# Aviation Development Fund

> Aviation Development Fund is a VC fund backing Aerospace, Robotics and Intelligent Systems. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Aviation Development Fund is an investment fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 3 | 33% |
| Robotics | 2 | 22% |
| Intelligent Systems | 2 | 22% |
| Sales | 1 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 11% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 44% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fangshi Robotics | Fangshi Robotics is a company that commercializes intelligent construction robots. Focusing on the needs of intelligent construction scenarios. | $14.7M | Series A | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Galaxea AI | Xinghaitu is an intelligent robot technology company that specializes in the development of humanoid robots with embodied intelligence. | $290.4M | Series B | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| Guorui Xinwei | Guorui Xinwei is an independent industrial software and intelligent manufacturing solutions provider. |  | Series A | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| AVIC General Aviation | AVIC General Aviation is a company dedicated to building a collaborative and integrated platform that strengthens the entire aviation power industry chain. By connecting upstream research and development, core component manufacturing, systems integration, and downstream operational services, the company fosters strategic partnerships across theaerospace ecosystem. |  | Angel | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine | AECC offers design, development, production, assembly, testing, and technical consulting of commercial aircraft power services. |  | Series A | Jun 06, 2025 |  |
| Vertaxi | Vertaxi which develops and manufactures electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. | $28.3M | Series B | Sep 19, 2024 |  |
| Hongpeng Airlines | Hongpeng Airlines is committed to developing, designing, and producing low-cost airplane engines. | $13.8M | Series A | Jun 03, 2024 |  |
| Qina New Materials | Qina New Materials is centered on the manufacturing, exploration, and development of premium special metal materials including wire materials, catalysts, high-temperature alloy master alloys, and electrode meshes for hydrogen production. | $27.8M | Series C | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Nair Electronics | Nair Electronics is a domestic aviation sensor company that develops and owns fundamental technical competencies such as proprietary piezoelectric ceramic formulations and MEMS chip design. | $28.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2024 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Huihua Fund — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oriza Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oriza-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Aerospace CH UAV — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- AVIC Assets — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- AVIC (Chengdu) UAS — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- AVIC Hunan Power Research Institute — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Aviation Development Fund invest in?

Aviation Development Fund invests primarily in Aerospace, Robotics and Intelligent Systems startups, most often at Series A and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Aviation Development Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aviation Development Fund closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 9 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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