# Aris Occitanie

> Aris Occitanie is a VC fund in Toulouse backing Drones, Hardware and Aerospace. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toulouse, France
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agence-regionale-des-investissements-strategiques
- Website: https://aris-occitanie.fr

Aris Occitanie is a VC fund in Toulouse focused on Drones and Hardware. ARIS is an investment company focusing on equity and quasi-equity in Occitania-based companies, combining economic interest and corporate social responsibility, with its investment thesis reflecting its statutory objectives.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 33% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 33% |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ascendance | Founded in 2018 by four ex-Airbus engineers: Jean-Christophe Lambert, Thibault Baldivia, Clément Dinel and Benoît Ferran, Ascendance is an industrial start-up with a mission to decarbonise aviation. Based in the heart of Toulouse, the European capital of aviation, it has developed and markets two products: an innovative hybrid-electric propulsionsystem ‘Sterna’, and a hybrid-electic vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by Sterna technology, ‘Atea’. | $15.9M | Series B | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| CILcare | CILcare specializes in providing drug solutions for hearing and ear disorders. | $42M | Series A | Dec 04, 2024 |  |
| SCOP3 | SCOP3 is a platform that gives new life to professional equipment. SCOP3 was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Montpellier, France. | $5.7M | Seed | May 16, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sofilaro](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofilaro) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Celeste Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celeste-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dassault Systemes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dassault) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expansion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-f37b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Groupe NICOLLIN — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Aris Occitanie invest in?

Aris Occitanie invests primarily in Drones, Hardware and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Aris Occitanie last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aris Occitanie closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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