Zipline got its start six years ago using its autonomous electric drones to deliver blood in Rwanda. Now, the logistics and drone delivery startup is expanding its Rwandan government partnership with ...

The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion.

Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics and deliveries, today announced a new partnership with the Government of Rwanda that aims to complete nearly 2 million instant deliveries and fly more ...

Instant delivery means getting supplies exactly where they need to be, as soon as they’re needed. Starting in 2016, the Government of Rwanda partnered with Zipline to tackle the countrywide challenge ...

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Today, Rwandan President Paul Kagame launched the world’s first national drone delivery service during a ceremony in the country’s centrally located Muhanga District. Starting today, the Rwandan ...

MUHANGA, RWANDA— A patient at a medical clinic in northern Rwanda needed blood. A call was made via Whatsapp. As a medical office filled an insulated box with the order, another Zipline employee ...