What investment strategy does SAFRAN Corporate Ventures focus on?

SAFRAN Corporate Ventures focuses on VC, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does SAFRAN Corporate Ventures have?

SAFRAN Corporate Ventures has 18 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is SAFRAN Corporate Ventures headquartered?

SAFRAN Corporate Ventures is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is SAFRAN Corporate Ventures's assets under management?

SAFRAN Corporate Ventures manages approximately €130M in assets under management.

When was SAFRAN Corporate Ventures founded?

SAFRAN Corporate Ventures was founded in 2015.

What sectors does SAFRAN Corporate Ventures invest in?

SAFRAN Corporate Ventures invests across Industrials, TMT, Energy.

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SAFRAN Corporate Ventures

Paris, France·Founded 2015·

Venture Capital Growth Equity

·safran-group.com

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…Read full bio

AUM

€130M

Funds

Key facts

HQParis, France

Founded2015

Websitesafran-group.com

Recent exits

Industrials · 2024

Deep Tech · 2023

Industrials · 2022

SaaS · 2021

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 22 portfolio companies (18 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

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 €49/month.