It was announced on June 12, 2025, that Archer Aviation had raised an additional $850 million in a fresh funding round.
No specific buyer or group of buyers has been named in the transaction. This amount of fresh capital has been obtained through the sale of 85,000,000 shares of common stock. The placement price of $10 was slightly below Archer’s stock price at the time of the announcement, which was around $11.7 per share.
In its press statement announcing the new capital increase, Archer linked this development to the issuance by President Trump of a new executive order on June 6, 2025, which aims to accelerate the development of advanced air mobility projects in the United States.
Among other policies, this executive order established the legal framework for the launch of an Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Under the auspices of this initiative, five pilot eVTOL projects will serve as trailblazers to advance the integration of eVTOLs into the US airspace system.
Although no specific eVTOL program has yet been designated for the eIPP, this executive order has been regarded by many in the industry as a strong endorsement by the current administration of the many different advanced air mobility projects currently underway in the country. Archer has been the object of particular attention since it was selected to be a mobility partner of the US Olympic Team for the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
According to Archer, this capital injection brings the company’s pro forma liquidity position to approximately $2 billion.
The deal was announced just a few days after investment research firm Culper Research published a highly critical report, in which it accused Archer of having misrepresented some aspects of its product development and putting in doubt the company’s stated road to market. Archer denied all of these allegations and countered that the object of the report was to advance the interest of short sellers.
To complete this particular tour-de-force, Archer also confirmed that its CEO, Adam Goldstein, is expected to meet with the United States Secretary of Transportation, Sean P. Duffy, and acting FAA administrator, Chris Rocheleau, at the 2025 Paris Air Show.
