Debiao Li
李德彪
Debiao Li is the founder of Feixing Shidai (飞行时代, also referred to as Flight Era or Flying Era), a Chinese eVTOL developer. Per Unity Ventures portfolio announcements from early-to-mid 2026, he has spent nearly two decades in the aviation industry and has hands-on experience with the complete R&D of multiple military and civilian aircraft models, combining state-owned enterprise technical foundations with private-sector market operations . The company secured four funding rounds within a single year, with Unity Ventures leading, and in May 2026 delivered its F2500 prototype — China's first range-extended full-tiltrotor eVTOL . elsewhere's corpus does not cover additional biographical detail beyond this operational profile.
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Flying Era's F2500 prototype rolls off line and is delivered, marking China's engineering breakthrough in range-extended full-tiltrotor eVTOL configuration | Unity Ventures Portfolio
Heavy payload, long endurance, high reliability, low noise
Aviation Industry Veteran-Led eVTOL Developer Flight Era Secures Four Funding Rounds in One Year | Unity Ventures Portfolio News
Went from project approval to full-scale aircraft rollout in six months, setting a new domestic speed record for eVTOL companies at the same stage.
China's First Range-Extended, Fully Tilt-Rotor eVTOL Startup Flight Era Raises Seed and Angel Rounds Led by Unity Ventures | Unity Portfolio
Positioning itself against Joby, aiming to be the first to achieve commercial eVTOL deployment.
