Drones With ‘Most Advanced AI Ever’ Coming Soon To Law Enforcement. Founded by Google veterans and backed by $340 million from major VCs, Skydio is creating drones that target this market. This year, America’s border police will test automated drones from Skydio who recently announced it had raised an additional $170 million in venture funding at a valuation of $1 billion. That brings the total raised for Skydio to $340 million.