id,date,date_precision,status,transaction_type,round,amount_usd_low,amount_usd_high,lead_or_buyer,co_leads,valuation_usd_low,valuation_usd_high,valuation_basis,valuation_to_run_rate_multiple,multiple_bound,multiple_basis,step_up_vs_prior_closed,price_per_share_usd_low,price_per_share_usd_high,shares,source,source_url,other_source_urls,notes,last_updated
round-2026-11-05,2026-11-05,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Growth round (Nov 2026),1500000000,1500000000,"Paradigm, WCM Investment Management",With: Layer Global,21500000000,21500000000,"Post-money, stated by Zipline",,,,2.83,,,,"Zipline, 5 Nov 2026",https://www.zipline.com/newsroom/zipline-raises-1-5-billion-to-build-nationwide-drone-delivery-network,https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/zipline-hits-21-5b-valuation-as-walmart-expands-bet-on-drone-delivery/,"Participation from Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity, Uber, Tiger Global, J.P. Morgan, ARK Invest and Salesforce Ventures. Zipline did not give a series letter.",2026-11-14
series-h-ext-2026-03-23,2026-03-23,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series H extension,200000000,200000000,,,,,,,,,,,,,"TechCrunch, 23 Mar 2026",https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/zipline-snaps-up-another-200m-to-fuel-its-drone-delivery-expansion/,,"Additional $200M with participation from Paradigm, taking the Series H to $800M (TechCrunch). No new valuation was given.",2026-11-14
series-h-2026-01-21,2026-01-21,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series H,600000000,600000000,,,7600000000,7600000000,"Stated by Zipline (“After the round, Zipline is now valued at $7.6 billion”)",,,,1.81,,,,"Zipline, 21 Jan 2026",https://www.zipline.com/newsroom/zipline-surpasses-2-million-deliveries-raises-more-than-600m-to-power-next-phase-of-growth-and-expands-operations-to-houston-and-phoenix,https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/zipline-charts-drone-delivery-expansion-with-600m-in-new-funding/ https://www.reuters.com/business/zipline-soars-76-billion-valuation-us-drone-delivery-bets-2026-01-20/,"Investors included Fidelity, Baillie Gifford, Valor Equity Partners and Tiger Global; no lead named. Summed at $600M (Zipline said “more than”). Series H label from TechCrunch, 23 Mar 2026.",2026-11-14
series-f-2023-04,2023-04,month,Closed round,primary_equity,Series F,330000000,330000000,,,4200000000,4200000000,Reported by Forbes from a Delaware filing (about $4.2B); not stated by Zipline,,,,1.53,,,,"FreightWaves, 2 May 2023",https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-delivery-firm-zipline-raises-330m-at-4-2b-valuation,https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/04/28/drone-delivery-startup-zipline-boosts-valuation-to-4-billion/,First reported by Forbes (paywalled; headline-only here). Zipline confirmed the Series F close but named no lead and gave no figures (FreightWaves quoting a Zipline spokesperson).,2026-11-14
series-e-2021-06-30,2021-06-30,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series E,250000000,250000000,Baillie Gifford,,2750000000,2750000000,Reported by TechCrunch,,,,2.29,,,,"TechCrunch, 30 Jun 2021",https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/30/zipline-raises-250m-at-2-75b-valuation-to-build-out-its-instant-logistics-service/,,Returning investors Temasek and Katalyst Ventures also took part (TechCrunch).,2026-11-14
round-2019-05-17,2019-05-17,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Growth round (2018–19 closes),190000000,190000000,"Baillie Gifford, The Rise Fund (TPG)",,1200000000,1200000000,Reported by CNBC,,,,,,,,"CNBC, 17 May 2019",https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/zipline-medical-delivery-drone-start-up-now-valued-at-1point2-billion.html,https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/17/ziplines-new-190-million-funding-means-its-the-newest-billion-dollar-contender-in-the-game-of-drones/,Two closes: $70M in spring 2018 and $120M in 2019 (CNBC). Earlier funding before 2018 ($35M) is not itemised.,2026-11-14