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Lilium

Munich eVTOL Startup Lilium Misses Out on 100 Million Euro State-Backed Loan

July 21, 2026 by Felix Wagner

The article explains why Lilium, the Munich‑based flight‑taxi startup, never received the €100 million KfW loan it had sought, despite state and Bavarian guarantees, and how the missed financing could affect its planned test flight and investor confidence.

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Germany, Growth, Lilium, Mobility Leave a comment
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