What does Vertical Aerospace make?

Vertical Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: VX4 (Vertical Aerospace builds physical robots).

Where does Vertical Aerospace operate robots?

Vertical Aerospace is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Company

Vertical Aerospace

British eVTOL developer of the VX4 aircraft. EASA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport. Partnership with American Airlines.

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Key facts

Founded: 2016, Bristol, UK
Founder: Stephen Fitzpatrick (CEO, ex-OVO Energy founder)
Product: VX4 eVTOL - tilt-rotor design; 4 passengers + pilot; designed for short-haul urban and regional flights
Funding: Series A $25M; B $315M; C $205M; total ~$545M+
SPAC: Merged with Broadstone 2021; NYSE: EVTL
CAA: UK CAA certification in progress; first crewed flight achieved 2023; American Airlines pre-order
Strategic: Rolls-Royce partnership on propulsion; Honeywell avionics; GKN Aerospace structures

ID: d2e6da72-bc7e-457b-9869-3f3f4ff4d8aa

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Models (1)

VX4aerial

Current leadership (1)

Stephen Fitzpatrick ceosince 2016-01-01secondary-verified

Funding rounds (3)

Series C2022-01-01
$205M(reported)
Series B2020-01-01
$315M(reported)
Series A2019-01-01
$25M(reported)

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Vertical Aerospace?: British eVTOL developer of the VX4 aircraft. EASA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport. Partnership with American Airlines.
What does Vertical Aerospace make?: Vertical Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: VX4 (Vertical Aerospace builds physical robots).
Where does Vertical Aerospace operate robots?: Vertical Aerospace is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.