Menlo Park · Seed–Series B · 17 people tracked
Also known as AV CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. · AV Impulse
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Investment thesis
The firm backs founders building critical infrastructure and industrial systems of enduring importance. It focuses on early-stage companies developing the backbone of national security and the conduits of global commerce, aiming to anchor the industries and defense platforms it sees as defining the future. Its approach is described as conviction-led.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 17 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Airbus Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 26 of 33 portfolio companiesHardware ×14Deep Tech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×11Defense Tech ×6Robotics ×6Space Tech ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×3Energy ×3
HQs:United States×16Belgium×3Singapore×2Switzerland×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 42023 · 32022 · 62021 · 22020 · 52017 · 122 dated
Apex.AI develops safety-certified, scalable software for mobility systems, including its Apex.OS product (with Apex.Grace runtime SDK and Apex.Ida communication middleware) to help build software-defined vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMobility & TransportationRoboticsSaaSPalo Alto, US
Jan Becker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDejan Pangercicin
BoardRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka(Director)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersVolvo Group Venture Capital ABInMotion VenturesToyota VenturesCanaan PartnersWebb Investment Network
Atlas AI develops machine learning software that helps organizations plan and monitor high-stakes investments, particularly infrastructure projects and market expansion efforts.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Marshall Burke(Co-Founder)Stefano Ermon(Co-Founder)David Lobell(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsMicron Ventures
e-peas develops energy harvesting power management ICs (ambient energy managers) and low-power microcontrollers that improve the autonomy of intelligent devices for markets including smart home, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT.
EnergyHardwareIoTSemiconductorsLouvain-la-Neuve, BE
Geoffroy Gosset(CEO & Co-founder)inJulien De Vos(CTO & Co-founder)inChristian Ferrier(CMO - Chief Marketing Officer)inCoralie Brancart(CFO - Chief Financial Officer)Abdelali Lotfi(Sr VP Operations and Global Supply)
Co-investorsNivelinvestCrédit Mutuel EquityWallonie EntreprendreOtium CapitalVIVES PartnersWING by Digital Wallonia
Eureka Robotics develops AI-powered robotic systems for manufacturing automation, delivering vision and control software that enables precise tasks like component picking across industries like automotive, electronics, and logistics.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSingapore, SG
Professor Pham Quang CuongDr. Hung Pham
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalUTECB Capital
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Morpheus Space develops electric propulsion systems for satellites and the New Space industry, based on FEEP (Field Emission Electric Propulsion) technology.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Daniel Bock(Co-Founder, CTO & Managing Director)inChristian Boy(Co-Founder & Manufacturing Manager)inPhilipp Laufer(Co-Founder & Propulsion Manager)inChristian Schunk(Co-Founder & Electronics Manager)inIstvan(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesLavrock VenturesTechstarsEuropean Investment FundMorpheus VenturesVsquared Ventures
Quantum Systems designs and manufactures electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial systems for military, defense, and commercial customers to collect aerial intelligence and real-time mission-critical data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware
Tobias Kloss(Founder)inArmin Busse(Founder)Florian Seibel(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)inSven Kruck(Co-CEO)inDave Sharpin(CEO at Quantum Systems Inc.)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBayern KapitalHV CapitalNotion CapitalIn-Q-TelAdvent International+6 more
Rain AI develops energy-efficient hardware specifically designed for artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Jack Kendall(Co-Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsGREP VCLiquid VenturesSam AltmanY CombinatorLoup VenturesMetaplanet+6 more
CesiumAstro builds active phased array communications systems and software-defined payloads for space and defense applications, including inter-satellite crosslinks, downlinks, and 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechAustin, US
Shey Sabripour(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Hodock(Director)Daniel Sable(Director)
BoardThomas D?Halluin(Director)inWen Hsieh(Director)in
Board seatThomas D'HalluinThomas d'Halluin· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAssembly VenturesIn-Q-TelInMotion VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsKleiner PerkinsMatter Venture Partners+4 more
Aerospacelab designs, builds, and operates satellites and satellite platforms for Earth observation, intelligence, and connectivity missions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechNot specified on page, BE
Benoît Deper(Founder)in
Co-investorsXAngeEuropean Investment BankSambrinvest
Aerospacelab designs, builds, and operates satellite infrastructure, including platforms, payloads, subsystems, and operations for Earth observation, intelligence, and connectivity missions ranging from single in-orbit demonstrations to full constellations.
Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech
Benoît Deper(Founder)in
Co-investorsIndustrious VenturesXAnge
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Atlas is an AI-powered platform that generates lecture notes and transcripts from audio recordings of lectures, meetings, and study sessions for students.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Co-investorsSpiral Ventures
Bcomp manufactures powerRibs™, a natural fibre reinforcement grid for composite structures that mimics leaf-vein patterns to provide high stiffness at minimal weight.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsFribourg, CH
Christian Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesPorsche VenturesRKKVCVerve VenturesVolvo Cars Tech Fund
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Bifrost provides GPU-accelerated simulation and synthetic data generation for physical AI systems, enabling teams to train, test, and evaluate robotic and autonomous systems using photorealistic, multi-modal sensor data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSingapore, SG
Charles Wong(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarbide VenturesChampion Hill VenturesIn-Q-TelMD One VenturesPeak XV PartnersTechstars+1 more
Cognata provides large-scale simulation software for automated driving system developers to train and test ADAS and autonomous vehicle technology across billions of virtual miles and custom scenarios.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsEmerge VenturesGiTV, Inc.Maniv MobilityScale Venture Partners
World leader in drone-based restoration of degraded land
Matthew Ritchie(Founder)in
Co-investorsAt One VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalSystemiq CapitalVentureSouqZouk Capital+4 more
Helicity Space develops the Helicity Drive, a scalable fusion propulsion engine designed to power deep-space vehicles for faster, reusable, and more fuel-efficient travel.
Deep TechEnergySpace TechPasadena, US
Stephane Lintner(Founder)in
Co-investorsChaos VenturesE2MC VenturesRobin CapitalUrania VenturesGaingelsLockheed Martin Ventures
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Humatics builds high-precision positioning technology for industrial automation, robotics, and rail and transit systems.
Cambridge, US
David A. Mindell(Executive Officer, Director)Gary A. Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRay Stata(Director)Franklin Moss(Director)Chris Cheever(Director)Thomas H. Lee(Director)
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesBonaventure CapitalCastor VenturesTectonic VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesFontinalis Partners+3 more
Santa Rosa, US
Albert Spencer Gore(Executive Officer, Director)Spencer Gore(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersPrelude VenturesEclipse Ventures
Jiko provides banking infrastructure for corporate cash management backed by U.S.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Stephane Lintner(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalCore Venture CapitalDigital Currency GroupNycaNyca PartnersRadicle Impact+6 more
Oros Apparel manufactures premium winter outerwear, including the Orion Apex Parka, featuring NASA-grade SOLARCORE® aerogel insulation technology designed to provide warmth without bulk.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareNew Materials
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalElizabeth Street VenturesigniteXL VentureService Provider CapitalListen Ventures
Q-CTRL builds AI-powered control software for quantum computing systems, enabling manipulation and optimization of quantum computers without destroying quantum states.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing
Michael J. Biercuk(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonDCVC (Data Collective)Grit VenturesIn-Q-TelMain Sequence VenturesMorpheus Ventures+10 more
QC Ware operates a quantum computing business organized into three units — Quantum Services, the Q2B conference, and Promethium — serving enterprise and research customers exploring quantum applications.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingPalo Alto, US
Matt(Head of Business (leads QC Ware's business))KJ(Operations Lead (oversees day-to-day operations))Kin-Joe Sham(Executive Officer, Director)William Hartnett(Director)Luka Tomljenovic(Director)Gordon Eubanks(Director)
Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesGoldman Sachs
Qunnect develops room-temperature hardware for building scalable quantum networks over existing telecommunications infrastructure.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBrooklyn, US
Mael Flament(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMehdi Namazi(Executive Officer, Promoter)inEDEN FIGUEROA(CSO & MANAGER)Noel Goddard(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNicole Conner(Director)inMark Tolbert(Director)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsMEDINA VENTURESQuantonation
Rain Neuromorphics manufactures AI processors using neuromorphic hardware—physical neural networks with spiking neurons and memristive nanowires—that consume significantly less power than conventional processors for machine learning applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Gordon Hirsch Wilson(Founder/CEO)inJuan Claudio Nino(Founder)inJack Kendall(Founder/Chief Technical Officer)in
BoardJackson Hu(Director)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesFundersClubY CombinatorAramco VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcFoundersX Ventures+6 more
Solarcore develops aerogel-based thermal insulation technology, derived from NASA aerogel research, for use in consumer, commercial, and government applications such as footwear and outdoor gear.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsPortland, US
Michael Markesbery(Co-Founder & CEO)inRithvik Venna(Co-Founder & COO)inJeff Nash(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBreak Trail VenturesElizabeth Street VenturesEnlightenment CapitalEvolution VenturesGOLDWIN VENTURE PARTNERS+9 more
Solestial develops and manufactures radiation-hardened silicon solar power modules for satellites and space applications.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechTempe, US
Stan Herasimenka(CTO and Co-Founder)inMikhail Reginevich(Chief Engineer, Tooling and R and Co-Founder)inAndrew Atherton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Margo de Naray(President and CEO)in
BoardBeckett Jackson(Director)Mathieu Costes(Director)in
Co-investorsBoeing HorizonX VenturesCrosscut VenturesGlobal BrainIndustrious VenturesTechstarsSilent Ventures
Venice, US
Paul Eremenko(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFourth RealmTrucks VCCoatue ManagementGlobal Founders CapitalHAWKTAILMitsubishi HC Capital+4 more
Vatn designs and manufactures low-cost, modular autonomous underwater vehicles with proprietary autonomy, navigation, and control software for undersea ISR, logistics, sensing, and payload delivery missions.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsProvidence, US
Frederick Mills(Founder)inNelson Mills(Co-founder)inGeoff Manchester(Co-founder)inDan Hendrix(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBVVCLockheed Martin Ventures
Vatn Systems builds low-cost, high-volume autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs), passive acoustic hydrophone arrays, and vehicle-agnostic navigation and signal-processing systems for undersea missions in GPS-denied, communications-contested waters.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsPortsmouth, US
Geoff Manchesterin
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)Thomas Hennessey(Director)inNelson Mills(Executive Officer, Director)Frederick Mills(Director)in
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveBVVCCapital FactoryCentre Street PartnersChampion Hill Ventures+14 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BrookC12 Quantum ElectronicsZero-Error Systems
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Helicity Space · spacedaily.com · Aug 27, 2026
Qunnect · nextgov.com · Aug 13, 2026
Brook · freepressjournal.in · Aug 5, 2026
e-peas · pulse2.com · Jul 15, 2026
Solestial · norfolkdailynews.com · Jul 15, 2026
Morpheus Space · techfundingnews.com · Feb 6, 2026
Vatn Systems · thedefensepost.com · Dec 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Airbus Ventures made?
- Airbus Ventures has 33 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Airbus Ventures invest at?
- Airbus Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Airbus Ventures's typical check size?
- Airbus Ventures typically writes checks of $1M.
- What sectors does Airbus Ventures focus on?
- Airbus Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Airbus Ventures located?
- Airbus Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Airbus Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Airbus Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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