Lilium

Current leadership (2)

• Daniel Wiegand ceosince 2015-01-01secondary-verified
• Matthias Mezger ctosince 2015-01-01secondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Lilium.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Operated deployments (2)

• Lilium JetMunich
• Lilium JetMunich

Operator customers (1)

• Lilium2 deployments

Financial state

Reporting basis

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Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Funding rounds (4)

• Series C2020-01-01

  $240M(reported)

  Investors: Baillie Gifford (lead), LGT Capital Partners

• Series B2019-01-01

  $240M(reported)

  Investors: Tencent (lead), Baillie Gifford

• Series A2017-01-01

  $90M(reported)

• Seed2015-01-01

  $1M(reported)

Sources (2)

1. https://lilium.com/ ↗
2. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lilium-files-insolvency-after-funding-talks-fail-2024-10-24/ ↗

Common questions

What is Lilium?

German eVTOL developer of the Lilium Jet, a seven-seat electric jet with 36 ducted fans. EASA design organization approval. Insolvency proceedings opened 2024-10-24; assets acquired by Mobile Uplift in 2025.

What does Lilium make?

Lilium has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Lilium Jet (Lilium builds physical robots).

Where does Lilium operate robots?

Lilium operates 2 verified deployments, including at Munich.

Is Lilium a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Lilium ranks in roughly the top 44% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Lilium safe?

Lilium has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.