Vertical Aerospace

company

About

Vertical Aerospace builds technology to revolutionize how people fly, by making air travel personal, on-demand, and carbon-free.

  • 251 - 500

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Industries
Aerospace,Air Transportation,Mechanical Engineering
Founded date
Jan 1, 2016
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active

Vertical Aerospace builds technology to revolutionize how people fly, by making air travel personal, on-demand, and carbon-free.

Since its inception in 2016, Vertical Aerospace has grown to over 70 world-class engineers and technical experts, recruited from the likes of Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, and Jaguar Land Rover.

In 2019 they launched its second aircraft, the Seraph, making the first company in the world to release flight footage of an aircraft capable of carrying 250kg.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
Vertical Aerospace has raised a total of — in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 16, 2021 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 16, 2021 Post-IPO Equity 3 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
3
Vertical Aerospace is funded by 3 investors. Rolls-Royce and Rocket Internet are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Rolls-Royce Post-IPO Equity
Rocket Internet Post-IPO Equity
Kouros Post-IPO Equity