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$22 Million Funding Round Boosts Wingcopter's Drone Delivery Plans
Its drones are delivering medications in Malawi and will soon be delivering Covid vaccines elsewhere in Africa and also in Southeast Asia.
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Wingcopter's 178 Heavy Lift drones can carry loads of up to 6 kg over distances of up to 125 km. (Image: Wingcopter)

Freight drone manufacturer Wingcopter has raised a further $22 million through a Series A funding round. The German company said it will use the investment to step up efforts to expand healthcare-related uses for its 178 Heavy Lift drone, including tasks such as the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.

The Series A round was led by California-based Xplorer Capital, whose portfolio focuses on autonomous technologies, and by Germany’s Futury Regio Growth Fund. Futury Ventures and Hessen Kapital III also invested in Wingcopter.