New chips to make Anthem ‘slimmer and faster’ news Yves Le Marquand 16 Jan 25 0 Last week, at CES 2025, Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors expanded their partnership to begin building i.MX processors into Honeywell’s latest Anthem avionics. Honeywell and Dutch… Read more
Sarla raises $10m in Series A funding news Yves Le Marquand 15 Jan 25 0 Indian eVTOL developer Sarla Aviation has raised $10m in funding from the first tranche of its Series A round. The A1 round was led by… Read more
Volocopter files for insolvency as search for investment continues news Yves Le Marquand 2 Jan 25 0 Volocopter has started insolvency proceedings as it continues to look for further investment to fund its eVTOL programme. The German eVTOL developer announced on Monday… Read more
Archer raises $430m following new Anduril partnership news Yves Le Marquand 12 Dec 24 0 Anduril and Archer are to jointly develop a hybrid-VTOL aircraft for defence use cases, leading the eVTOL developer to raise a further $430m to support… Read more
Vertical Aerospace announces $50m funding from Mudrick Capital news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 24 0 Vertical Aerospace has announced $50m in new funding as part of a transaction worth $180m with Mudrick Capital. The signing of a non-binding term sheet… Read more
Electron launches ‘10,000 Faces of Change’ campaign news Yves Le Marquand 25 Nov 24 0 Dutch electric aircraft startup Electron has launched a campaign inviting industry stakeholders to support its aircraft programme. The 10,000 Faces of Change campaign pays homage… Read more
BETA Technologies Series C raises $318m news Yves Le Marquand 1 Nov 24 0 BETA has raised $318m from its Series C funding round led by the Qatar Investment Authority. The Vermont-based electric aircraft developer has now raised more… Read more
Hitting the supercycle, today is an investor’s market Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 24 0 If you’re a new company and you’re not in AI or defence tech, chances are it has been tougher to find investors willing to deploy… Read more
Eve Air Mobility secures $50m loan from Citi news Fayaz Hussain 30 Oct 24 0 Eve Air Mobility announced it has secured a $50m loan from Citibank to further its aircraft research and development programme. This additional funding, coupled with… Read more
Joby Aviation prices public offering at $202m news Fayaz Hussain 25 Oct 24 0 Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation announced that it has successfully priced its public offering of 40m shares of common stock at $5.05 per share.… Read more
Lilium will not receive German federal loan guarantee news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 24 0 UPDATED: Lilium will continue negotiations with Bavaria for a €50m loan after its application for a federal loan guarantee worth the same amount was denied… Read more
Eve secures $88m loan from Brazil’s National Development Bank for production facility news Yves Le Marquand 15 Oct 24 0 Eve Air Mobility has secured an $88m loan for the construction of a production facility from Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES). The facility, to be… Read more
Lilium CEO hits out at ‘misunderstandings’ over German state bank loans news Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 24 0 Klaus Roewe, CEO and executive director of German eVTOL developer Lilium, has responded to what he calls “misunderstandings” regarding the firm’s loan from German development… Read more
Toyota to invest further $500m in Joby news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Toyota will invest an additional $500m in Joby, bringing total investment from the auto giant to $894m. The investment will be made in the form… Read more
Pyka Series B raises $40m news Yves Le Marquand 25 Sep 24 0 Pyka has raised $40m in Series B funding to continue growth of its dual-use product line for commercial and defence markets. The round was led by… Read more