Safran Corporate Ventures Fund III

Safran Corporate Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Paris, France

Countries of investment

France
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Israel
Canada
Sweden

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Aerospace
Defense
Space Tech
Propulsion
AI
Sustainability
Advanced Manufacturing

About
Safran Corporate Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Safran Group founded in 2015 and headquartered in Paris, France; budget recently increased by over 60% to €130 million (approximately $141 million) across three funds; led by CEO Florent Illat; has invested in 22 startups with 17 still in portfolio; celebrating 10 years of investment supporting startups in aviation, defense, and space industries

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $6M
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Investment Thesis

Safran Corporate Ventures invests in startups developing breakthrough or disruptive technologies and business models addressing challenges across aerospace, defense, and security markets; focuses on three strategic innovation areas including decarbonization (synthetic kerosene, biofuels, hydrogen, fuel cells), sovereignty (defense applications, cybersecurity), and digital (electric propulsion, optics, space surveillance)

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Manager's Experience

Florent Illat (CEO of Safran Corporate Ventures) leads the corporate venture capital arm having increased its investment capacity by 60% to €130M (approximately $141M) across three funds, with 10-year track record investing in 22 startups, of which 17 remain in portfolio; the fund celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2025 at the Paris Air Show.