Airbus Ventures

Airbus Ventures, established in 2016 and located in Menlo Park, California, serves as the corporate venture capital arm of Airbus Group. The firm focuses on investing in a diverse range of sectors, including autonomous mobility, electrification, the low-carbon economy, advanced materials, manufacturing systems, next-generation computing, sensing, and security. By leveraging its extensive networks within Airbus and its supply chain, Airbus Ventures aims to foster strong relationships with leading venture firms and provide hands-on expertise to its portfolio companies. This collaborative approach enables the firm to support entrepreneurs effectively, facilitating their growth and success in the competitive technology landscape.

Nicole Conner JD

Partner

Mathieu Costes

Partner

Yuichiro Hikosaka

Principal

Claas Carsten Kohl

Partner

Jonathan B. Miller

Technology Principal

Lewis Pinault

Partner

Matthieu Repellin

Investment Manager

Taylor Sargent

Technology Principal

Thomas d'Halluin

Managing Partner

Past deals in Autonomous Vehicles

Zero-Error Systems

Series A in 2023
Zero-Error Systems is a Singapore-based company that focuses on developing software and hardware solutions for space and autonomous vehicles. The company specializes in creating semiconductor integrated circuits designed to protect satellites from radiation damage. Its innovative smart chips can detect incoming heavy-ion radiation that poses a risk to electronics, allowing satellites to safely shut down during hazardous conditions and resume operation once the threat has subsided. This technology enhances the longevity and reliability of satellites, making them suitable for various applications in space, aerospace, and automotive industries.

Apex.AI

Series B in 2021
Apex.AI, Inc. is a software company that focuses on developing solutions for autonomous mobility systems, particularly self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Apex.OS, a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware and software integration through user-friendly APIs. Additionally, Apex.AI provides Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications, and MARV.Automotive, a versatile data management platform that facilitates data transfer between vehicles and the cloud. This platform allows for advanced analytics, data introspection, and team collaboration. Apex.AI's software products leverage open-source technologies, enabling developers to create secure and efficient applications for autonomous vehicles.

Ispace Technologies

Series C in 2021
Ispace Technologies is a Tokyo-based company specializing in space resource exploration, particularly focused on developing micro-robotic technology to facilitate the identification, extraction, and transportation of lunar resources, such as ice, essential for sustaining human life in space. Founded in 2013, Ispace is recognized for its innovative approach, utilizing 3D printing and commercially available products to create efficient and cost-effective solutions. The company is also involved in the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition through its Team HAKUTO, which has gained recognition for its advancements in mobility and aims to land a privately funded robot on the Moon. Ispace’s micro-robots are designed to explore larger lunar areas quickly and economically, making significant strides towards establishing a sustainable presence in outer space.

Zero-Error Systems

Seed Round in 2020
Zero-Error Systems is a Singapore-based company that focuses on developing software and hardware solutions for space and autonomous vehicles. The company specializes in creating semiconductor integrated circuits designed to protect satellites from radiation damage. Its innovative smart chips can detect incoming heavy-ion radiation that poses a risk to electronics, allowing satellites to safely shut down during hazardous conditions and resume operation once the threat has subsided. This technology enhances the longevity and reliability of satellites, making them suitable for various applications in space, aerospace, and automotive industries.

Apex.AI

Venture Round in 2019
Apex.AI, Inc. is a software company that focuses on developing solutions for autonomous mobility systems, particularly self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Apex.OS, a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware and software integration through user-friendly APIs. Additionally, Apex.AI provides Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications, and MARV.Automotive, a versatile data management platform that facilitates data transfer between vehicles and the cloud. This platform allows for advanced analytics, data introspection, and team collaboration. Apex.AI's software products leverage open-source technologies, enabling developers to create secure and efficient applications for autonomous vehicles.

Bestmile

Series B in 2019
Bestmile is a fleet orchestration platform that enables mobility providers to efficiently deploy, manage, and optimize both autonomous and human-driven vehicle fleets. Its cloud-based platform supports a variety of operational models, including fixed-route services, on-demand transportation, and combinations of both, allowing for optimized and dynamic mobility solutions. Bestmile's technology is utilized daily in urban centers across four continents, facilitating services in pedestrian areas and on open roads. The platform enhances operational efficiency through features like dispatching, routing, pooling, and ride-matching, accommodating vehicles of any brand or type with minimal disruption to existing operations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Bestmile aims to integrate autonomous vehicles into current transportation systems, promoting safe, accessible, and profitable multi-modal service offerings.

AEye

Series B in 2018
AEye, Inc. develops advanced vision hardware, software, and algorithms for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems. Based in Dublin, California, the company offers a range of products including the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, which integrates solid-state lidar with low-light cameras and artificial intelligence to provide precise and reliable perception of surroundings. AEye's unique software-defined lidar solutions are designed for dynamic applications in vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics, focusing on delivering faster and more accurate information. The company's notable products include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 and AE200 robotic perception systems, which cater to the mobility market. AEye operates globally, with offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States, and primarily generates revenue from customers in the United States, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Apex.AI

Series A in 2018
Apex.AI, Inc. is a software company that focuses on developing solutions for autonomous mobility systems, particularly self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Apex.OS, a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware and software integration through user-friendly APIs. Additionally, Apex.AI provides Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications, and MARV.Automotive, a versatile data management platform that facilitates data transfer between vehicles and the cloud. This platform allows for advanced analytics, data introspection, and team collaboration. Apex.AI's software products leverage open-source technologies, enabling developers to create secure and efficient applications for autonomous vehicles.

Cognata

Series B in 2018
Cognata Ltd. is an Israeli company that specializes in developing an automotive simulation platform utilizing artificial intelligence to create virtual environments for driverless car testing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Rehovot, the company employs advanced computer vision and deep learning algorithms to generate detailed city simulations. This enables autonomous vehicle manufacturers to conduct extensive testing by reproducing real-world sensor inputs and simulating various driving scenarios. Cognata's platform allows manufacturers to accelerate the development and validation of autonomous vehicles, addressing the extensive requirements for safety validation, which can involve driving billions of miles in real-world conditions. Through its innovative solutions, Cognata aims to advance the autonomous vehicle industry and facilitate the safe deployment of these technologies.

Bestmile

Series A in 2018
Bestmile is a fleet orchestration platform that enables mobility providers to efficiently deploy, manage, and optimize both autonomous and human-driven vehicle fleets. Its cloud-based platform supports a variety of operational models, including fixed-route services, on-demand transportation, and combinations of both, allowing for optimized and dynamic mobility solutions. Bestmile's technology is utilized daily in urban centers across four continents, facilitating services in pedestrian areas and on open roads. The platform enhances operational efficiency through features like dispatching, routing, pooling, and ride-matching, accommodating vehicles of any brand or type with minimal disruption to existing operations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Bestmile aims to integrate autonomous vehicles into current transportation systems, promoting safe, accessible, and profitable multi-modal service offerings.

AEye

Series A in 2017
AEye, Inc. develops advanced vision hardware, software, and algorithms for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems. Based in Dublin, California, the company offers a range of products including the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, which integrates solid-state lidar with low-light cameras and artificial intelligence to provide precise and reliable perception of surroundings. AEye's unique software-defined lidar solutions are designed for dynamic applications in vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics, focusing on delivering faster and more accurate information. The company's notable products include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 and AE200 robotic perception systems, which cater to the mobility market. AEye operates globally, with offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States, and primarily generates revenue from customers in the United States, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Cognata

Series A in 2017
Cognata Ltd. is an Israeli company that specializes in developing an automotive simulation platform utilizing artificial intelligence to create virtual environments for driverless car testing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Rehovot, the company employs advanced computer vision and deep learning algorithms to generate detailed city simulations. This enables autonomous vehicle manufacturers to conduct extensive testing by reproducing real-world sensor inputs and simulating various driving scenarios. Cognata's platform allows manufacturers to accelerate the development and validation of autonomous vehicles, addressing the extensive requirements for safety validation, which can involve driving billions of miles in real-world conditions. Through its innovative solutions, Cognata aims to advance the autonomous vehicle industry and facilitate the safe deployment of these technologies.

Bestmile

Seed Round in 2017
Bestmile is a fleet orchestration platform that enables mobility providers to efficiently deploy, manage, and optimize both autonomous and human-driven vehicle fleets. Its cloud-based platform supports a variety of operational models, including fixed-route services, on-demand transportation, and combinations of both, allowing for optimized and dynamic mobility solutions. Bestmile's technology is utilized daily in urban centers across four continents, facilitating services in pedestrian areas and on open roads. The platform enhances operational efficiency through features like dispatching, routing, pooling, and ride-matching, accommodating vehicles of any brand or type with minimal disruption to existing operations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Bestmile aims to integrate autonomous vehicles into current transportation systems, promoting safe, accessible, and profitable multi-modal service offerings.

AirMap

Series B in 2017
AirMap, Inc. is a digital airspace and automation company that specializes in software solutions for managing low-altitude airspace and facilitating drone operations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, AirMap offers a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform. This platform provides critical airspace information, including geometries, restrictions, and situational awareness, to various stakeholders, such as airspace authorities, enterprise operators, and developers. AirMap aims to enable safe and efficient drone flight by organizing and automating airspace management, thereby fostering innovation in applications ranging from agriculture to public safety. The company collaborates with industry partners and is actively involved in initiatives like the Small UAV Coalition and NASA's UTM program, ensuring it plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of low-altitude aviation.
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