When was Autoflight founded?

Autoflight was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Autoflight located?

Autoflight is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany.

How many employees does Autoflight have?

As of Oct 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Autoflight is 47.

Is Autoflight a funded company?

Autoflight is a funded company, having raised a total of $100M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 30, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Autoflight?

Autoflight's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Aug 05, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Autoflight rank among its competitors?

Autoflight ranks 25th amongst 307 active competitors, of which 64 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was ePlane, which secured $8.86M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Autoflight?

Autoflight's top competitors include Ehang, Joby Aviation and BETA. Among them, ePlane secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Autoflight - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Autoflight is a series A company based in Augsburg (Germany), founded in 2017 by Tian Yu. It operates as a Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for aerial transport. Autoflight has raised $100M in funding from investors like Contemporary Amperex Technology, Team Global and TDK Ventures. The company has 307 active competitors, including 64 funded and 18 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Ehang, Joby Aviation and BETA.

Company Details

Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for aerial transport. The company focuses on designing airborne vehicles for mass individual transport. It has mastered a lift and cruise configuration for vertical lift to horizontal motion. The company develops solutions for emergency response and low-altitude logistics.

Website: www.autoflight.com/en/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2017

Location

Augsburg, Germany

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$100M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Aug 05, 2024, $*****

Investors

Contemporary Amperex Technology & 3 more

Ranked

25^th among 307 active competitors

Employee Count

47 as on Oct 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Ehang & 250 more

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Autoflight is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
AutoFlightX GmbH CIN: HRB238922 , Germany, Active	Feb 01, 2018	-	-

Autoflight has raised a total funding of $100M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 30, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Aug 05, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Autoflight has 3 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Autoflight:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 05, 2024	7320736	Series A	1031889	8801695	7441591	2477812
Sep 18, 2021	7792681	Series A	9674331	1567219	2726134	Lukasz Gadowski
Jan 30, 2020	3375121	Seed	1124037	9772533	TDK Ventures	7990963

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The founders of Autoflight is Tian Yu.

Here are the details of Autoflight's key team members:

Tian Yu: Founder of Autoflight.

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Autoflight's employee count trend

Autoflight has 47 employees as of Oct 26. Here is Autoflight's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Autoflight include Ehang, Joby Aviation and BETA. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Autoflight, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ehang 2014, Guangzhou (China), Public	Developer of autonomous aerial vehicles and related command and control systems	$52M	Granite Asia, GP Capital & 13 others	76/100
2nd	Joby Aviation 2009, Santa Cruz (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft	$690M	Capricorn, Jimco & 26 others	75/100
3rd	BETA 2012, South Burlington (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric aircraft, charging systems, and customized training programs	$1.66B	Fidelity Investments, Qatar Investment Authority ... & 16 others	74/100
4th	ePlane 2019, Chennai (India), Series B	Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban air mobility	$30.5M	Speciale Invest, Ravikant Capital & 92 others	68/100
5th	Archer 2018, San Jose (United States), Public	Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for commercial use	$1.93B	Access Industries, Silversmith Capital Partners ... & 17 others	68/100
6th	Aurora 1989, Manassas (United States), Acquired	Developer of advanced aircraft and enabling technologies for government and commercial sectors	$6.85M	CYwP Funds, Global Environment Fund & 2 others	67/100
7th	Volocopter 2011, Bruchsal (Germany), Acquired	Provider of electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger transport aircraft	$726M	Mercedes-Benz, BlackRock & 42 others	66/100
8th	Wisk 2019, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Developer of autonomous electric aerial vertical take-off and landing vehicles	$450M	Boeing, Kitty Hawk & 1 others	65/100
9th	Elroy Air 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Autonomous aircraft systems for cargo delivery purposes	$116M	Levitate Capital, Shasta Ventures & 32 others	63/100
10th	Lilium 2015, Wessling (Germany), Public	Platform offering electric aircraft development and aviation services	$375M	Tencent, Baillie Gifford & 23 others	63/100
25th	Autoflight 2017, Augsburg (Germany), Series A	Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for aerial transport	$100M	Contemporary Amperex Technology, TDK Ventures ... & 2 others	57/100