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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Toulouse, France
Countries of investment
  • USA
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
  • India
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
Industries
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Mobility
  • Green Materials
  • Manufacturing
  • Deep Tech
  • Security
About
The independent corporate venture arm of Airbus, headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Paris and Tokyo. Airbus Ventures backs early to growth-stage deep-technology startups across sectors like autonomous mobility, electrification, low-carbon technology, advanced materials, manufacturing systems, next-gen computing, sensing, and security. It invests from Seed through Series B+ in aerospace and adjacent industries.
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$100K
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$10M
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Investment Thesis

Airbus Ventures invests in entrepreneurs enhancing the planet’s best futures, focusing on deep tech and aerospace innovations including hypersonics and space technologies. The firm supports visionary founders driving breakthrough advancements.
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Manager's Experience

Airbus Ventures is a fast-moving, early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Paris and Tokyo, investing in startups impacting the aerospace industry. They independently fund ventures redefining aerospace with a rigorous diligence process and focus on deep tech and space sector innovation, managing $465 million in assets.

Team

Abigail Hitchcock – Senior Associate

Grayson Stallman – Venture Capital Investor (Deep Tech)

Matthieu Repellin – Investment Manager

Yuichiro Hikosaka – Principal

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