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Safran Corporate Ventures

2 boulevard du Général Martial Valin, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75015, France

Overview

Corporate venture capital funding startups in aerospace and defense.

Founded

2015

Deals · 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

France
Germany
Singapore
United Kingdom
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Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

13rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Metavonics
Mar 2026Led
$8 MSeries A
OXCCU
Sep 2025Participated
$28 MSeries B
mirSense
Apr 2025Led
$8 MSeries A
Estuaire
Jun 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Green COP
Feb 2024Participated
$129 MSeries B
Avnos
Feb 2024Participated
$36 MSeries A
GREENERWAVE
Feb 2024Participated
$16 MSeries A
INERATEC
Jan 2024Participated
$129 MSeries B
Numalis
Nov 2023Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Vyoma GmbH
Jun 2023Participated
$10 MSeed
Cailabs
Oct 2019Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Kalray
May 2018Participated
$12 MOther Equity
Metavonics
Mar 2026Led
$8 MSeries A
OXCCU
Sep 2025Participated
$28 MSeries B
mirSense
Apr 2025Led
$8 MSeries A
Estuaire
Jun 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Green COP
Feb 2024Participated
$129 MSeries B
Avnos
Feb 2024Participated
$36 MSeries A
GREENERWAVE
Feb 2024Participated
$16 MSeries A
INERATEC
Jan 2024Participated
$129 MSeries B
Numalis
Nov 2023Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Vyoma GmbH
Jun 2023Participated
$10 MSeed
Cailabs
Oct 2019Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Kalray
May 2018Participated
$12 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Safran Corporate Ventures: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Safran Corporate Ventures: 13 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Series A22
Series B03
Other Equity04

Monthly Deal Activity

Safran Corporate Ventures: 13 deals are recorded across 113 months.All available history.
Safran Corporate Ventures: 13 deals are recorded across 113 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Safran Corporate Ventures: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Safran Corporate Ventures: Space & Frontier Tech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Space & Frontier Tech8
Hardware & Robotics6
Clean Energy & Sustainability4
Networks, Cloud & Communication3
Enterprise Software3
Manufacturing3
AI & Machine Learning3
Health & Life Sciences2
Government & Defense1

Deal Size Distribution

Safran Corporate Ventures: 13 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Safran Corporate Ventures: 13 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M5
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M2
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Safran Corporate Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (11 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Safran Corporate Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (11 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe11
Singapore1
United States1
Safran Corporate Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Ace Management sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Safran Corporate Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Ace Management sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Ace Management2
Bpifrance2
CEA Investissement2
Emerald2
ENGIE New Ventures2
EUREKAP!2
FO Holding2
HG Ventures2
High-Tech Grunderfonds2
Honda2
Inocap Gestion2
MPC2
Pengpai2
Piva Capital2
Planet A Ventures2
RockCreek2
Samsung Ventures2
Supernova Invest2
TDK Ventures2
WIND Ventures2

Investment Strategy

Safran Corporate Ventures: Led accounts for 15% and participating for 85% of round participation.All available history.
Safran Corporate Ventures: Led accounts for 15% and participating for 85% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led215%
Participating1185%
Safran Corporate Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Safran Corporate Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead150%
Co-led150%

Team

Florent Illat
Gregoire Aladjidi

SVP Group Innovation - Chairman Safran Ventures