HEICO
3000 Taft St, Hollywood, FL, 33021, United States
Overview
Heico designs, manufactures and sells aerospace, defense, and electronics-related products and services. They provide jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. They are also involved in manufacturing specialty aircraft and defense-related parts and offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 5
Sector focus
- Aerospace
- Electronics
- Manufacturing
Investment portfolio
- CesiumAstro
Participated · Series B · Mar 2022
Founded in 2017, CesiumAstro designs and manufactures full-stack, software-defined communications payloads, processors, and complete small satellites. Its core Element platform combines modular, in-house-built hardware with AI that optimizes signals in real time, allowing operators to reconfigure missions after launch. The technology has been flight-proven on eight SpaceX launches and targets dense low-Earth-orbit constellations as well as defense applications. By integrating payloads, satellites, and processors under one roof, the company aims to shorten upgrade cycles and reduce costs compared with legacy providers. With fresh capital, CesiumAstro will scale U.S. manufacturing, open a 270,000-square-foot headquarters near Austin, and increase hiring in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. The firm also plans to accelerate launches of its Element satellites, advance its AI capabilities, and pursue additional defense contracts through at least 2027.