What does Vertical Aerospace make?

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

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 16% 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.

Company

Vertical Aerospace

British eVTOL developer of the VX4 aircraft.

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Founded: 2016
HQ: Bristol, UK

Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility

Funding

$850.0M

Models

Deployments

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

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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

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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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.

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Relationships

AAmerican AirlinesInvestor RRolls-Royce Holdings (strategic)Investor VVertical AerospaceCustomer

Current leadership (1)

Stephen Fitzpatrick ceosince 2016-01-01secondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Vertical Aerospace.

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Operated deployments (1)

VX4Bristol

Operator customers (1)

Vertical Aerospace1 deployment

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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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)

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 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 16% 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: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-06

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

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