Dufour Aerospace develops efficient and sustainable aircraft for patient and passenger transport, logistics and public safety. It uses distributed electric propulsion and a hybrid module to be able to meet today's helicopter market and Advanced Air Mobility requirements. Aero3, the flagship product, can take-off and land vertically like a helicopter, but flies as fast and as energy efficient as an airplane, by virtue of its tilt-wing design. Dufour Aerospace is also developing the Aero2, an unmanned aerial vehicle based on the same aerodynamic and technical principles as Aero3.
Location: Switzerland, Wallis, Visp
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $10.9M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | session.vc | session.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.04.2021 | Series A | $10.9M | session.vc |
Mentions in press and media 27
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.01.2025 | Trailblazing the use of drones in Alpine Rescue | On a mission to pioneer drone use for emergency services in the Swiss Alps, Dufour Aerospace and Air Zermatt are launching a three-year program to analyze and test various scenarios for the use of drones in rescue operations. The overarchi... |
| 18.10.2024 | Swiss Startups Soar: A New Era of Innovation and Investment | Switzerland is a land of precision, chocolate, and now, a burgeoning startup ecosystem. The Swiss startup scene is buzzing with energy, creativity, and ambition. Recent awards and funding announcements reveal a landscape ripe for innovation... |
| 17.10.2024 | Generous cash prizes awarded to Swiss startups | Ananya Bala, founder of dancing shoes startup marleys, has been selected as the 2024 winner of the IMD MBA Venture Award, securing 100,000 CHF in funding, as well as mentorship and strategic guidance from a panel of successful IMD entrepre... |
| 04.07.2024 | A fresh perspective to scale | Swiss Moonshoot AG, the startup behind aiaibot, a conversational AI and service automation platform designed to enhance customer service and business processes, has promoted Ingo Steinkellner to the position of CEO from Chief Technical Off... |
| 02.07.2024 | Dufour Aerospace Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer | ZURICH, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Dufour Aerospace, the innovative Swiss drone and eVTOL company, announced the appointment of Sascha Hardegger as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2024. Hardegger succeeds Thomas Pfamma... |
| 07.03.2024 | With drones across the world | Dufour Aerospace is part of the Swiss-Austrian consortium that joined forces to test large-area laser scanning applications in the Swiss Alps over several months using innovative drones. Currently, aeroplanes and helicopters are used for l... |
| 02.11.2023 | Swiss startups deliver aviation technologies to clients | |
| 07.09.2023 | Swiss startups propel innovation in the aviation industry | |
| 14.07.2023 | Von der Vision zur Realität mit starken Partnern | |
| 28.04.2023 | Swiss Accelerator: Innosuisse supports 53 companies with CHF112 million |
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