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"... The additional funds ... has pushed Zipline’s recent Series H round to $800 million. ... that valued the drone delivery startup at $7.6 billion. ...
Zipline has developed a drone delivery ecosystem that includes the aircraft, launch and landing systems, as well as logistics software. The company, founded in 2014, got its start in Africa, where it used its autonomous drones to deliver blood in Rwanda. Zipline has expanded its reach and what its drones are used for in the years since. Today, its drones deliver food, retail, agriculture, and health products in five African countries, several cities in the United States, and Japan.
The funds are being used to accelerate Zipline’s expansion to at least four U.S. states this year. The company has announced Houston, Phoenix, and Seattle as new markets.
Zipline has seen considerable growth in a home delivery service that launched last year in the United States ..."
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