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Flying Taxi-Maker Vertical Aerospace to Land Fresh $100m Capital Injection
The New York-listed company is closing in on a further fundraising weeks after announcing advanced talks with the government about a grant worth up to £10m, Sky News learns.
The $100m equity infusion will include $35m from existing institutional backers as well as potential new investors, with the bulk of the commitment coming from Mudrick Capital Management and Yorkville Advisors, two big current shareholders in Vertical Aerospace.
Mark Kleinman, Sky News, 9th August 2026
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Interesting timing on the Share Price rise today Coinciding with Progress on the European Union’s IRIS² Program
While the ‘Major SpaceTech’ contracts announced by EnSilica in April* did not confirm which ‘leading European satellite operator’ EnSilica had secured business with, it’s interesting to note the rise this morning in EnSilica’s share price coinciding with this announcement from SES who will be leading on user terminal development amongst other aspects…
https://www.reddit.com/r/SES_Satellites/comments/1vhwz1x/ses_advances_nextgeneration_meo_strategy/
* https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ENSI/major-spacetech-contracts/17559666