# Volocopter: drone company

Canonical ID: `1bbd183a-8a6b-4136-b89d-f5d81ef1c563`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Products:** [VoloCity](/models/volocopter-volo-city.md) (air taxi), VoloRegion (suburban), VoloXPro (ultralight), VoloDrone (cargo)
- **Funding:** [€600M+ total (Series D: €200M oversubscribed, Series E: $170M at $1.7B pre-money)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Status:** Insolvency filed Dec 2024; acquired by Destinus early 2025
- **Certification:** EASA type certification path for [VoloCity](/models/volocopter-volo-city.md)
- **Noise:** Inaudible at 120m in urban environment
- **Software:** VoloIQ AI fleet management on Microsoft Azure
- **Partnerships:** Aeromot (Brazil), ADAC Luftrettung (rescue), SimX ground station

- **Slug:** volocopter
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2011
- **HQ:** Bruchsal, Germany
- **Valuation of record:** $1.9B (Company-claimed, as of Mar 2022; Priced round: [Series E post-money](https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/04/volocopter-raises-170m-now-valued-at-1-87b-to-fuel-the-first-commercial-launches-of-its-flying-taxi-fleet/)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [VoloCity](/models/volocopter-volo-city.md) (aerial) (id: `93fde94b-5b1b-4940-8919-af159d28009a`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Stephan Wolf](/people/stephan-wolf.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (3)

- [Alexander Zosel](/people/alexander-zosel.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Florian Reuter](/people/florian-reuter.md) CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Dirk Hoke](/people/dirk-hoke.md) CEO (2022–2024) (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Volocopter and Aeromot sign strategic agreement for Advanced Air Mobility in Brazil](/partnerships/volocopter-and-aeromot-sign-strategic-agreement-for-advanced-air-mobility-in-brazil.md) with Aeromot _distribution_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Volocopter?

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).

### What does Volocopter make?

Volocopter has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: VoloCity (Volocopter builds physical robots).

### Is Volocopter publicly traded?

Volocopter is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Destinus early 2025 | Certification: EASA type certification path for VoloCity | Noise: Inaudible at 120m in urban environment | Software: VoloIQ AI fleet management on Microsoft Azure | Partnerships: Aeromot (Brazil on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Volocopter?

Volocopter has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Destinus early 2025 | Certification: EASA type certification path for VoloCity | Noise: Inaudible at 120m in urban environment | Software: VoloIQ AI fleet management on Microsoft Azure | Partnerships: Aeromot (Brazil (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Volocopter headquartered?

Volocopter is headquartered in Bruchsal, Germany.

### Who owns Volocopter?

Volocopter is owned by Destinus early 2025 | Certification: EASA type certification path for VoloCity | Noise: Inaudible at 120m in urban environment | Software: VoloIQ AI fleet management on Microsoft Azure | Partnerships: Aeromot (Brazil, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Volocopter operate robots?

Volocopter 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.

### Is Volocopter a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Volocopter ranks in roughly the top 92% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Volocopter founded?

Volocopter was founded in 2011.


## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volocopter

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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