Archer raises $850m following Whitehouse eVTol executive order

Archer raises $850m following Whitehouse eVTol executive order

Archer Aviation has raised an additional $850m through a registered direct offering, taking the total funds secured by the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVToL) aircraft maker to approximately $2bn. The capital was raised shortly after an executive order was issued, last week, by President Trump to implement an eVTOL integration pilot programme in the US. Official air taxi provider Archer reports that it intends to closely coordinate with the White House, Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration on how this can integrate into its plans to ramp…

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