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Total raised

$5.3M

+$2.7M this year

3 filings since 2025 · latest Options filed

Cumulative raised
LAST ROUND
Options · $2.7M
ROUNDS
3
INVESTORS
16
FOUNDED
2021
HQ
Dayton, OH
SECTOR
Logistics
EMPLOYEES
N/A
30D VIEWERS
N/A

AI overview

Updated

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.

What sets it apart

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 history

3 rounds
OptionsMar 24, 2026
Form D
+$2.7M$5.3M total
Equity+1Apr 29, 2025
Form D
+$843K$2.6M total
Equity+1Apr 29, 2025
Form D/A
+$2.6M$2.6M total

Products

1 tracked

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
  • Delivery completed within minutes of order placement