Airbus Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Menlo Park, United States
Countries of investment
- France
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Israel
- Singapore
- Japan
- Canada
- Spain
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
Industries
- Aerospace
- Space Tech
- Satellite
- Defense
- AI
- Robotics
- Sustainability
- Advanced Materials
About
Airbus Ventures is the venture arm of Airbus, headquartered in Menlo Park, California (originally Airbus Group Ventures); Fund IV recently launched continuing strategic investments across aerospace innovation; independent and financially-driven structure designed to provide agile support, expert counsel, and swift decisions; operates globally with offices supporting startups across major aerospace innovation hubs
Airbus Ventures is the venture arm of Airbus, headquartered in Menlo Park, California (originally Airbus Group Ventures); Fund IV recently launched continuing strategic investments across aerospace innovation; independent and financially-driven structure designed to provide agile support, expert counsel, and swift decisions; operates globally with offices supporting startups across major aerospace innovation hubs
Investment Thesis
Airbus Ventures invests in seed to Series B startups innovating in mobility, security, and the future of flight within the broader aerospace ecosystem; focuses on autonomy, electrification, advanced materials, space technology, AI, robotics, and sustainability; provides independent, financially-driven venture support with global gateway to Airbus customers, suppliers, and deep domain expertise
Manager's Experience
Thomas d'Halluin (Managing Partner) leads Airbus Ventures with extensive aerospace, mobility, and venture investing experience; he has stewarded multiple funds across the firm's investment platform. The firm operates independently with a financially-driven structure since its founding, with global team supporting startups across major aerospace innovation hubs and providing the Airbus customer-supplier network access.
Team
Thomas d'Halluin - Managing Partner
Lewis Pinault - Partner
Matthieu Repellin - Partner
Tom de Carbonnel - Investment Team
Portfolio
Skyryse
Loft Orbital
Astranis
Joby Aviation
Reliable Robotics
Beta Technologies
Iceye
LeoLabs
Privateer
Capella Space
Aeva
Atomos Space