Axon invests $1.2 billion in Skydio, raising its stake to about 37% fully diluted
Axon Enterprise announced an incremental minority investment of about $1.2 billion in drone maker Skydio, which it expects will raise Axon's fully diluted ownership from about 15% to about 37%. The primary purchase closed on November 5, 2026, and the remaining transactions are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and first quarter of 2027. The deal adds a large cash outlay and share issuance for Axon, and Axon also becomes Skydio's exclusive public safety distributor in the U.S. and Canada.
Key points
- Primary purchase closed November 5, 2026: 25,000,000 Series G preferred shares at $10.19617 per share, for about $254.9 million in aggregate.
- Total investment is about $1.2 billion, with about $720 million (approximately 60%) expected in cash and the remainder in Axon common stock.
- Axon stock issued for the investment is capped at 19.99% of shares outstanding before the primary closing.
- Tender offer to begin within ten business days of the primary closing; the Committed Secondary is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.
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