Starburst Fund I | 2017 VC Fund

Starburst

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

El Segundo, United States

Countries of investment

United States
France
United Kingdom
Germany
Singapore
South Korea
Israel
Spain
India

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Aerospace
Space Tech
Defense
Urban Air Mobility
Satellite
Launch
Advanced Air Mobility

About
Starburst Aerospace is the first and only global aerospace and defense accelerator founded in 2012 by François Chopard, headquartered in El Segundo, California with offices in Los Angeles, Paris, Munich, London, Madrid, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, and Washington DC; global team of 60 across 8 offices with 150+ startup portfolio, 20 accelerator programs, and active venture fund; partners with 60+ global corporations and government agencies including NASA, US Air Force, US Space Force, UK MoD, French DGA, ESA, and Israel Aerospace Industries; selected as NATO's leading dual-use technology accelerator partner

Min check size: $100K
Max check size: $1M
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Investment Thesis

Starburst Aerospace invests in early-stage aerospace and defense startups across aviation, space, and defense sectors, including enabling technologies, urban air mobility, advanced air mobility, and dual-use technologies; combines venture investment with the world's leading aerospace and defense accelerator program

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Manager's Experience

François Chopard (Founder) founded Starburst in 2012 as the first and only global aerospace and defense accelerator and built it into a global team of 60 members across 8 offices with 150+ startup portfolio. Sandra Budimir (Co-Founder & European Lead) leads European operations with 5,000+ pre-analyzed startups in the network. The team brings unique aerospace and defense ecosystem expertise serving NASA, US Air Force, US Space Force, UK MoD, French DGA, ESA, and NATO as innovation partners.