{"data":{"id":2641,"lang":"en","title":"Zipline Hits $21.5B Valuation After $1.5B Raise as Walmart Adds 300 Drone Delivery Sites","summary":"Drone delivery startup Zipline raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion valuation, and Walmart agreed to add 300 U.S. drone delivery sites.","category":"business","category_label":"Business","published_at":"2026-11-05T19:01:12Z","updated_at":"2026-11-05T19:01:12Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2641-zipline-hits-21-5b-valuation-after-1-5b-raise-as-walmart-adds-300-drone","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2641?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2641.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Zipline-Package-Drop.jpg?w=1024","word_count":154,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/zipline-hits-21-5b-valuation-as-walmart-expands-bet-on-drone-delivery/","domain":"techcrunch.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2715,"title":"Zipline získal valuaci 21,5 miliardy dolarů, Walmart přidá 300 míst pro doručování drony","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2715-zipline-ziskal-valuaci-21-5-miliardy-dolaru-walmart-prida-300-mist-pro","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2715?lang=cs"},"content":"Zipline, the California drone delivery company, raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Paradigm, WCM Investment Management and Layer Global, with Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity, Uber, Tiger Global, J.P. Morgan, ARK Invest and Salesforce Ventures also participating. The money will go to U.S. manufacturing and hiring for a nationwide drone network.\n\nWalmart signed a new multi-year agreement to add 300 drone delivery sites across the U.S. The partners have worked together since 2021 and currently run 21 active sites. Zipline's Platform 2 drone carries up to 8 pounds within a 10-mile radius for home delivery, while the larger Platform 1 flies up to 120 miles round trip for enterprise and government deliveries.\n\nThe company says its share of delivery revenue rose from 10.8% to 34.9% between March and October 2026. Zipline began delivering blood in Rwanda and now operates in five African countries, several U.S. cities and Japan."}}