xCraft

About the offering

xCraft is an American drone manufacturer founded in 2014 by JD Claridge, who began assembling drones in his garage before most of the world was familiar with the technology. The company is headquartered in the United States and markets itself as 'America's Drone Company,' emphasizing domestically designed and manufactured UAV systems intended to compete against lower-cost foreign alternatives, particularly from China. xCraft gained national visibility through an appearance on ABC's Shark Tank, where it received offers from all five investor panelists — described by the company as a record-breaking moment. The company has conducted multiple prior crowdfunding raises and reports over 5,000 shareholders across those campaigns. It carries a stated pre-money valuation of approximately $57.5 million (described publicly as a $60M valuation). The company serves multiple sectors: public safety (law enforcement, search and rescue, wildfire scouting), defense (reconnaissance, communications relay), surveying and mapping (RTK-precision geospatial work), and mining and construction (real-time aerial data collection). Its current product lineup includes six platforms: the Matrix RTK (surveying/mapping), Nano One (sub-250g thermal surveillance), Shadow V2.0 (tethered UAS with 24-hour+ endurance), Matrix SE (five-pound payload workhorse), Maverick Mapper (large-territory reconnaissance), and Panadrone (flagship tethered drone platform). xCraft holds proprietary patents on core UAV technologies and has a strategic partnership with T-Mobile for Business as a registered partner, integrating 5G connectivity into drone platforms to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations, low-latency video streaming, and fleet management. The leadership team includes CEO and Co-Founder JD Claridge and Co-Founder Charles Manning, who is also the founder and CEO of Kochava, a mobile attribution analytics platform. The Board of Directors includes Al Herron (physicist and aerospace engineer with Boeing experience), Brian Garvey (U.S. Navy veteran and defense entrepreneur), Robert Barnes (retired law enforcement officer with 30+ years of experience), and Tied Caldwell (trade compliance specialist with 20+ years in import/export logistics). The current Regulation CF offering is raising Class B Non-Voting Common Stock at $11.98 per share, with a minimum investment of $503.16 (42 shares). The offering minimum is $10,003.30 and the maximum is $123,993.00, with a deadline of December 31, 2026. As of the data captured, the offering had raised $5,247.24 from 5 investors. Bonus share incentives are available based on timing (up to +15% for investing within the first two weeks) and investment size (+10% for investments of $10,000 or more). The offering is conducted through Highlander Crowdfunding (PicMii Crowdfunding), a FINRA-registered funding portal.

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