CategoryDrones
Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility
Overview
British eVTOL developer of the VX4 aircraft. EASA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport. Partnership with American Airlines.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
Founder
Product
SPAC
CAA
Strategic
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Vertical Aerospace on the deployment map
Where Vertical Aerospace's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stephen Fitzpatrick ceosince 2016-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Vertical Aerospace.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (1)
- VX4Bristol
Operator customers (1)
- Vertical Aerospace1 deployment
Recent coverage
Vertical Aerospace in third-party press
Vertical Aerospace adds autonomous capability to Valo aircraft - Aerospace Global News
Vertical Aerospace pairs first public flight with a push into defence - Zag Daily
Vertical Aerospace and Near Earth Autonomy Partner to Bring Advanced Autonomy to “Valo” Aircraft - Bisinfotech
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Supplied by (1)
Compute / semiconductor
- Honeywell Internationalvia VX4Honeywell Anthem flight deck (aircraft management system: cockpit displays, software, controls, connectivity) and Honeywell compact fly-by-wire flight controls system and Honeywell inceptors (pilot hand controllers) -- primary avionics and flight control systems for Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOLsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (4)
- Financing Package2026-03-30
$850M(reported)
- Series C2022-01-01
$205M(reported)
Investors: American Airlines
- Series B2020-01-01
$315M(reported)
Investors: American Airlines (lead), Rolls-Royce Holdings (strategic) (strategic)
- Series A2019-01-01
$25M(reported)
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faapending
Linked models: VX4
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Vertical Aerospace - VX4 eVTOL Test Flight - Phase Two
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Vertical Aerospace VX4 public airport-to-airport flight
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Vertical Aerospace VX4 piloted thrustborne transition
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
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).
- Who competes with Vertical Aerospace?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Vertical Aerospace building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of Vertical Aerospace?
- Stephen Fitzpatrick is the ceo of Vertical Aerospace, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Vertical Aerospace headquartered?
- Vertical Aerospace is headquartered in Bristol, UK.
- How much funding has Vertical Aerospace raised?
- Vertical Aerospace has raised approximately $850M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Vertical Aerospace operate robots?
- Vertical Aerospace operates 1 verified deployment, including at Bristol.
- Is Vertical Aerospace a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Vertical Aerospace ranks in roughly the top 17% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Vertical Aerospace founded?
- Vertical Aerospace was founded in 2016.
- Is Vertical Aerospace safe?
- Vertical Aerospace 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.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-23
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-23
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Vertical Aerospace.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Vertical Aerospace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Vertical Aerospace adds autonomous capability to Valo aircraft - Aerospace Global News
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Vertical Aerospace pairs first public flight with a push into defence - Zag Daily
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Vertical Aerospace and Near Earth Autonomy Partner to Bring Advanced Autonomy to “Valo” Aircraft - Bisinfotech
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Valo hybrid-electric aircraft gains autonomous flight for 1,000-mile defense missions - Interesting Engineering
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Vertical Picks Near Earth To Bring Autonomy To Valo eVTOL - Aviation Week
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Vertical Aerospace taps Near Earth for autonomous aircraft tech - Reuters
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Vertical Aerospace taps Near Earth for autonomous aircraft tech - Euronext Markets: Real-time Stock Market Data | live
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Vertical Aerospace Targets Defense Growth With Autonomous Valo Partnership - Benzinga
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Vertical Aerospace and Near Earth Autonomy Partner for Autonomous Flight on Valo eVTOL - News and Statistics - IndexBox
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Vertical Aerospace, Near Earth Autonomy Agree to Provide Autonomous Capabilities to Valo Aircraft - marketscreener.com
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Vertical Aerospace and Near Earth Autonomy Partner to Equip Valo Aircraft for Uncrewed Defense and Commercial Operations - Business Wire
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Vertical Aerospace taps Near Earth for autonomous aircraft tech - TradingView
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/vertical-aerospace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/vertical-aerospace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d2e6da72-bc7e-457b-9869-3f3f4ff4d8aa
- Revision history: /companies/vertical-aerospace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
Piloted Thrustborne Transition. Watch it in its full glory. To the skies.
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Reality vs attention
Vertical Aerospace draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the 22nd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +70.6, 2nd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $1.4B raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026