Volocopter

company

About

Volocopter is an urban air mobility company that develops eco-friendly air taxis to transport people.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series C
Last Funding Money Raised
€50M
Industries
Aerospace,Air Transportation,Drones,Robotics,Transportation
Founded date
Jan 1, 2011
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active

Volocopter is an urban air mobility service provider that develops battery-powered electric air taxis.

It offers a holistic approach to the UAM market by developing a full ecosystem to connect all the vital parts to get the industry off the ground. This includes multipurpose aircraft (VoloCity and VoloDrone), physical and digital infrastructure (VoloPort and VoloIQ), as well as partnerships with global leaders in their respective fields. With VoloCity, the company is developing the fully electric vertical take-off and landing “eVTOL” aircraft in certification to transport passengers safely and quietly within cities. Volocopter leads and cooperates with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem necessary to ‘Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life’.

Co-founders Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel established the company in Bruchsal, Baden-Wurttemberg in 2011.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
€276M
Volocopter has raised a total of €276M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 3, 2021 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Mar 3, 2021 Series D €201M 1 Detail
Sep 9, 2019 Series C €50M 1 Detail
Aug 1, 2017 Series Unknown €25M 2 Mercedes-Benz Group AG Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
Volocopter is funded by 2 investors. Mercedes-Benz Group AG and COOPERATIVA are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Mercedes-Benz Group AG Series D
COOPERATIVA Series Unknown