About Airbus Ventures
Airbus Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Apr 2025, Airbus Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 58 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Auto Tech. Most recently it led the $150M Series B round of Impulse Space Propulsion along with Trousdale Ventures. This round also saw participation from Founders Fund and other investors.
Overall, Airbus Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 4 IPOs and 6 acquisitions including key companies like IonQ, AEye and Parsable. A lot of funds co-invest with Airbus Ventures, with names like Bpifrance sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Airbus Ventures has team of 12 people including 6 partners.
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Airbus Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Airbus Ventures has invested in 58 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 8 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Fourier and most recent follow-on round was in Jiko.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2023 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
2022 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2018 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2017 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Airbus Ventures' Investment Trends by Stage
Airbus Ventures has made 28 investments in Series A stage, 13 investments in Series B stage, 9 investments in Seed stage, 2 investments in Series C stage and 1 investment in PE stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 28 |
Series B | 13 |
Seed | 9 |
Series C | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Airbus Ventures' Investment Trends by Sector
Airbus Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Enterprise Applications, Auto Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 53 Tech companies, 51 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 30 Tech hardware companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 44 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 22 |
Enterprise Applications | 17 |
Auto Tech | 8 |
Sustainability Tech | 8 |
Others | 62 |
Airbus Ventures' Investment Trends by Geography
Airbus Ventures has made most investments in United States (33), followed by France where it has made 5 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 30 |
France | 4 |
Japan | 4 |
Singapore | 4 |
Switzerland | 4 |
Others | 8 |
Airbus Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Airbus Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 02, 2025 | United States | Series A | $18.5M | General Catalyst [+5] | |
Dec 12, 2024 | Singapore | Series A | $10.5M | B Capital [+4] | |
Dec 12, 2024 | United States | Series C | $29M | Upfront Ventures [+2] | |
Oct 30, 2024 | Singapore | Series A | $8M | [+4] | |
Oct 01, 2024 | United States | Series B | $150M | Founders Fund [+11] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Airbus Ventures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | AI & cloud-driven dealership management & retail system for auto dealers | 2016 | Pleasanton | Series D | kxoaadn |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Airbus Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Airbus Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
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Acquired companies in Airbus Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Airbus Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 26, 2024 | Jun 21, 2016 | Series B | $20M | |
Mar 09, 2022 | Nov 27, 2017 | Series B | $5M | |
Dec 07, 2021 | Feb 23, 2017 | Series B | $26M | |
Nov 04, 2021 | Apr 13, 2017 | Seed | $2M | |
Dec 15, 2020 | Sep 10, 2018 | Series A | $9.4M |
Team profile of Airbus Ventures
Airbus Ventures has a team of 12 membersÌýincluding 6 Partners and 3 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, France and . Airbus Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Airbus Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Toulouse | - | - | |
Partner | Toulouse | |||
Partner | Washington, DC | - | ||
Partner | Munich | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - | ||
Principal | Tokyo | - | ||
Principal | Minato | - | - | |
Associate | San Francisco | - | ||
Analyst | Accra | - | - |
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Over the past 9 years, 506 investors have co-invested in Airbus Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Airbus Ventures:ÌýNational Science Foundation, Google Ventures and 146 others have invested in rounds before Airbus Ventures. There are 3 companies where National Science Foundation has invested before Airbus Ventures and 2 companies where Google Ventures has invested before Airbus Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Airbus Ventures:Ìý172 investors entered a company along with Airbus Ventures. These include investors like Bpifrance (3 companies).
- Invested after Airbus Ventures:ÌýA total of 186 investors have invested in Airbus Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (4 companies), Verve Ventures (4 companies) and Lockheed Martin (3 companies).
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