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AAMG Backs Zuri VTOL Startup
AAMG’s investment on November 12, 2025 gives Czech start-up Zuri a faster runway toward commercial hybrid-electric VTOL service.
Zuri, a Prague-based developer of a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, confirmed an agreement with European investment group AAMG on November 12, 2025. The deal combines direct funding with promised purchase commitments designed to speed Zuri’s entry into the advanced air mobility market.
The aircraft is aimed at urban and regional transport routes, where short-hop flights and rooftop or vertiport operations are expected to play a role in reducing road congestion. Zuri describes the program as a hybrid-electric VTOL concept targeting operators and city planners seeking lower-emission alternatives to cars and helicopters.
Zuri VTOL: why the timing matters
Europe’s investor interest signals growing confidence in sustainable aviation technologies and the regulatory pathway for electric and hybrid eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing). For Zuri, AAMG’s backing provides development capital and market credibility at a moment when air mobility startups are racing to finalise prototypes, certification plans and commercial partnerships.
- What the deal delivers: financing, purchase commitments and a faster route to testing for the Zuri VTOL program.
The agreement also reflects a broader trend across Europe toward public and private support for low-carbon flight options. While Zuri hasn’t released a production model name or certification timeline, the company says the hybrid-electric approach balances longer range and energy flexibility compared with pure-battery concepts—important for regional routes where pure-electric range can be limiting.
Next steps for Zuri will likely include prototype trials, regulatory engagement and establishing operational partners for pilot services. AAMG’s commitments could help secure manufacturing partners and early operator customers once certification milestones are met.
For travellers and city planners watching the advanced air mobility space, the AAMG–Zuri deal is another sign that the VTOL market is moving from experiments toward potential commercial rollout, driven by investors chasing sustainable aviation opportunities across Europe.
