Rick Smith

Background

Rick Smith is the founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise Inc., which announced a $1.2 billion investment in Skydio Inc.

About Axon Enterprise Inc.

Axon Enterprise Inc.: Axon Enterprise Inc. is a company that is expanding its Drone as First Responder program for public safety agencies, based in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Key facts

Title

Founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise Inc.source

Statement on channel rights

Said exclusive channel rights will widen Axon's lead in public safety dronessource

Statement on the stake

Said Axon is taking a major stake in one of the most valuable categories in techsource

WYDE coverage of Rick Smith

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Rick Smith, on Nov 10, 2026. Rick Smith is a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is Axon's $1.2 Billion Skydio Investment: DronExl Says Only $254.9 Million Is New Money.

Reported alongside Rick Smith

• Axon Enterprise Inc. · in 1 story with Rick Smith
• Skydio Inc. · in 1 story with Rick Smith
• Adam Bry · in 1 story with Rick Smith

Sources

• The Robot Report: Axon invests $1.2B into Skydio and becomes its U.S. public safety distributor