$700 Million: Vertical Firm On Funding Required To Certify VX4 eVTOL

Vertical Aerospace  Caption: Vertical’s VX4 prototype has completed both hover and wingborne conventional mode phases of flight testing

Vertical’s VX4 prototype has completed both hover and wingborne conventional mode phases of flight testing.

Credit: Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace says it needs no more than $700 million in new funding to certify its VX4 electric air taxi in 2028. But that is more than the UK startup has raised since its founding in 2016. Combined with the $600 million already raised, the total required is also less than what each of...
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