Event
Wingcopter secures fresh funding from Nordic Secondary Fund, existing shareholders, and EIB
Key points
- Wingcopter secured fresh funding from Copenhagen-based Nordic Secondary Fund, existing shareholders, and the European Investment Bank.
- The company said the funding supports growth, type-certification progress in the United States, Brazil, and Japan, and expansion into drone-based infrastructure surveys using LiDAR.
- Wingcopter also announced leadership changes, including the appointment of Marian Sieber as CEO and founder Tom Plummer moving into a strategy role.
Company context
Wingcopter develops and operates electric fixed-wing VTOL drones for logistics, medical delivery, middle-mile and last-mile supply, and long-range aerial survey missions. Its Wingcopter 198 platform uses a tilt-rotor architecture, redundant flight systems, and delivery-focused payload handling for BVLOS operations in rural, remote, and infrastructure-constrained areas.
Context
- Company
- Wingcopter
- Segment
- Logistics
- Event type
- Funding
- Geography
- Weiterstadt, Hesse · Germany