The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Volocopter: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
German eVTOL pioneer founded in 2011 in Bruchsal. Volocopter made the first crewed eVTOL flight in 2011 with the VC2. The company develops all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban air mobility: VoloCity (2-seat air taxi), VoloRegion (suburban connector), and VoloXPro (ultralight multicopter for sports/professional transport).
VoloIQ is the AI-powered fleet management platform on Microsoft Azure. Volocopter filed for insolvency in December 2024 after raising €600M+ cumulative funding, and was acquired by Swiss company Destinus in early 2025. The VoloCity is pursuing EASA type certification.
Inaudible at 120m distance. Partnerships with Aeromot (Brazil AAM), ADAC Luftrettung (emergency rescue flights with SimX ground station).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries E post-money
Key facts
Founded
Products
Fundingsee investors →
Status
Certification
Noise
Software
Partnerships
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stephan Wolf Co-foundersecondary-verified
Former / Previously (3)
- Alexander Zosel Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Florian Reuter CEOsecondary-verified
- Dirk Hoke CEO (2022–2024)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Volocopter.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Volocopter in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
- Going concern
- flagged
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Partnerships (1)
- Volocopter and Aeromot sign strategic agreement for Advanced Air Mobility in Brazil with Aeromotdistributionannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (4)
Volocopter’s 4 disclosed rounds, $689M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series E (second closing)2022-12-01
$182M(reported)
- Series E2022-03-04
$170M(reported) · $1.9B post
Investors: Geely (lead)
- Series D2021-03-03
$240M(reported)
Investors: BlackRock (lead), Atlantia (follow), Continental AG (follow)
- Series C2020-02-21
$97M(reported)
Investors: DB Schenker (follow)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Volocopter.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Volocopter from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Volocopter and Aeromot sign strategic agreement for Advanced Air Mobility in Brazil
Volocopter and Aeromot signed a strategic agreement to advance air mobility in Brazil, building on Volocopter's post-acquisition restart.
Volocopter rebounds with new owner, resumes certification path
After insolvency and acquisition by Diamond Aircraft, Volocopter resumed EASA type certification for the VoloCity eVTOL.
Diamond Aircraft acquires Volocopter after insolvency
Volocopter filed for insolvency in December 2024 and was acquired by Diamond Aircraft; headquarters remain in Bruchsal.
Volocopter raises $170M, now valued at $1.87B, to fuel the first commercial launches of its flying taxi fleet
Volocopter raised $170M in Series E funding at a $1.87B valuation, with investors including Geely, Mercedes-Benz Group, Intel Capital and BlackRock.
Volocopter Raises €200 Million in Series D Funding Round
Volocopter raised €200M ($240M) in an oversubscribed Series D round led by BlackRock, with Atlantia, Continental AG, NTT, and Tokyo Century joining.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/volocopter.md
- RSS feed: /companies/volocopter/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1bbd183a-8a6b-4136-b89d-f5d81ef1c563
- Revision history: /companies/volocopter/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Volocopter draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Aug 18, 2026