Archer Aviation (ACHR) is a publicly traded eVTOL & Advanced Air Mobility company founded in 2018 and based in San Jose, United States.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2021 | IPO | $1.1B | $3.8B | — |

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Five-seat eVTOL aircraft (one pilot, four passengers) with 12 electric motors, a range of up to 60 miles, and a top speed of 150 mph. Powered by a proprietary redundant electric powertrain with lithium-ion batteries and designed for roughly 45 dBA noise at ground level during cruise. Targeted at short urban air-taxi routes between vertiports, and built for high-rate manufacturing through a partnership with Stellantis; a defense variant pursues dual-use logistics and medevac missions.
113 patents on file, but none with both an extractable figure and an abstract on Google Patents yet.