Zipline#44

Molly O’Shea@MollySOShea

BREAKING: Zipline Raises $600M+ at $7.6 Billion Valuation, Surpassing 2,000,000+ Commercial Deliveries Becoming the world’s largest commercial autonomous delivery system. @zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton (@Keller) joins Sourcery to break it all down Backed by Fidelity, Baillie Gifford, Valor, & Tiger Global, Zipline is entering a major U.S. & global scaling phase. The company was most recently valued at ~$5B in 2024, making this a meaningful step up. Highlights (00:00) Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Co-Founder & CEO, Zipline (01:11) The Cow Ranch origin story and Zipline’s latest fundraise (06:42) Zipline, the world’s largest commercial autonomous system (08:32) Alfred Lin (@Alfred_Lin) & @sequoia's early bet (10:59) Building healthcare logistics that actually work (16:02) Why Zipline doesn’t need marketing? (20:23) Legos, rotisserie chickens, and delivering almost everything (22:51) When off-the-shelf hardware isn’t good enough (26:55) Defense interest & why Zipline stays commercially focused (29:47) What is Zipline’s “magical portal” model? (32:17) A simple decision that saved Zipline (37:17) Hiring mission-driven builders from Tesla & SpaceX (39:20) Learning how to scale from Tesla’s former CFO (41:28) The trillion-dollar path: 50B deliveries at 10x frequency (44:59) Expanding Africa operations with strong US government backing (47:33) Why this is the best time to be alive

Keller Cliffton@Keller

I’ve been quiet on here because @zipline has been busy. Here’s an update: https://t.co/ORrtdJGfUA

Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor@barkervogues

A Ghanaian story. 1. Government contracts Zipline for the delivery of emergency items. 2. Government knows that every delivery on zipline costs Ghana, like the price of one Peugeot. 3. Yet Government puts in place no measures; protocols Or sanctions that will prevent people from abusing what is in essence a last resort, emergency mechanism. As expensive as the consequences would be. 4. Naturally, people have used Zipline to send fingernails, chamber pot and condoms. 5. Now, the Government has come out to complain to us, that 90% of the things sent via zipline could have been bought at the local market. And Government has incurred ridiculous levels of financial costs. 6. Me that Government has come to tell me this, what should I do? 7. Clap for Government? Or what? 8. As you are telling me to, you are not telling me how you intend to hold people accountable. Oman waɛ ankasa no….

Keenan Wyrobek@keenanwyrobek

Congratulations to everyone @zipline who has been customer obsessed day in and day out for nearly a decade to get to this exciting milestone. Your dedication to go above and beyond has built the credibility with our government partners around the world that will now allow this critical service to scale.