Vertical Aerospace创始人推迟对公司追加投资
Vertical Aerospace founder delays additional investment in the company
打开原文Vertical Aerospace 创始人 Stephen Fitzpatrick 延迟了对公司的额外投资，但因获得 Rolls-Royce 的资金支持，公司目前资金状况良好。这表明企业在获得外部投资的同时，仍需面对资金承诺的履行问题，对 eVTOL 行业的融资动态具有参考价值。
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Vertical Aerospace founder Stephen Fitzpatrick has yet to provide the second half of a promised $50 million equity investment in the company, but a substantial payout from Rolls-Royce means the U.K.-based electric vertical take-off and landing developer is not hurting for cash in the meantime.
Fitzpatrick announced in March that he would invest another $50 million in Vertical, including an initial $25 million investment completed on March 13. His agreement obligated him to provide the second $25 million by Aug. 14 if the eVTOL company did not secure that amount in alternative equity funding by the end of July.
Related: Vertical CEO makes $50 million wager on flight test progress
As Fitzpatrick previously explained to The Air Current, his investment reflected a wager that the piloted flight test campaign of Vertical’s second full-scale VX4 prototype would meaningfully boost the company’s battered stock price and attract new investment. While that campaign is finally under way as of late July, it kicked off several months later than originally expected, and new outside equity investment has not been forthcoming.
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