Levitate Capital
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Levitate Capital is a venture firm focused exclusively on next-generation aerial mobility. they see the coming revolution in how they use and experience aviation for transportation, logistics, and other use cases as one of the profound transformations of modern society.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Levitate Capital invests in
AerospaceRoboticsDronesAir TransportationLogistics
Stages Levitate Capital invests in
Series ASeries CSeedSeries BSeries D
Countries Levitate Capital invests in
United StatesGermanyAustraliaUnited Kingdom
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Aerospace 5 (50%)
- Robotics 4 (40%)
- Drones 3 (30%)
- Air Transportation 3 (30%)
- Logistics 2 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Series C 2 (20%)
- Seed 1 (10%)
- Series B 1 (10%)
- Series D 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 4 (40%)
- Germany 1 (10%)
- Australia 1 (10%)
- United Kingdom 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Linse
Founder and Managing Director
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Founder and Managing Director | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Simon Morrish
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Simon Morrish
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swoop Aero is an Australian drone-powered logistics company founded in 2017 to transform how the world moves by making access to the skies seamless. We integrate drone logistics into the first and last mile of the supply chain to transform its strength and agility. Where we don’t deliver that service ourselves, we provide our technology platformselectively to organisations across the globe to further the reach of our impact. Our goal is to provide a service accessible by 1 billion people in 2030, delivering impact across industries including health, transport, disaster management, and Search and Rescue. | $10M / Series B / Dec 13, 2022 | ||
| Whisper Aero designs and manufactures ultra-quiet, efficient, and scalable electric propulsion systems. The company develops technology that converts electricity into thrust for applications across aviation, defense, and commercial sectors, aiming to reduce noise and energy consumption. Its propulsion solutions are engineered to be adaptable,offering scalable thrust capabilities suitable for various vehicle sizes and speeds. Whisper Aero’s systems are utilized in products ranging from aircraft and drones to ground equipment, focusing on minimizing noise pollution and promoting cleaner energy use. | $7.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 17, 2021 | ||
| Volocopter is an urban air mobility service provider that develops battery-powered electric air taxis.It offers a holistic approach to the UAM market by developing a full ecosystem to connect all the vital parts to get the industry off the ground. This includes multipurpose aircraft (VoloCity and VoloDrone), physical and digital infrastructure(VoloPort and VoloIQ), as well as partnerships with global leaders in their respective fields. With VoloCity, the company is developing the fully electric vertical take-off and landing “eVTOL” aircraft in certification to transport passengers safely and quietly within cities. Volocopter leads and cooperates with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem necessary to ‘Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life’.Co-founders Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel established the company in Bruchsal, Baden-Wurttemberg in 2011. | $242.1M / Series D / Mar 03, 2021 | ||
| Skydio is a drone manufacturer that uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumers, enterprises, and government customers.It develops AI-powered drones to deliver the power and flying cameras without the complexity. The company's drones use an array of cameras and proprietary computer vision technology torecognize, avoid objects in real-time, and predict into the future to make intelligent decisions, enabling users by flying themselves through the most demanding tasks or keeping them safe from obstacles when they want to take control. The company's debut drone, the R1, could track a target and film them while avoiding obstacles without any human intervention required. Then the company released the Skydio 2 in 2019, its second drone, cutting off more than half the price while improving it its autonomous tracking and video capabilities. Its flagship product, the X2, is equipped with seven cameras, 100x zoom, night vision, and promises to turn ordinary users into expert pilots thanks to its self-piloting abilities. It is backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, NVIDIA, and UP.Partners.Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, and Matt Donahoe founded Klarna in Redwood City, California in 2014. | $100M / Series C / Jul 13, 2020 | ||
| Skyports is an urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator for aviation and managing end to end drone deliveries. The company secures, designs, builds, owns and operates passenger and cargo vertiports enabling safe and efficient flight operations within urban and suburban environments. It also develops, implements, andoperates end-to-end drone deliveries overcoming inefficiencies associated with traditional transportation methods.Skysports intends to use the funds to continue its ambitious program of site acquisition for passenger and cargo vertiports in cities around the world, including Singapore and Los Angeles. The company works with vehicle manufacturers and operators, city authorities, regulators and real estate partners to build landing infrastructure are suitable and convenient locations across cities, thereby creating resilient infrastructure networks that enable safe and efficient operations of passenger and cargo drones.Skysports was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London, England, UK. | $849.8K / Series A / Mar 09, 2020 | ||
| Skyports is an urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator for aviation and managing end to end drone deliveries. The company secures, designs, builds, owns and operates passenger and cargo vertiports enabling safe and efficient flight operations within urban and suburban environments. It also develops, implements, andoperates end-to-end drone deliveries overcoming inefficiencies associated with traditional transportation methods.Skysports intends to use the funds to continue its ambitious program of site acquisition for passenger and cargo vertiports in cities around the world, including Singapore and Los Angeles. The company works with vehicle manufacturers and operators, city authorities, regulators and real estate partners to build landing infrastructure are suitable and convenient locations across cities, thereby creating resilient infrastructure networks that enable safe and efficient operations of passenger and cargo drones.Skysports was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London, England, UK. | $7M / Series A / Dec 05, 2019 | ||
| Volocopter is an urban air mobility service provider that develops battery-powered electric air taxis.It offers a holistic approach to the UAM market by developing a full ecosystem to connect all the vital parts to get the industry off the ground. This includes multipurpose aircraft (VoloCity and VoloDrone), physical and digital infrastructure(VoloPort and VoloIQ), as well as partnerships with global leaders in their respective fields. With VoloCity, the company is developing the fully electric vertical take-off and landing “eVTOL” aircraft in certification to transport passengers safely and quietly within cities. Volocopter leads and cooperates with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem necessary to ‘Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life’.Co-founders Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel established the company in Bruchsal, Baden-Wurttemberg in 2011. | $95.8M / Series C / Sep 09, 2019 | ||
| Elroy Air is a logistics company that specializes in the fields of logistics, robotics, and air transportation. Its air cargo system features rotor-based vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and transitions to wing-based cruise flight for long-range. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $4.7M / Seed / Feb 13, 2019 | ||
| Matternet is a technology platform for urban aerial delivery. In March 2017, Matternet became the first company in the world to be authorized for urban drone delivery operations in Switzerland. In May 2018, the company was selected to participate in the FAA's Drone Integration Pilot Program for operations in North Carolina and San Diego. InMarch 2019, Matternet and UPS announced a partnership to implement drone delivery services at US hospitals and launched the first ongoing revenue drone delivery operation in US history at Wakemed in North Carolina.Founded in 2011, Matternet is headquartered in Mountain View, California | $16M / Series A / Jun 26, 2018 | ||
| Elroy Air is a logistics company that specializes in the fields of logistics, robotics, and air transportation. Its air cargo system features rotor-based vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and transitions to wing-based cruise flight for long-range. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $4.5M / Seed / Dec 22, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Levitate Capital invest in?
Levitate Capital invests primarily in Aerospace, Robotics and Drones startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Levitate Capital?
The team at Levitate Capital includes Michael Linse (Founder and Managing Director), Simon Morrish (Partner) and Simon Morrish (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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