Airbus Ventures

Airbus Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Airbus Group, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with offices in Paris and Tokyo, investing in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies at the intersection of aerospace, communications, and deep technology — with a fund size of approximately $150 million.

The firm's investment thesis targets companies building transformative technologies relevant to Airbus's long-term strategic interests: satellite systems and constellations, air transportation, propulsion, advanced materials, manufacturing automation, and digital infrastructure. Notable space-sector investments have included companies developing nanosatellite IoT networks, software-driven satellite communications platforms, space debris tracking and mapping systems, and alternative launch approaches including kinetic energy and non-chemical propulsion concepts.

Airbus Ventures takes a strategic corporate VC approach: investments give Airbus early visibility into emerging technologies, potential acquisition candidates, and supply chain partnerships, while portfolio companies gain access to Airbus's engineering expertise, manufacturing facilities, test infrastructure, and global customer relationships as commercial differentiation. The Silicon Valley presence enables sourcing across the US deep tech startup ecosystem, while the Paris office connects to European space and aviation ventures and the Tokyo office addresses Asia-Pacific aerospace innovation.

Airbus Ventures competes for deal flow with Boeing HorizonX Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, and Thales's corporate investment programs across the defense and aerospace venture ecosystem — as well as with generalist deep tech investors like Lux Capital and Founders Fund that also back space companies.