![]() Tom Plümmer, CEO of Wingcopter, said: “Our team is driven by tackling the world’s challenges through scalable innovations. Wingcopter plans to further grow the team in the fields of flight testing, certification, production, and software development, specifically focused on ground and flight control software, embedded systems, software architecture, and cloud infrastructure. To achieve this, Wingcopter combines the scaling methods of the automotive industry with an aviation-grade discipline for quality and safety. ![]() The 7,200 square meters (77,500 square feet) site allows for a swift ramp-up to mass production to meet a constantly growing global demand. These services allow customers to instantly benefit from Wingcopter’s cutting-edge technology and its BVLOS flight operations track record on five continents without having to own and maintain a fleet of drones, hire and train pilots, or run operations themselves.Ī portion of the new capital is allocated to setting up a partially automated serial production at Wingcopter’s new headquarters in Weiterstadt, Germany, already home to more than 100 employees. In addition to selling drones, Wingcopter will rapidly expand its drone-delivery-as-a-service offerings. It can accurately lower a package through a winch mechanism, or land at the point of destination and return to its origin with a new payload. The current model, the Wingcopter 178 Heavy Lift, provides both one- and two-way delivery, covering distances of up to 120 kilometers. At the same time, Wingcopter is well-positioned and ready to establish more partnerships worldwide centering around other fully automated delivery applications. ![]() Wingcopter will use the funds to strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics, with a special focus on healthcare-related applications, including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. – GERMANY, Weiterstadt – Wingcopter, the German developer, manufacturer, and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian applications, has secured $22 million in Series A funding round led by Xplorer Capital, a key investor in autonomous technologies, and Futury Regio Growth Fund, a Germany-based growth capital fund focusing on investments in globally scalable business models, alongside Futury Ventures and Hessen Kapital III also participating in the round.
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