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Japan's Kanematsu Group Leads $23 Million Series B Funding Round for Skyports
The trading conglomerate was joined by other new investors including industrial real estate company Goodman Group, Italian airport and infrastructure funds 2i Aeroporti and F2i, and GreenPoint, a U.S.-based venture-capital firm.
Skyports is developing city center vertiports to be used by eVTOL aircraft.
In the first close of its Series B funding round, vertiport developer Skyports has raised a further $23 million in capital. (Image: Skyports)

Japan’s Kanematsu Corporation led a group of new investors backing the first close in a $23 million Series B funding round for advanced air mobility ground infrastructure specialist and drone operator Skyports. The diverse trading group, which will appoint a director to the UK-based start-up’s board, was joined by industrial real estate company Goodman Group, Italian airport and infrastructure funds 2i Aeroporti and F2i, and GreenPoint, a U.S.-based venture-capital firm.

According to Skyports, the additional funding will help it to step up its partnerships with several eVTOL aircraft developers and operators, for which it is planning to build and operate vertiports in several locations worldwide. The company also intends to scale up its drone operations services in Europe and Asia.