Thomas d'Halluin
InvestorManaging Partner at Airbus Ventures · Board director at Cesium Astro
Menlo Park, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Thomas d'Halluin is the Managing Partner of Airbus Ventures, based in Silicon Valley. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he has two decades of aerospace experience across manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, and finance roles in Europe and China, including three years based in Shanghai, and previously served as Chief of Staff to the Airbus CFO. He holds a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from McGill University/Ecole des Mines and was named a French-American Foundation Young Leader in 2016.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace Tech
Board director at Cesium Astro
Intro paths
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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to Cesium Astro's investors below.
Cesium Astro's investors · 16
Airbus VenturesMenlo Park · $1M checks · since 2022Assembly VenturesDetroitAV ImpulseMenlo Park · since 2026Department of Defensesince 2022In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksInMotion VenturesLondon · $2.6M checksIronGate Capital AdvisorsNew YorkKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLavrock VenturesWashingtonMatter Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2024MESHPortland · $100K – $30M checksMissile Defense Agencysince 2017Trousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2020U.S. Navysince 2018Woven CapitalTokyo · $10M – $50M checks
Co-founders at Cesium Astro
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Shey SabripourExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Airbus VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentBay Area
- CesiumAstroBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Airbus GroupChief of Staff to CFO2013 — 2016Région de Toulouse, France
- AEROLIA - EADS GroupProcurement & Supply Chain Director - Asia Pacific Region2010 — 2013Shanghai City, China
- AEROLIAHead of General Procurement2009 — 2010Meaulte - St Nazaire - Toulouse
- AIRBUSHead of General Procurement2007 — 2008Meaulte (France)
- AIRBUSHead of Supply Chain2004 — 2006AIRBUS Manufacturing Site in Meaulte
Skills & more
Supply Chain Management12Global Sourcing11Geopolitics5Aerospace Manufacturing4Supply Management4International Negotiation2doing business in China2Technology Transfer1Collective Intelligence1Commercial Aviation1Aeronautics2Change Management4
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Supply ChainProcurementManufacturingLean ManufacturingAerospaceAPICS CertifiedVenture CapitalLanguages English · French · German · Mandarin
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Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Airbus Ventures
Abigail Hitchcock
Principal at Airbus Ventures
Anri Takeno
Project Manager at Airbus Ventures
Dirk Hoke
Advisor at Airbus Ventures
Dorian Merritt
Head of Finance at Airbus Ventures
Grayson Stallman
Investor at Airbus Ventures
Hyunwoong Kim
Associate at Airbus Ventures
Jonathan B. Miller
Principal at Airbus Ventures
Kristina Deighan
Talent Principal at Airbus Ventures
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Grayson Stallman
Investor at Airbus Ventures
Jonathan B. Miller
Principal at Airbus Ventures
Lewis Pinault
Chief Scientist at Airbus Ventures
Mathieu Costes
Operating Partner at Airbus Ventures
Matthieu Repellin
Principal at Airbus Ventures
Investors connected to Thomas in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas d'Halluin?
- Thomas d'Halluin is the Managing Partner of Airbus Ventures, based in Silicon Valley. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he has two decades of aerospace experience across manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, and finance roles in Europe and China, including three years based in Shanghai, and previously served as Chief of Staff to the Airbus CFO. He holds a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from McGill University/Ecole des Mines and was named a French-American Foundation Young Leader in 2016.
- Where does Thomas d'Halluin work?
- Thomas d'Halluin is Managing Partner at Airbus Ventures and Board director at Cesium Astro.
- What does Thomas d'Halluin invest in?
- Thomas d'Halluin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Space Tech.
- What check size does Thomas d'Halluin write?
- Thomas d'Halluin typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Thomas d'Halluin sit on?
- Thomas d'Halluin holds tracked board seats at Cesium Astro.
- Where did Thomas d'Halluin go to school?
- Thomas d'Halluin studied at McGill University (MSc, Aerospace Engineering); Harvard Business School (Finance, général); EADS Corporate Business Academy (FAST, Organizational Leadership).
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Shared employers
Also worked at CesiumAstro5
Also worked at Airbus Group63
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