# Airbus

> Airbus is a VC fund in Blagnac backing Aerospace and Machine Learning. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Blagnac, France
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/airbus
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Airbus
- Website: http://www.airbus.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airbus/

Airbus is an aircraft manufacturer whose customer focus, commercial know-how, technological leadership, and manufacturing efficiency have propelled it to the forefront of the industry. The company was founded in 1970 and headquartered in Midi-Pyrenees, France.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 3 | 43% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 29% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Fuel | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Canada | 2 | 29% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Lindener | Global Head of BizLab - The Airbus Incubators & Accelerators | 1 | — |
| Arnaud Raffray | VP HR Transformation & Digital | 0 | — |
| Bruno Even | Chief Executive Officer - Airbus Helicopters | 0 | — |
| Derek Cheng | Head of Asia-Pacific | 0 | — |
| Fabien Bardinet | VP, Head of robotics and automation acceleration | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Landing Zones | Landing Zones Canada is a pan-Canadian defence and aerospace corporation based in Alberta that focuses on green and clean technology solutions to help the environment, as well as innovative defence training solutions. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Wildfire Energy | WildFire Energy focuses on distributed energy and hydrogen recovery from wastes and residual biomass. | $1.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| LanzaJet | LanzaJet producer of aviation fuel that captures waste gas emissions and uses bacteria to turn it into useable ethanol fuel. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 24, 2024 |  |
| Starlab Space | Starlab Space is a U.S-led, global joint venture among Voyager Technologies, Airbus, Mitsubishi Corporation and MDA Space, with strategic partners including Palantir Technologies, The Ohio State University, Hilton and more. Starlab is developing a next-generation, AI-enabled commercial space station, aiming to ensure continued human presence inLow-Earth Orbit and a seamless transition of microgravity science and research alongside the retirement of the International Space Station. For more information on Starlab, visit www.starlab-space.com. |  | Private Equity | Aug 02, 2023 |  |
| Carbon Engineering | Founded in 2009, CE is a Canadian-based clean energy company leading the commercialization of groundbreaking technology that captures CO₂ directly from the atmosphere, and synthesizes it into clean, affordable transportation fuels. From a pilot plant in Squamish, B.C., CE has been removing CO₂ from the atmosphere since 2015 and converting it intofuels since December 2017. |  | Corporate Round | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| EarthNow | EarthNow provides pictures of the planet on demand and real-time video anywhere a client desires.EarthNow is creating the means for anyone to instantly see almost anywhere on Earth in “true real-time,” giving anyone a live and unfiltered view of your planet. The company's aim is for you to experience Earth’s beauty and its fragility, and torecognize the importance of being good stewards of our world. Via a constellation of advanced imaging satellites, EarthNow will deliver an unprecedented and highly valuable user experience: continuous real-time video of the Earth enhanced by machine intelligence. |  | Seed | Apr 19, 2018 |  |
| OneWeb | OneWeb is building a space-based global communications network that delivers high-speed, low latency internet access.By building a communications network with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, OneWeb will provide connectivity to people around the world. The company's global service will deliver new solutions for broadband,government, and cellular backhaul. Its high-speed, low-latency, network will offer mobility solutions to industries that rely on global connectivity, such as aviation, maritime, automotive, trains, and more.OneWeb commenced launches of the OneWeb satellite constellation, a network of more than 650 low Earth orbit satellites, in February 2019, and by March 2020, had launched 74 of the planned 648 satellites in the initial constellation.The London, England-headquartered company was established in 2012 by Greg Wyler. | $500M | Series A | Jun 26, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Air Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Airbus invest in?

Airbus invests primarily in Aerospace, Machine Learning and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Airbus?

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### Who are the partners at Airbus?

The team at Airbus includes Christian Lindener (Global Head of BizLab - The Airbus Incubators & Accelerators), Arnaud Raffray (VP HR Transformation & Digital) and Bruno Even (Chief Executive Officer - Airbus Helicopters), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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