Series A — Now raising · $40M

The next era of human flight
takes off vertically

Vertice Motor Company designs, certifies, builds, and sells eVTOL aircraft — zero-emission, point-to-point urban air mobility for the cities of tomorrow.

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$40M
Series A target
200+
Flight hours logged
60 mi
Operational range
4 pax
Passenger capacity
65 dB
Acoustic ceiling
Our technology

Engineered for the urban sky

Every system in our aircraft was built to solve the hardest problems in urban air mobility — safety redundancy, acoustic limits, range, and high-cycle commercial operations.

Propulsion

Distributed electric propulsion

Eight independently controlled rotors provide triple-redundant lift. Any two motors can fail simultaneously with full aircraft recovery — our core safety premise.

Avionics
🖥

AI-assisted fly-by-wire

Onboard flight computers run real-time sensor fusion at 500 Hz, balancing thrust across all lift units and compensating for wind shear in under 2ms.

Structures
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Carbon composite airframe

Full structural weight under 320 kg via a proprietary carbon-epoxy layup process. Our payload fraction of 38% is among the highest in class.

Acoustics
🔇

Ultra-low noise signature

Variable-pitch rotors operating below 65 dB at 150m altitude — quieter than urban ambient noise levels — enabling operations over dense residential areas.

Energy
🔋

Fast-charge battery architecture

Proprietary cell management system enables 80% charge in under 12 minutes, targeting 8–10 commercial cycles per aircraft per day without thermal degradation.

Certification
🛡

FAA/EASA compliant design

Aircraft designed from day one in accordance with FAA Special Class (§21.17(b)) and EASA SC-VTOL standards. G-1 issue paper filed Q4 2024.

Our aircraft

The VMC-1 Apex

VMC-1 Apex
Our production-intent aircraft. Four-passenger eVTOL optimized for metro-area routes of 15–60 miles, combining autonomous assistance with optional pilot operation.

The standard 4-passenger commercial variant designed for urban air taxi and regional shuttle operations. Certified for single-pilot and autonomous flight modes.

Max passengers4 + 1 pilot optional
Operational range60 mi (97 km)
Cruise speed150 mph (241 km/h)
Max altitude4,000 ft AGL
Charge time (0–80%)<12 min
Structural weight320 kg
Payload capacity480 kg
Rotor count8 independently controlled
Noise @ 150m<65 dB(A)
Certification basisFAA §21.17(b) / SC-VTOL
Applications

One platform, many missions

The VMC-1 platform supports multiple commercial verticals through modular interior configurations and software-defined operating modes.

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Urban air taxi

On-demand point-to-point city travel. Replace a 45-minute highway commute with an 8-minute aerial route.

Target fare: ~$3/mile at scale · 8–12 min avg flight

✈️

Airport shuttle

Fixed-route inter-airport and downtown-to-airport corridors. Scheduled departures, vertiport-to-vertiport.

Target market: Top 50 U.S. airports · $180 avg ticket

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Medical & emergency

MediVac-configured variant enables rapid organ transport and critical patient transfer without traffic delays.

Response time reduction: ~70% vs ground · LOI signed with 2 hospital networks

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Premium cargo & logistics

High-value, time-sensitive freight moved without road infrastructure — pharma cold chain, industrial parts, overnight express.

Payload: 480 kg cargo variant · 2027 commercial launch

Market opportunity

A trillion-dollar market at inflection

Urban air mobility is transitioning from concept to commercialization. Multiple independent analysts project a $1T+ global UAM market by 2040, driven by infrastructure investment, regulatory progress, and consumer demand for time.

$1.5T
Global UAM market by 2040
Morgan Stanley, McKinsey, and Deloitte projections converge on $1–2T total addressable market for urban air mobility globally by 2040.
$17B
U.S. market by 2030
Conservative near-term estimate for domestic air taxi and regional UAM, factoring current regulatory pace and infrastructure development.
400+
Vertiports planned globally
Over 400 vertiport locations in active planning or construction in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia as of 2024.
$4.3B
Invested in eVTOL startups (2023)
Global private capital flows into the sector signal deep conviction from strategic investors, airlines, and sovereign wealth funds.

Competitive landscape

CompanyStageCertified?RangePassengersListed/Private
Vertice Motor Co. ★Prototype / Series AIn progress60 mi4Private
Joby AviationPre-productionIn progress100 mi4NYSE: JOBY
Archer AviationPre-productionIn progress60 mi4NYSE: ACHR
LiliumRestructuringStalled186 mi6Relisted 2024
Wisk AeroAutonomous focusIn progress90 mi2Private (Boeing)
Eve Air MobilityDevelopmentIn progress60 mi6NYSE: EVEX

★ Vertice Motor Company. Competitive data compiled from public filings and press releases. Subject to change.

Development roadmap

From prototype to commercial fleet

Series A funding bridges from successful prototype flight validation to FAA type certification and first commercial route launch. Every milestone ahead is fully funded by this raise.

2021–2022 · Complete
Phase 1 — Concept & sub-scale testing
Aerodynamic modeling validated via 1:3 scale prototypes across 80+ wind tunnel hours. Propulsion system bench-tested at 120% rated load. Seed funding closed at $6M.
Wind tunnel validatedPropulsion bench-tested$6M seed closed
2023–2024 · Complete
Phase 2 — Full-scale prototype flight
Three full-scale VMC-1 prototypes built and flown. 200+ crewed and uncrewed flight hours accumulated at test facilities in Texas and Nevada. FAA G-1 issue paper filed.
3 aircraft built200+ flight hoursFAA G-1 filed
2025–2026 · Series A funds this phase
Phase 3 — Certification & production engineering
Complete FAA §21.17(b) certification process. Finalize production-intent aircraft design. Establish manufacturing partnership for initial fleet of 50 aircraft. Complete EASA SC-VTOL submission for European market entry.
FAA type certificateProduction line setupEASA submissionFunded by Series A
2027
Phase 4 — Commercial launch
First revenue routes in Los Angeles and Dallas metro markets. Initial fleet of 12 aircraft. Series B raise targeting $120M to follow market entry. LOIs signed with 2 regional operators.
LA + Dallas launch12-aircraft fleetSeries B to follow
2028+
Phase 5 — Network expansion & licensing
Scaled manufacturing ramping to 200 aircraft per year. International certification complete. Network operator licensing model targeting 20+ cities in North America and Europe by 2030.
200 aircraft/yr20+ citiesOperator licensing
Leadership team

Built by aerospace veterans

Our founding team brings together decades of experience from Joby Aviation, NASA, Boeing, and SpaceX — the people who have actually certified novel aircraft and scaled manufacturing.

MV

Marcus Vance

CEO & Co-founder

Former VP of Aircraft Systems at Joby Aviation. 18 years in eVTOL and rotorcraft design. Led FAA certification of two novel rotorcraft programs. MIT Aero/Astro '04.

SR

Sofia Reyes

CTO & Co-founder

PhD Aerospace Engineering, MIT. 11 years at NASA Langley leading electric propulsion integration programs. 14 patents in distributed propulsion and flight control.

DK

Daniel Kim

Chief Flight Systems Engineer

Former Boeing 787 chief systems engineer. 220+ patents in avionics, fly-by-wire architecture, and redundant control systems. Led DO-178C software certification on three programs.

AL

Amara Lehmann

CFO

Previously CFO at two aerospace-adjacent Series B companies, successfully closing $310M in combined equity raises. 12 years in venture finance; CFA charterholder.

JT

James Tarrant

VP of Regulatory Affairs

Former FAA Aircraft Certification Service senior engineer, 14 years. Deep relationships with DFW and ATL ACOs. Led §21.17(b) special class certification for two programs.

NP

Nina Park

VP of Commercial Operations

Former director of route development at United Airlines. Architected 40+ new route launches and managed a $2.4B fleet acquisition program. MBA, Wharton.

Board & advisors
RH
Robert Halloway
Former FAA Administrator
TM
Tariq Mansour
Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
EL
Elena Lisova
Former Chief Aerodynamicist, SpaceX
CW
Charles Wei
Managing Director, AeroCap Ventures
Press & recognition

The industry is watching

Coverage from leading aviation, technology, and business media as Vertice advances toward commercial launch.

Aviation Week
"Among the most technically credible eVTOL programs in the pre-certification stage — their team's FAA relationships alone set them apart."
March 2025
Wired
"Vertice's acoustic approach is genuinely novel. If they hit their 65 dB target in production, they solve the single biggest barrier to urban vertiport approval."
January 2025
TechCrunch
"200+ flight hours on a prototype is real validation. Most eVTOL startups are still rendering. Vertice is flying."
November 2024
Series A opportunity

Join the round reshaping how cities move

$40M Series A

We are raising $40M to fund FAA type certification, production engineering, and commercial launch operations in two U.S. metro markets. Prior funding includes a $6M seed from aviation-focused family offices and strategic angels.

$40M
Round size
$180M
Pre-money valuation
$5M
Minimum check size
Q3 2025
Target close

Use of proceeds: 55% certification & engineering, 25% manufacturing setup, 12% commercial operations, 8% working capital.

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Investor FAQ

Common questions

How does Vertice plan to achieve FAA certification? +
We are pursuing certification under FAA §21.17(b) Special Class, which is the established path for novel aircraft like eVTOLs that don't fit existing airworthiness categories. Our VP of Regulatory Affairs has 14 years inside FAA Aircraft Certification Services and our G-1 issue paper — which formally establishes the means of compliance — was accepted by the FAA in Q4 2024. We project type certificate issuance in Q4 2026.
Who are the target customers and what's the revenue model? +
We operate on a B2B2C model — selling aircraft and software licenses to verified operators (air taxi operators, airlines, hospital networks, logistics companies) rather than operating routes ourselves. This keeps our capital intensity low post-launch and lets us focus on manufacturing and certification. We've signed LOIs with two regional operators and one hospital network. Target ASP per aircraft is $3.2M at initial production volumes.
How does Vertice differentiate from Joby, Archer, and other well-funded competitors? +
Three key differentiators: (1) Acoustics — our sub-65 dB target is uniquely low and enables operations over areas that competitors can't access. (2) Fast-charge architecture — sub-12 minute recharge dramatically improves utilization economics for operators. (3) Modular platform — the same airframe serves passenger, cargo, and medical variants, reducing certification and manufacturing complexity. We're also the only pre-IPO company in this cohort, giving investors a more favorable entry valuation.
What are the key technical risks? +
The primary risks are: (1) Battery energy density — current cells require the 60mi range constraint; next-generation cells expected in 2026–2027 will extend range to 100+ mi. (2) Certification timeline — FAA timelines can slip; we've built a 6-month buffer into our financial model. (3) Manufacturing ramp — we are partnering with an established aerospace manufacturer (name disclosed under NDA) rather than building a greenfield facility, reducing this risk significantly.
What does $40M get the company to, and what's the path to Series B? +
Series A carries us to: FAA type certificate (Q4 2026), first production aircraft delivered (Q1 2027), commercial route launch in LA and Dallas (Q2 2027), and 12-month operating revenue. At that point we expect to raise Series B at a substantially higher valuation to fund fleet scaling to 200 aircraft/year and international certification. Our financial model shows Series A capital lasting 26 months with a 3-month cash buffer at plan.
Is there existing investor interest in this round? +
Yes — we have $12M in soft-circled commitments from returning seed investors and one new institutional lead. We are targeting $40M total. The round is expected to close Q3 2025. A full cap table and term sheet are available to qualified investors who complete our NDA process.