Wingcopter

Drone solutions to improve and save lives.

About

Founded

2017

Headquarters

Weiterstadt, Hessen, Germany

Industry

Drones

Company Description

Wingcopter is a German developer, manufacturer and operator of eVTOL, fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and provider of drone delivery services, focused on optimizing medical supply chains, as well as last-mile logistics of packages, tools, spare parts, food, and groceries. The currently 150-strong team is dedicated to improving and saving lives worldwide through meaningful commercial and humanitarian applications. Thanks to its patented tilt-rotor mechanism and software algorithms, the Wingcopter 198 can take off and land vertically like a multicopter, while flying long distances as efficiently and quickly as a fixed-wing aircraft, even in heavy rain and wind.

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Funding

Total Raised

$109.9 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

European Investment Bank, REWE Group, Salvia, XAI technologies, Xplorer Capital, Futury Capital, ITOCHU, DRONE FUND, SYNERJET, Expa, Hessen Kapital III, Corecam Capital Partners

Company Traction

  • In June 2023, Wingcopter signed a deal with Siemens Healthineeers to transport laboratory diagnostics materials and medical supplies in Africa.
  • In June 2022, Wingcopter signed a deal to roll out 12,000 delivery drones in Africa over the next five years to transport goods, medicine, lab samples, and vaccines to remote locations.

Leadership Team

  • Ansgar Kadura: Co-Founder & Chief Services Officer of Wingcopter.
  • Edouard Lamy: CFO at Wingcopter. Former Co-Founder & CFO of Wirelane GmbH.