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Helicopter Taxi Company Volocopter Raises $170M in Financing Round
Investments // March 04, 2022

Volocopter, an aircraft manufacturer that calls itself a pioneer in urban air travel, has raised $170 million in a Series E funding round, the company announced Friday (March 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Flying Air Taxis Cleared for Approach as Urban Mobility Eyes the Skies of 2024
Transportation // January 24, 2022

Funny how with regular cars we call it “ridesharing” whereas up in the sky the word “taxi” still describes new copter-like vehicles meant to take for-hire mobility into the clouds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Volocopter Partners with Urban Movement Labs
Partnerships / Acquisitions // September 16, 2021

Urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter is teaming up with Urban Movement Labs (UML) in Los Angeles to explore air mobility in the LA area. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Uber And Lyft Off: Air Taxis Become Grounded In Reality
Innovation // April 12, 2021

Everyone’s been there. Sitting in the backseat of a rideshare vehicle, or maybe in the driver’s seat of a car, desperately looking back and forth between the clock and the stopped dead traffic in whatever major metro in which the workplace, meeting or flight is...

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Uber And Lyft Off: Air Taxis Become Grounded In Reality

April 12, 2021
Everyone’s been there. Sitting in the backseat of a rideshare vehicle, or maybe in the driver’s seat of a car, desperately looking back and forth between the clock and the stopped dead traffic in whatever major metro in which the workplace, meeting or flight is located. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock […]

Inside The Race For Flying-Taxi Liftoff

September 12, 2019
This might still sound like science fiction to many people, but the race for flying-taxi dominance is on and is gaining fresh fuel as the new decade looms. The results...

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Helicopter Taxi Company Volocopter Raises $170M in Financing Round

March 04, 2022
Volocopter, an aircraft manufacturer that calls itself a pioneer in urban air travel, has raised $170 million in a Series E funding round, the company announced Friday (March 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to […]

Volocopter Partners with Urban Movement Labs

September 16, 2021
Urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter is teaming up with Urban Movement Labs (UML) in Los Angeles to explore air mobility in the LA area. Get the Full Story Complete the...

German Flying Taxi Startup Volocopter Mulls SPAC, New Funds

March 18, 2021
Germany’s flying taxi startup Volocopter is looking to raise new capital as it ponders the possibility of going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Reuters reported on Thursday...

Volocopter Raises $240 Million, Nears Launch Of Urban Air Taxi

March 03, 2021
German urban air mobility (UAM) startup Volocopter has raised €200 million, or $240 million, to help certify and launch its battery-powered city air taxi, VoloCity. The company expects the air...