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 Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Autoflight is 37.

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 22nd amongst 278 active competitors, of which 62 are funded. It stands 12th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Archer, which secured an undisclosed amount in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Autoflight?

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

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

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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Email ID: *****@autoflight.com
Phone Number: +86 **********

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

22^nd among 278 active competitors

Employee Count

37 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Ehang & 240 more

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Autoflight is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
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	6852411	Series A	8987542	1806309	8687804	5164634
Sep 18, 2021	8311676	Series A	9617925	3366699	8818497	Lukasz Gadowski
Jan 30, 2020	2327656	Seed	6799752	9455664	TDK Ventures	3600820

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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 37 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Autoflight's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Autoflight include Ehang, BETA and Archer. 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	GGV Capital, GP Capital & 13 others	77/100
2nd	BETA 2012, South Burlington (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric aircraft, charging systems, flight controls, and training	$1.66B	Fidelity Investments, Qatar Investment Authority ... & 12 others	73/100
3rd	Archer 2018, San Jose (United States), Public	Manufacturer on vertical take-off and landing aircraft	$1.93B	2PointZero, Silversmith Capital Partners ... & 16 others	71/100
4th	Volocopter 2011, Bruchsal (Germany), Acquired	Manufacturer electric copters for urban mobility	$726M	Mercedes-Benz, BlackRock & 40 others	70/100
5th	Wisk 2019, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Developer of autonomous electric aerial vertical take-off and landing vehicles	$450M	Boeing, Play4Tomorrow & 1 others	68/100
6th	The ePlane 2019, Chennai (India), Series B	Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban air mobility	$21.5M	Speciale Invest, Ravikant Capital & 77 others	68/100
7th	Aurora 1989, Manassas (United States), Acquired	Develops unmanned and manned aerial vehicles and payloads	$6.85M	CYwP Funds, Global Environment Fund & 2 others	66/100
8th	Joby Aviation 2009, Santa Cruz (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft	$690M	Jimco, Capricorn & 20 others	66/100
9th	Vertical Aerospace 2016, Bristol (United Kingdom), Public	Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft technologies	$258M	Mudrick Capital, Kouros Investment & 9 others	62/100
10th	Odys Aviation 2019, Long Beach (United States), Series A	Designer and manufacturer of a VTOL aircraft	$38.5M	Giant Ventures, Countdown Capital & 15 others	62/100
22nd	Autoflight 2017, Augsburg (Germany), Series A	Developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for aerial transport	$100M	Contemporary Amperex Technology, Team Global ... & 2 others	56/100