China's Tencent leads $90m round in German 'flying taxi' firm Lilium

China's Tencent leads $90m round in German 'flying taxi' firm Lilium

Tencent company name is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Lilium, a German start-up with Silicon Valley-scale ambitions to develop a 5-passenger “flying taxi”, has raised a second, $90 million round of financing from top tech investors, making it one of the best-funded electric aircraft projects to date.

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