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PTE Day 2: Skyports raises over US$110m in Series C round

Elizabeth BakerBy Elizabeth BakerApril 17, 20243 Mins Read
Skyports raises over US$110m in Series C round.

Infrastructure and construction company ACS Group has invested US$110m in Skyports, to become the largest investor in the electric drone company.

ACS Group has invested via its wholly owned infrastructure development/concessions business Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, focused on sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. The investment will see Iridium CEO Nuria Haltiwanger join the Skyports board of directors as chairperson. Ramon Villaamil and Vicente Maraña of ACS will also join the board.

Announced at Passenger Terminal Expo and Conference 2024 during a presentation by Damian Kysely, head of EMEA at Skyports Infrastructure, the investment will support developments on both sides of Skyports’ business. Skyports Infrastructure, which earlier in 2024 announced the signing of a tripartite agreement with the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai (RTA) and Joby Aviation, will use the funding to build out its vertiports ahead of the launch of air taxi services in Dubai by 2026 and continue to progress other markets. Skyports Drone Services will continue to build on its existing services, including recently launched offshore energy asset deliveries, medical deliveries, linear asset inspections and water quality monitoring services.

ACS Infra, known for its large-scale transportation projects and focus on sustainable, inter-modal developments, aligns with Skyports’ vision for the future of passenger and cargo transportation. Notable projects in its portfolio include the automated people mover at Los Angeles International Airport and an extension to the metropolitan railway in Lima, Peru. The two companies will also explore how drone delivery and inspection services can be incorporated into ACS Group’s substantial portfolio of infrastructure assets and construction and mining projects.

In addition to the new capital invested by ACS, existing shareholder Groupe ADP will invest additional capital in Skyports’ Series C funding round. Groupe ADP and Skyports first partnered during Skyports’ Series A funding round in 2019. Since then, the two companies have collaborated on notable infrastructure projects to advance the development of vertiport technology and operations, including the first European vertiport testbed in Paris, which was inaugurated in November 2022.

Duncan Walker, CEO and co-founder of Skyports, said, “With ACS backing, we are in the best-possible position to advance commercial air taxi and electric drone services around the world. Investment from a world-class transport infrastructure leader serves as an endorsement of Skyports’ initiatives and underscores the immense potential of the market. Having ACS Infra as a substantial shareholder in the company, together with their significant cash investment, puts Skyports in a market-leading position, which will allow us to continue growing and enabling new aviation services.”

Haltiwanger added, “We are proud of our new partnership with Skyports, the leader in vertiport development, and the role we will be able to now play in the new and growing advanced air mobility market. We are eager to bring our knowledge of large-scale infrastructure development and construction to help grow Skyports and the overall AAM market. We are looking at how Skyports Drone Services’ expertise will help us to bring further efficiencies to our existing asset management, construction and mining businesses in the group. This investment in Skyports is a critical step in our strategy of further expansion in new-generation infrastructure, particularly in sustainable mobility.”

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