Airbus Ventures

Today, Airbus Ventures announces its oversubscribed $155M fourth fund - ‘Fund Y’ - created for deeptech entrepreneurs who are driven and inspired to design, create, and deliver complex engineering products and services. This fund marks AV’s intention to return back to the roots of the venture capital industry, harkening back to Georges Doriot, the grandfather of all VC, and to the founding of ARDC. Doriot was fueled by a desire to support innovative entrepreneurs by activating long- term, patient capital and has inspired AV’s commitment to being entrepreneur-first, in service of our founders alongside as they emerge, thrive, and unlock new economies. Learn more about the latest fund: https://bit.ly/3TmKZdi

Featherless AI is a serverless platform that empowers users to run, test, and fine-tune the latest models at scale—quickly, seamlessly, and affordably. Its key differentiator lies in a hot-swapping technique that enables model changes in under five seconds. This innovation slashes GPU idle time, making even older GPUs viable for production workloads, while significantly reducing infrastructure costs for organizations of all sizes. Learn more about #WhyWeInvested: https://bit.ly/41GlR4w

Airbus Ventures announces its investment in Featherless AI, the leading serverless AI inference platform. Featherless’ breakthrough innovation optimizes GPU utilization, eliminates costly downtime, and dramatically reduces operational costs, enabling Featherless to offer AI inference at significantly lower costs. Learn more about our latest investment: https://bit.ly/4bBXOIx

Qunnect has published a detailed preprint on the first-ever demonstration of polarization entanglement between telecom photons and a fully room temperature (RT) quantum memory. This capability lies at the core of quantum protocols to unlock future applications, such as distributed quantum computing and establishing quantum repeaters for long-distance ultra secure communication.

?? Big news from LeoLabs! ?? We’ve been selected for a $60M Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) through Air Force Research Laboratory’s SpaceWERX to develop, deploy, and operate a Seeker-class radar in the Indo-Pacific region. This is an important step in LeoLabs’ efforts to proliferate our next-generation radars to deliver advanced Space Domain Awareness (SDA) solutions and even more accurate, robust, resilient, and timely #OrbitalIntelligence for all customers. Read more in SpaceNews ?? https://lnkd.in/gbrYZsZn #ORBINT

CesiumAstro is honored to have been selected for a STRATFI award from AFWERX, accelerating the development of Element, our fully integrated satellite platform for next-generation defense and commercial space communications. ? We are proud in our commitment to supporting the Space Development Agency and the United States Space Force as they build a resilient, proliferated space architecture in support of our warfighters. At CesiumAstro, we deliver high-performance, software-defined phased array technology to ensure secure, flexible, and scalable connectivity where it matters most. My team and I are proud to contribute to this mission.

3 years in a row selected to the Inc. Magazine Female Founders List! While I don't know many of the ladies on this list, I do know they're some of the most tenacious role models in entrepreneurship. I'm beyond honored to be included among them.

Inspiring Conversations with Airbus Ventures Guest Speaker at LLC! Today, we had the incredible opportunity to welcome Kristina Deighan, Talent Principal at Airbus Ventures, as our guest speaker! What made this session truly special was the engaging exchange between Kristina and our students—a dynamic conversation filled with insights on venture capital, fund structures, and the investment processes that shape innovation. We also got a behind-the-scenes look at Airbus Ventures' portfolio and the strategic approach to investing in cutting-edge startups. Beyond VC, we explored future career opportunities, gaining valuable perspectives on the evolving job market and pathways for students interested in this space. A huge thank you to Kristina Deighan and her Team for sharing her expertise and giving us a deeper understanding of how VC fuels the future of aerospace and beyond! ??? Also, a big thank you to Kayla Stuart for the incredible photography! ?? #LivingAndLearningCommunity #MenloCollege #Airbus #VentureCapital #Innovation #AirbusVentures

Airbus Ventures portfolio companies are #hiring! ?? If you're seeking a new opportunity in a deep tech startup, check out some of the open positions in our February 2025 open roles spotlight. Venus Aerospace, Solestial, CesiumAstro, Verity, Zero-Error Systems (ZES) Pte Ltd, Tekion Corp, Q-CTRL, QC Ware Corp., Bifrost AI, Rain AI

We’re proud to announce an investment from America’s Frontier Fund, a leader in deep-tech investments committed to advancing American innovation. This pivotal investment will accelerate the development of our revolutionary VDR2 engine, designed to make two-hour global travel a reality and enhance U.S. competitiveness in aerospace and defense. As we prepare for the first atmospheric flight of the RDRE later this year, this partnership with AFF strengthens our mission to drive U.S. leadership in aerospace innovation. Together, we are working to secure America’s leadership in aerospace and energy innovation. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gnBrCJHE