Copenhagen-based deeptech aerospace startup Acodyne has raised €2.5 million in a pre-seed round co-led by Gungnir Capital and PSV Hafnium, with participation from EIFO, SAP9 Group and GreenUP IV Invest.
- Founded in 2023 by Mads Schnack, Jasmina Pless, Claes Nicolaisen and Martin Arndt, Acodyne is building unmanned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed to carry payloads between 100 and 200 kilograms, with future variants targeting up to 500 kilograms.
- The company’s aircraft combine ducted-fan vertical lift with fixed-wing cruise flight, enabling higher-speed, longer-range operations than conventional multirotor drones. The E100 and E200 platforms are designed to reach cruising speeds of up to 450 km/h and ranges of around 500 km on battery power, with hybrid configurations extending range further.
- After vertical take-off, the aircraft transitions to fixed-wing flight for the cruise phase, while an AI-based autonomy stack called eTHOR handles navigation, mission planning, and system monitoring.
- Acodyne is initially targeting defence logistics, offshore supply chains, and remote or hard-to-access regions where helicopters are currently used for time-critical deliveries. The company argues that unmanned, electric systems could reduce both cost and operational risk in these environments.
Details of the deal
- The new funding will be used to build and test full-scale prototypes and to conduct real-world flight trials, moving the technology from a validated concept toward a pre-production platform. It will also support early steps toward scaling the system for commercial deployment in defence and industrial logistics markets.
