M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Skyways is an aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and operates long-range, autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems for defense and commercial clients.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Defense Tech, Aviation & Drones, Autonomous Vehicles, Supply Chain

Business Model

B2G

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Government Contracts

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

autonomous cargo aircraftunmanned aerial systemsUASdefense techautonomous logisticsflight-as-a-servicedrone logisticsautonomous defensemilitary logisticsaerial transportmission planning softwareautonomous flight controlsupply chain automationdefense contractorcargo drones

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Skyways Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
DebtJun 26, 2025
GrantJun 9, 2025
Series ADec 2, 2021
AcceleratorApr 8, 2020
AcceleratorAug 21, 2017
Seed
Jun 30, 2017

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Charles Acknin

CEO Co-Founder

Founding Team

Skyways Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Skyways investors
InvestorRounds
Pi CampusSeed
Leonid Capital PartnersDebt
Alt CapitalSeed
Capital FactorySeed, Accelerator
NewDo VentureSeed
ElefundSeed
Social CapitalSeed, Accelerator

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  • Apr 1, 2026

    Hiring restrictions indicate U.S. government contracts, referencing the DoD.

  • Mar 5, 2026

    Secured a $37M STRATFI contract from the U.S. Air Force.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Employee Range58
Year Founded2017
Last FundingJun 26, 2025

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