News / Deutsche Bahn and ADP take a stake on Skyport drone delivery start-up

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German state rail company Deutsche Bahn has entered the drone industry.

Its venture capital arm, Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, has taken part in a funding round by drone delivery operator and vertiport developer Skyports.

The UK-based drone start-up announced yesterday it had secured £3.5m ($4.6m) in a funding round that also attracted Charles de Gaulle Airport operator Groupe ADP and air mobility investment fund Levitate Capital.

Skyports said the funds would be used to acquire sites for “passenger and cargo vertiports in cities ...