The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Vertical Aerospace: 2 models, 7 deployments across 5 regions, $1.4B raised, 1 active incident. 2 sources back the record.
Vertical Aerospace has 1 FAA action pending, per the DEPLOY registry.
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British eVTOL developer of the VX4 aircraft. EASA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport. Partnership with American airlines.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 7 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
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Key facts
Founded
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Product
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Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Valo
Vertical Aerospace's flagship air taxi, unveiled December 2025. Four-seat eVTOL targeting EASA SC-VTOL enhanced category certification. Certification delayed to 2029. Achieved first piloted transition from hover to forward flight in April 2026.
Current platform
VX4
Four-seat eVTOL with tilt-rotor configuration. EASA DOA and UK CAA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport with full-scale prototype. American Airlines conditional purchase agreement.
Partnerships
Every company Vertical Aerospace has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Rolls-Royce Holdings1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Rolls-Royce Holdingsjust announced
Vertical Aerospace on the deployment map
View the global map7 verified deployments across 5 regions, newest verified Jul 2026. Explore where Vertical Aerospace's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedValo at UK →verified Jul 2026
- operationalVX4 at UK →verified Jul 2026
- announcedVX4 at Malaga-Marbella, Spain →Andalusia, Spain · verified Jul 2026
- operationalVX4 at Farnborough, UK →Hampshire, England · verified Jul 2026
- operationalVX4 at UK →verified May 2026
- operationalVX4 at Cotswold Airport, UK →Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom · verified Apr 2026
- operationalVX4 at Bristol →United Kingdom · verified Jun 2024
View the full Vertical Aerospace deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stephen Fitzpatrick ceosince 2016-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
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 →
Incidents affecting Vertical Aerospace (1)
- Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 20262026-07-13 · Regulatory action
via Valo
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Vertical Aerospace7 deployments
Recent coverage
Vertical Aerospace in third-party press
Peers
98 peers across 1 segment. Every Vertical Aerospace competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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Mentioned on (8)
Registry pages whose text names Vertical Aerospace.
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (5)
VX4 at Bristol, VX4 at UK, VX4 at UK, Valo at UK, VX4 at Cotswold Airport, UK
People (1)
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
- Total funding
- $1.4B
- Employees
- 330
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Vertical Aerospace has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Rolls-Royce Holdingsjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Rolls-Royce Holdings1× joint1 total
Funding rounds (2)
Vertical Aerospace’s 2 disclosed rounds, $1.1B in total, oldest to newest.
- Financing Package2026-03-30
$850M(reported) · $4.3B post
Investors: Yorkville Advisors Global (lead), Mudrick Capital Management (lead)
- Convertible notes + PIPE2021-10-27
$205M(reported)
Investors: American Airlines
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faapending
Linked models: VX4
Timeline
Every recorded move in Vertical Aerospace’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Honeywell International
2026-08-23Supply: Avionics and flight control for VX4 from Honeywell International
Funding roundFinancing Package funding round
2026-03-30Financing Package raising $850000000
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2022-01-01Series C raising $205000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2020-01-01Series B raising $315000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2019-01-01Series A raising $25000000
Key hireStephen Fitzpatrick joins as ceo
2016-01-01Stephen Fitzpatrick appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment recordedJul 13, 2026
Valo at UK
- Incident recordedJul 13, 2026
Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review...
- Deployment recordedJul 1, 2026
VX4 at Malaga-Marbella, Spain
- Deployment recordedJul 1, 2026
VX4 at Farnborough, UK
- Deployment recordedJul 1, 2026
VX4 at UK
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Review state
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
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Methodology surface for Vertical Aerospace.Peer companies
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In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Vertical Aerospace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Vertical Aerospace adds seating and navigation suppliers for Valo
ANH Structure and Northrop Grumman LITEF will supply seating and inertial reference systems for Vertical's Valo aircraft The post Vertical Aerospace adds seating and navigation…
Vertical Aerospace Bolsters Supplier Network With Northrop Grumman LITEF and ANH Structure
Vertical Aerospace has signed long-term supplier agreements with ANH Structure and Northrop Grumman LITEF to provide seating and inertial navigation The post Vertical Aerospace…
Thales names new Singapore country director
He joins from Vertical Aerospace after earlier roles at Airbus and the Singapore Economic Development Board.
Vertical Aerospace Appoints Clyde Woltman to Board of Directors
Vertical Aerospace has appointed Clyde Woltman, former CEO of Leonardo Helicopters US and a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, to The post Vertical Aerospace Appoints Clyde…
Vertical Aerospace Opens New Assembly Centre for Valo Aircraft
Vertical Aerospace has opened a new Aircraft Assembly Centre at Cotswold Airport in the UK, marking the company’s move from The post Vertical Aerospace Opens New Assembly Centre…
Vertical Aerospace Opens U.K. Air Taxi Assembly Center
Facility will initially produce certification-conforming aircraft and up to 25 production Valos annually.
Vertical Aerospace Opens Valo Assembly Centre, Eyes 1,000 Aircraft a Year
Aerospace Global News reports that Vertical Aerospace has opened its new Aircraft Assembly Centre at Cotswold Airport, where it will begin manufacturing its Valo... The post…
Vertical Aerospace opens Valo eVTOL assembly center at Cotswold Airport
Vertical Aerospace has opened an assembly center at Cotswold Airport to build certification Valo aircraft next to its flight-test base The post Vertical Aerospace opens Valo eVTOL…
Vertical Aerospace Names Former Airbus Executive Fabrice Brégier as Chair
Vertical Aerospace has appointed former Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Fabrice Brégier as Chair of its Board of Directors, as the The post Vertical Aerospace Names Former Airbus…
FOUR WEEKS TO TOULOUSE: UK CAA, Vertical Aerospace and CAE confirmed as latest speakers
With just four weeks to go until eVTOL Insights’ Europe Conference in Toulouse, companies keen to join the speaker line-up The post FOUR WEEKS TO TOULOUSE: UK CAA, Vertical…
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL) Presents at 16th Annual Aviation Forum: Airlines, Lessors, Manufacturers - Slideshow
Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL Can Fly. The Passenger Business Is Still Unproven
Vertical Aerospace’s July appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow was a real engineering milestone. The company publicly demonstrated piloted transition between…
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
Piloted Thrustborne Transition. Watch it in its full glory. To the skies.
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Vertical Aerospace draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 89th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +7.2, 117th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Well-capitalized with $1.4B raised and recent funding activity. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
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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.
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Last computed: Oct 20, 2026