Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
'''2021年1/18 川普总统今天签署行政命令，保护美国免于外国无人机危险. 不但限制使用纳税人的钱采购敌对国家生产的无人机，还鼓励采购国内生产的无人机. 另外，对政府采购权威进行审查及限制. '''


 * evtol.com很有用的eVTOL网站，
 * ARK刚成立了一个space exploration fund，专注于无人机和电动飞行器
 * 项目融资，
 * Workhorse公司-Surefly项目（256M）；
 * lilium公司-Lilium Jet项目（370M）；
 * Overair公司-Butterfly项目（25M）；
 * Zephyr Airworks公司-Winged Air Taxi项目（150M）；
 * Hyundai公司-Smart Mobility Solution项目（1.5B）；
 * Volocopter公司-Volocity项目（145M）；
 * ZEVA公司-Zeva Zero项目（1.5M)）；
 * Zuri公司-Zuri VTOL项目(600K)；
 * Joby公司-S4项目(720M) "

EH

 * 2015年8月24日，北京 —— 全球领先的智能无人机公司亿航今日宣布完成4200万美元B轮融资，由金浦投资领投，还包括来自GGV纪源资本、真格基金、乐博资本、东方富海、PreAngel创投的多方投资，公司估值相比16个月前成立之初翻了100倍.
 * 作为亿航A轮融资的领投方，GGV曾为亿航投出15年来金额最高的一笔A轮投资，如今B轮持续跟投，仍旧充满信心. GGV资本管理合伙人李宏玮Jenny Lee
 * 金浦产业投资基金管理有限公司（简称“金浦投资”）管理的上海金融发展投资基金是经国务院同意、国家发改委批准试点的产业投资基金，总规模为200亿元人民币，分两期运营. 首期基金规模超90亿元人民币，是迄今为止国内最大的人民币股权投资基金之一.
 * 真格基金是由新东方联合创始人徐小平、王强和红杉资本中国在2011年联合创立的天使投资基金
 * https://www.ehang.com/cn/news/39.html
 * 金浦产业投资基金管理有限公司（以下简称“金浦投资”）是集团系统战略持有机构，2009年7月由集团牵头，联合沙钢集团、华泰证券、横店集团等基石投资人共同发起设立，注册资本1.2亿元人民币，集团全资子公司上海国际集团资产管理有限公司为第一大股东.
 * 金浦投资是上海金融发展投资基金（以下简称“金融发展基金”）的管理人. 金融发展基金是上海市人民政府主办，并经国务院同意、国家发改委批准试点的唯一以金融产业投资为主的产业投资基金，
 * 金浦投资是上海金融发展投资基金（以下简称“金融发展基金”）的管理人. 金融发展基金是上海市人民政府主办，并经国务院同意、国家发改委批准试点的唯一以金融产业投资为主的产业投资基金，

AVAV

 * AeroVironment is an American defense contracting company headquartered in Simi Valley, Callifornia. Its work includes unmanned aircraft, tactical missile systems, and high-altitude pseudo-sattellites, as well as commercial solutions.
 * AeroVironment is currently the Pentagon's top small drones supplier, including Raven, Wasp, and Puma models. Its recent acquisition of robotic solutions company Telerob positions AeroVironment to expland its multi-domain unmanned systems offerings and global presence.

DFNS (SPAC)

 * Targeting: Aerospace, Defense, Communications Deadline date: By November, 2021

Skyworks Aeronautics

 * company planning to list via SPAC/IPO: Skyworks Aeronautics - Developing manned/unmanned vertical lift gyroplane technologies for 2+ decades - Provides the 400 mph VertiJet VTOL aircraft (+ other things) - Aim to “go public in coming months”

ACHR / ACIC / Archer

 * On Wednesday, electric air-taxi developer Archer announced a merger with Atlas Crest Investment, a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, led by billionaire investment banker Ken Moelis.
 * Archer will have a $3.8 billion valuation, and get $1.1 billion in extra funding. The company’s pitch is to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, or eVTOL, that can fly four passengers over congested urban areas for distances up to 60 miles. Futurists have long anticipated that people will fly to work as they do in the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon “The Jetsons.” Now investors and companies are taking it seriously.
 * Archer will have a $3.8 billion valuation, and get $1.1 billion in extra funding. The company’s pitch is to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, or eVTOL, that can fly four passengers over congested urban areas for distances up to 60 miles. Futurists have long anticipated that people will fly to work as they do in the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon “The Jetsons.” Now investors and companies are taking it seriously.
 * United Airlines and Mesa Airlines said Wednesday that they have placed a $1 billion order for Archer’s aircraft. The idea is to fly people from populated areas to United’s hubs.
 * $ACIC Cathie Wood's ARK started buying the SPAC that will take Archer Aviation,  an electric aircraft maker, to public.  $ARKQ initiated a position of 372,574 shares.  Archer holders own 67% of merged company.   SPAC holders own 13%.

RTP / Joby Aviation

 * LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and tech entrepreneur Mark Pincus are nearing a deal to merge their blank cheque company with Joby Aviation, valuing the flying taxi developer at about $5.7bn, said people briefed on the matter. Reinvent Technology Partners, their special purpose acquisition company, which raised $690m in a public listing in 2020, is finalising financing for the deal and an agreement could be announced later this month.
 * Joby is the latest electrically powered transportation company that plans to go public via a Spac at an early stage in its development and despite having no sizeable revenue. Joby has built a prototype that has flown more than 600 flights, according to the company, which says it is targeting Federal Aviation Administration certification in 2023 and hopes to start commercial operations a year later.
 * The Santa Cruz-based company, founded in 2009, has more than 500 employees. In December it acquired Uber Elevate, the flying taxi arm of the ride-sharing group. Uber has also invested $125m in Joby. Eric Allison, the former head of Uber Elevate, is now Joby’s head of product.

QELL / Lilium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8qotuu8JjQM

The eVTOL Startup Lilium Is Reportedly in Merger Talks With the High-Flying SPAC Qell Acquisition Corp. (QELL)

Lilium, the German manufacturer of on-demand air taxi service via electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, is reportedly in talks to go public by merging with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).

According to the report released on Bloomberg terminal just moments ago, Lilium is purportedly holding merger talks with the high-flying SPAC Qell Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:QELL 10.36 -0.29%). The SPAC is currently involved in attracting PIPE investments for the proposed merger, which would see Lilium valued at over $2 billion.