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DEXA (Drone Express)

Corporate marketdeliveryCurated record
droneexpress.com

DEXA designs and manufactures its own DE-2020 hexacopter entirely in the US, making it one of only four FAA-certified drone airlines with vertically integrated operations and manufacturing. The company holds the regulatory trifecta: FAA Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate (7th operator, April 2025), a nationwide BVLOS waiver (July 2025), and FAA S-1 airworthiness certification for the DE-2020. The DEXA NOW marketplace app enables 15-minute autonomous drone delivery of retail goods to residential addresses. Retail partners include The Kroger Company, Papa John's International, and Winsupply.

HeadquartersDayton, US
Founded2021
Corporate funding$15M
TeamNot listed
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersBeth Flippo (CEO/Founder)
Regions servedUS
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-28
XNot listed
MX

Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinedelivery

DE-2020

  • Hexacopter design, US-manufactured, FAA S-1 airworthiness certified, BVLOS-capable, autonomous last-mile delivery

    Autonomous delivery hexacopter built and certified by DEXA for commercial drone delivery operations

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-09-23TJ Chumps (Kettering, OH)Restaurant drone delivery, 1222 E. Stroop RdUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-08-12WinsupplydistributionUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-06-17Papa John's InternationalretailUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordG2A Investment PartnersVenture 53Tech Square Ventures
TL

Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-09-24$15M oversubscribed seed round closed in three stages (2021, 2023, 2025); retail partners include Kroger and Papa John'sYahoo Finance
2025-07-01Nationwide BVLOS waiver approved by FAA, completing the regulatory trifecta for scaled national operationsdronexl.co
2025-04-17Receives FAA Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate (7th operator in the US) and S-1 List approval, enabling BVLOS commercial drone deliveryprnewswire.com
SC

Source ledger

6 unique public sources

01
DEXA Closes Oversubscribed $15M Seed Funding to Introduce At Home Drone Delivery in Major Metropolitan MarketsYahoo Finance · retrieved 2026-07-28
02
DEXA Achieves FAA Part 135 Certification and S-1 List Approvalprnewswire.com
03
Dayton's Dexa to fly drone deliveries for TJ Chumps orders in KetteringDayton Daily News / Yahoo · retrieved 2026-10-23
04
3-mile flight makes history: Winsupply completes first drone deliveryJournal-News · retrieved 2026-10-14
05
Papa John's testing pizza delivery on drones at AtlantaTechStory · retrieved 2026-10-14
06
DEXA Achieves Elite FAA Drone Delivery Certification With Fraction Of Big Tech's Budgetdronexl.co