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Drone Express

Drone delivery service for retailers and restaurants

Raised to date

$5.3M

of $13M offered across 3 Form D filings

Still open
$7.7M
Investors
16
Last filed
Jun 26, 2026

About

Drone Express, operating publicly as DEXA, runs an autonomous last-mile drone delivery network from its headquarters at 123 Webster Street in Dayton, Ohio. It designs and manufactures its own US-built delivery aircraft and holds an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate with Beyond Visual Line of Sight authorization, letting it fly routine deliveries without a visual observer. The company operates as a fully managed delivery service for retail and restaurant partners including Kroger, Papa John's, Winsupply and GrubHub, in urban and rural markets. It was spun out of TELEGRID Technologies, the family telecom-hardware business CEO Beth Flippo previously worked in.

One of a small number of US operators holding both a Part 135 air carrier certificate and BVLOS authority, combined with in-house aircraft design and US manufacturing, so it controls the whole stack rather than reselling third-party drones.

Funding

$10M, first sold Mar 2026$2.7M sold$7.3M still openApr 20252026
Now
  • Option to acquireFiled Jun 26, 2026Form D
    $2.7M/ $10M
  • EquityFiled Nov 12, 2025Form D/A
    $2.6M/ $3M
  • EquityFiled May 12, 2025Form D
    $843K/ $2.2M

Product

DEXA drone delivery network

Autonomous last-mile delivery service

A fully managed autonomous delivery service in which company-designed, FAA-certified drones carry orders from a partner merchant to a customer's home within minutes of the order being placed.

  • FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate
  • Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations
  • Company-designed aircraft manufactured in the USA

Built for

Local and community-based merchants — grocery retailers, restaurants, pharmacies and supply houses — plus their end consumers receiving at-home deliveries

People on file