Reliable Robotics Tops $1B Valuation, Adds $115M and Seattle Radar Hub

WHO:

Techmeme - Reliable Robotics develops autonomous flight systems.

GeekWire - Reliable Robotics is a California startup.

WHAT:

TechCrunch - Reliable Robotics extended its Series D financing with $115 million in equity and $25 million in debt.

Techmeme - Reliable Robotics raised a $115 million extension to its $160 million Series D financing.

Techmeme - The funding extension pushed Reliable Robotics’ valuation above $1 billion.

GeekWire - Reliable Robotics is opening a new engineering hub.

GeekWire - The company raised $115 million and surpassed a $1 billion valuation.

WHERE:

GeekWire - The new engineering hub is in Bothell, in the Seattle area.

WHEN:

Techmeme - Reliable Robotics has worked for nearly a decade to commercialize its technology.

WHY:

GeekWire - Reliable Robotics is opening the Bothell hub to advance autonomous flight technology.

GeekWire - The company is drawing on Seattle’s aerospace talent.

HOW:

Techmeme - Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flying technology is designed to be installed on existing aircraft.

GeekWire - The company is establishing an engineering hub in Bothell to develop its autonomous flight technology.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 01:28 UTC)

Reliable Robotics has extended its Series D financing with $115 million in equity and $25 million in debt. The company announced the additional funding. The financing includes both equity and debt.

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(UPDATED October 21, 2026 00:45 UTC)

Reliable Robotics, a California startup developing autonomous flight systems for existing aircraft, raised a $115 million extension to its $160 million Series D, pushing its valuation above $1 billion. The company is opening an engineering hub in Bothell, in the Seattle area, to advance its technology and tap into the region’s aerospace talent. Reliable Robotics has spent nearly a decade working to commercialize its autonomous flight technology.