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Helo Ride-sharing Service Blade Obtains More Funding
Blade and Airbus also will jointly explore launching an intra-city helicopter service in an international market to be determined this year.

Helicopter ride-sharing service Blade announced this morning that it raised an additional $38 million in investor capital from lead investors, including Colony NorthStar and Lerer Hippeau, along with Airbus Helicopters and LionTree Ventures. The company is using the proceeds to “expand the depth of schedule for its core routes, accelerate the rollout of new markets, and to continue to fortify the Blade brand.”