Volocopter GmbH

Germany - Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg

• 01/11/2022
• Series E
• $182,000,000

Volocopter brings urban air mobility (UAM) to megacities worldwide. We aim to improve the quality of life for people in cities by offering a fantastic new mode of transportation. For that, we create sustainable and scalable UAM ecosystems with partners in infrastructure and operations.  

Volocopter’s family of eVTOL aircraft will offer passengers (VoloCity and VoloConnect) and goods (VoloDrone) swift, secure, and emission-free connections to their destinations, supported by VoloIQ, the UAM ecosystem’s software platform that serves as its digital backbone for safe and efficient operations.  

As a pioneer in the UAM industry, Volocopter will launch commercial services within the next few years. Founded in 2011, the company employs more than 500 people in Germany and Singapore, has completed over 1,000 successful public and private test flights, and raised $579 million in equity from investors, including Geely, WP Investment, Mercedes-Benz Group, Intel Capital, and BlackRock. www.volocopter.com 

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Dirk HokeFounder

Germany - Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg,

Dirk's career spans more than 25 years and five continents in various industries, often focusing on digitalization. He started his professional career at Renault in Paris before joining Siemens. In his 20 years at Siemens, Dirk was responsible for many restructuring programs and often for developing new businesses. He held many executive-level positions including the first Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Africa, Chief Executive Officer Industrial Solutions, Chief Executive Officer Customer Services and Chief Executive Officer Large Drives. Until recently Dirk was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Defence and Space and also served as a member of Airbus’ Global Executive Committee. Dirk serves on the Board of Advisors of Voyager Space and on the Board of Directors of Spire Global and Solaredge and is an Alumni of the World Economic Forum Young Global Leader Program.

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