Wingcopter’s investors include Xplorer Capital, Futury Regio Growth Fund, Futury Ventures, Hessen Kapital III, and Corecam Capital Partners. In 2020, Wingcopter was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Thanks to its patented tilt-rotor mechanism, Wingcopter can take off and land vertically like a multicopter, while flying long distances as efficiently and quickly as a fixed-wing aircraft, even in rain and wind. In the future, Wingcopter will also deliver packages, tools and spare parts, as well as food and groceries.
The startup is focused on optimizing medical supply chains. Wingcopter is an award-winning German manufacturer and service provider of eVTOL, fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) dedicated to improving and saving the lives of people worldwide through impactful commercial and humanitarian applications. SYNERJET is absolutely convinced of Wingcopter’s purpose-driven approach and dedication to make a positive impact in this world for years to come.” It demonstrates our commitment to the UAM industry, serving our customers in Latin America, and stresses the trust we have in Tom Plümmer and his great team of professionals. José Eduardo Brandão, CEO of SYNERJET, adds: “SYNERJET is very proud to be a Wingcopter Authorized Partner and new investor in Wingcopter.
The region offers enormous growth opportunities for both companies and we look forward to scaling across the continent together”, comments Tom Plümmer, CEO of Wingcopter. Making this investment right after becoming our first Authorized Partner in Latin America shows that they understand the huge potential of what we are creating here at Wingcopter. “We would like to thank SYNERJET’s CEO José Brandão and the whole team for their trust in Wingcopter. SYNERJET joins existing investors DRONE FUND, Expa, Xplorer Capital, Futury Capital, Hessen Kapital III, and Corecam Capital Partners in the run-up of Wingcopter’s Series B investment round in 2022. The company will benefit from SYNERJET’s in-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework as well as its strong relationships and experience with local civil aviation authorities. For Wingcopter, the partnership represents an important gateway to the Latin American market and is a major milestone in its global expansion plans. As an Authorized Partner, SYNERJET wants to target drone operators, logistics companies, and providers in the healthcare industry.
SYNERJET has made the investment shortly after joining Wingcopter’s Authorized Partner Program (WAPP), which allows companies to act as a distributor and local technical support provider for the Wingcopter 198. The new funding follows recently announced investments from Japan-based DRONE FUND as well as UBER co-founder Garrett Camp’s Expa.
The capital influx comes from SYNERJET Corp, a leading business aviation specialist in Latin America, with operations in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and Guatemala. Weiterstadt, Germany / São Paulo, Brazil, 16 December 2021 - German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter has secured its next investment. One of Wingcopters's drones can transport about 2,500 vaccine doses a day, Pluemmer said, and the company is seeking partners to build a new drone that could carry up to 1,000 doses per flight.Wingcopter wins Latin-American business aviation specialist SYNERJET as new investor The dronemaker has also received German government funding to build a healthcare delivery network in Malawi and has already started training local drone pilots. Investors included Xplorer Capital, a backer of ride-hailing service Uber and self-driving car start-up Zoox, which was bought by Amazon last year. Wingcopter said it has secured $22 million in Series A funding to help to set up the logistics infrastructure needed to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and ramp up drone production. North American company Draganfly has been picked by Coldchain Technology Services to transport COVID-19 vaccines while start-up Volansi Inc has partnered with drugmaker Merck to deliver temperature-sensitive vaccines in rural North Carolina. Wingcopter is one of several drone start-ups seeking to play a role in the delivery of vaccines in regions lacking good storage facilities or developed transport infrastructure. "COVID is now making it necessary to build it out fast, but once it's there we will have a new type of infrastructure that could carry things like medication, blood, lab samples and even normal daily goods," he told Reuters on Monday.
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