SAFRAN Corporate Ventures
Corporate venture capital arm of Safran SA (Euronext SAF CAC 40 aerospace giant around EUR 70bn market cap 80K employees, propulsion + landing systems + electronics + connectivity for Airbus Boeing Dassault). Launched 2015 with around EUR 130M committed capital (initial EUR 50M Fund I plus EUR 50M top-up around 2024 plus ongoing renewals). SIREN 501500300 HQ Paris La Defense. Thesis aerospace deep-tech + propulsion + electrification + autonomy + cybersecurity + decarbonization + digital sovereignty. 21 portfolio cos in DB (around 24 cumulative since 2015 per 10-year milestone June 2025) with 4 confirmed exits (Safety Line 2021 Trade Sale SITA + Cailabs 2023 Trade Sale + Diotasoft 2022 MBO + Prodways Group 2024 MBO).
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 27 portfolio companies (22 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund SAFRAN Corporate Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Safran VenturesVC2015 · 11yr€130M22 active · 5 realized
Unrealized
22 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Aero | ClimateTech | France | 2026 |
| Avnos | ClimateTech | US | 2020 |
| BlackShark AI | AI/ML | Austria | 2020 |
| Cailabs | Deep Tech | France | 2022 |
| Cranfield Aerospace Solutions | ClimateTech | United Kingdom | 2022 |
| Diota | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Electric Power Systems | ClimateTech | US | 2019 |
| Estuaire | SaaS | France | 2022 |
| Greenerwave | Deep Tech | France | 2023 |
| Ineratec | ClimateTech | Germany | 2023 |
| Kalray | Industrials | France | 2015 |
| Metavonics | Industrials | France | 2026 |
| mirSense | Deep Tech | France | 2025 |
| Numalis | Cybersecurity | France | 2022 |
| Outsight | Deep Tech | France | 2019 |
| OXCCU | ClimateTech | United Kingdom | 2025 |
| OXIS Energy | ClimateTech | United Kingdom | 2017 |
| Sintermat | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| SkyFive | Telecom | Germany | 2019 |
| Transvalor | Industrials | France | 2023 |
| Turbotech | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Vyoma | Deep Tech | Germany | 2024 |
Realized
5 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diotasoft | Industrials | France | 2017 | 2022 | MBO | – | |
| Krono-Safe | Deep Tech | France | 2015 | 2023 | Write-off | – | |
| Prodways Group | Industrials | France | 2020 | 2024 | MBO | – | |
| Safety Line | SaaS | France | 2017 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Tronics | Industrials | France | 2015 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – |
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About SAFRAN Corporate Ventures
SAFRAN Corporate Ventures is a corporate venture capital and strategic investment platform with €130 million of assets under management as of December 2024, operating from Paris. Founded in 2007, the platform deploys balance-sheet capital into industrials, software, healthcare, business services and energy ventures aligned with its parent group's industrial strategy, providing strategic minority and selective majority equity investments alongside operating partnerships.
Investment thesis
The strategy targets technology and growth-stage companies aligned with the parent group's industrial roadmap across industrials, software, healthcare, business services and energy, deploying balance-sheet capital into strategic minority equity positions with selective board representation and operating partnership rights. Investment focus emphasises long-duration partnerships with portfolio teams, with the parent group providing commercial relationships, operating expertise and product development support alongside the financial capital across France and selectively across Europe.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Prodways Group (software, 2024), Cailabs (TMT, 2023), Diotasoft (software, 2022) and Safety Line (TMT, 2021). The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 17 active portfolio companies and 4 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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