Airbus Ventures is the venture capital arm of Airbus Group, focusing on transformative technologies and innovative business models in mobility, space, cybersecurity, and AI. The firm partners with startups that have the potential to disrupt and shape the future of these sectors.

Airbus Ventures

We are a fast-moving, intensely curious early-stage investment group. We seek exceptional, inspired founders from around the world who will set the course for ground-breaking innovation in mobility, security, and the future of flight. Our vision is to continuously ignite interest in the wonder that is aerospace.

Airbus is in our DNA, from our legacy of innovation and industry expertise to our global network. It is an asset to every company we fund, if and when they want it. Yet we operate with autonomy and trust, from the investments we make to the technologies they develop; we independently support entrepreneurs with unique ideas, plans, and structures. We are headquartered in Silicon Valley and Paris and fund start-ups across the globe. We are a valuable, efficient, and energetic partner to those who recognize that advances in aerospace will impact all life on Earth and beyond.

We welcome hearing from founders working hard to transform any facet of our industry. From urban air mobility, to connected fleets, to digital development and manufacturing, to advanced energy and propulsion. Quite literally, there is no limit.

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At Airbus Ventures, we invest in entrepreneurs transforming technology at the intersection of Earth and space. Today, we proudly unveil our refreshed website and new video, as our team empowers our portfolio companies to shift the future of aerospace. 
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Congratulations, Telexistence Inc. on this $170M USD #funding round! Since its inception in 2017, TX has surged ahead from R&D and proof-of-concept with small-scale #robots to deploying hundreds of its own robots in dynamic environments outside factories and executed at commercial scale. In 2021, TX announced a partnership with FamilyMart Co.,Ltd., one of the three major convenience store chains in Japan, through which the team is deploying its robots to 300 of FamilyMart’s stores. Learn more about today's financing news:  https://bit.ly/3XC1PFX

Bcomp Ltd has announced the application of its natural fibre composite technology, ampliTex™, in the new Volvo Cars EX30. This landmark project will see Bcomp’s flax fibre composites offered as an optional trim for the dashboard and doors of the EX30: https://bit.ly/3PdYKcQ

As we looked deeper into Venus Aerospace, we found an exceptionally strong team, led by Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby (CEO) and Andrew Duggleby (CTO), now building a suite of unique capabilities to navigate existing challenges of reusable #hypersonic systems. One such capability is the rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) – an engine with a much higher efficiency and a more compact profile over standard rocket engines. Read more about #WhyWeInvested here: https://bit.ly/3NtX8KB

“Venus Aerospace has developed the world’s first liquid-propellant rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) with a double-digit percentage increase in efficiency over standard regular engines, making the #HypersonicEconomy possible,” remarks Venus Aerospace CEO and co-founder Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby. “We’re delighted to bring Airbus Ventures into the Venus family and look forward to growing our collaboration as we harness the future of hypersonic #flight.” 

Learn more about our latest investment: https://lnkd.in/gVWrUVR7

“The launch of #Grégoire, our second small #satellite to reach orbit, is not only a key milestone that highlights Aerospacelab as a global player in the #aerospace industry, it is also the opportunity for us to assert our expertise and showcase that we’re able to internally design and manufacture most of the satellite’s components while remaining competitively priced.” -Benoît Deper

Airbus Ventures proudly announces its investment in Zero-Error Systems (ZES) Pte Ltd, specializing in high-reliability #semiconductor solutions for #space and power management applications. This #oversubscribed USD $7.5M #SeriesA funding round will expand the company's global sales and marketing efforts, as well as accelerate its product roadmap journey, meeting the growing demand for radiation protection, power reliability, and data integrity solutions specifically designed for Low Earth Orbit satellites, deep space rovers and landers, and a wide array of power management application needs on Earth.

Read more: http://bit.ly/3P9upw3

"This latest test is sparking again a much-needed conversation on how to protect depositors and avoid the potential for a wider contagion. Regulators and bankers are examining a range of possible solutions, such as the need for higher or unlimited FDIC insurance, the launch of a digital dollar, more direct depositor access to the U.S. Treasury, and even a role for stablecoins," writes Jiko CEO Stephane Lintner for Fortune. 

Read more: https://lnkd.in/g2gTDh_p

The data and know-how already gained from this #mission, the 1st privately funded, are invaluable assets for next year’s M2 landing. Achieving success right through orbital control maneuvers, ispace, inc. demonstrates unmatched #global deployment and planetary system capabilities. Further information on the status of the lander will be announced as it becomes available: https://lnkd.in/gQuTdwmq

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