Thales Group
VC Fund
Paris, France
Thales Group is a VC fund in Paris focused on Semiconductor and Robotics. Thales is a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation and Defence & Security markets. In 2013, the company generated revenues of EUR14.2 billion with 65,000 employees in 56 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meetthe most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers and local partners.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Thales Group invests in
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Countries Thales Group invests in
Contacts
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Ben Doyle
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Jean-Yves Plu
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Louis Taddeo
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Patrice Caine
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Paul Yarin
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Semiconductor 2 (20%)
- Robotics 1 (10%)
- Wireless 1 (10%)
- Aerospace 1 (10%)
- Geospatial 1 (10%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (30%)
- Funding Round 2 (20%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
- Corporate Round 1 (10%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (10%)
Country
- France 5 (50%)
- United States 2 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Ben Doyle
Chief Information Security Officer
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Chief Information Security Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Jean-Yves Plu
VP, Digital Eco-system
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VP, Digital Eco-system | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Louis Taddeo
Director Of Business Development
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Director Of Business Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Patrice Caine
Chairman and CEO
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Chairman and CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Paul Yarin
Director & Head of Technology, Thales xPlor
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Director & Head of Technology, Thales xPlor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Exail Technologies
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Exail Technologies specializes in advanced technologies in the fields of autonomous robotics, navigation, aerospace, and photonics. | Post-IPO Secondary / Jul 06, 2026 | |
Scalinx
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Scalinx operates as a fabless semiconductor company specialized in the design and supply of Signal Conversion ASIC and ASSP for Test & Measurement, MilAero, and Communications markets. Scalinx designs its components at three sites - Paris, it's head office, Caen (Calvados), and Grenoble (Isère) - then industrializes them in Caen with 20employees, before entrusting them their production to a network of subcontractors. Scalinx does not communicate its turnover, nor the amount of support from France Relance, confidential | $37.3M / Series B / Jan 10, 2024 | |
GreenWaves Technologies
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GreenWaves Technologies is a fabless semiconductor start-up designing disruptive ultra-low power application processors for image and sound processing and analysis. GAP processor excell at multi-dimensional computing (AI, DSP, ultra low latency DSP). GAP8 primarily serves IoT. GAP9 serves hearables and IoT. | Feb 03, 2023 | |
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GreenWaves Technologies
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GreenWaves Technologies is a fabless semiconductor start-up designing disruptive ultra-low power application processors for image and sound processing and analysis. GAP processor excell at multi-dimensional computing (AI, DSP, ultra low latency DSP). GAP8 primarily serves IoT. GAP9 serves hearables and IoT. | $21.8M / Series B / Feb 02, 2023 | |
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Telit Cinterion
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Telit Cinterion provides cellular IoT products. | Corporate Round / Jul 29, 2022 | |
Airspace Link
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Airspace Link digitizes local airspace for urban air mobility. It provides government, citizen, and business drone solutions to support local government airspace management, fostering citizen empowerment, and business innovation through consumer and b2b air logistical support and services. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. | $23M / Series B / Jun 22, 2022 | |
Eve Air Mobility
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Eve Air Mobility develops air mobility solutions to advance the urban air mobility ecosystem. Eve's system includes an advanced electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle project, comprehensive global services and support network, and an air traffic management solution, providing clients with a safe, accessible, and green air mobilityecosystem. | $357M / Post-IPO Equity / Apr 29, 2022 | |
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Airspace Link
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Airspace Link digitizes local airspace for urban air mobility. It provides government, citizen, and business drone solutions to support local government airspace management, fostering citizen empowerment, and business innovation through consumer and b2b air logistical support and services. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. | $10M / Series A / May 27, 2021 | |
Kinéis
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Kinéis is an independent, private satellite operator. An emerging player in the new space sector, the company wants to lead innovation in global connectivity for the IoT domain. Through its technologies, Kinéis works closely with terrestrial IoT operators, current satellite operators and connected object manufacturers, to locate and collect dataall over the globe in all conditions. | $110.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 04, 2020 | |
Keopsys
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Keopsys revolutionized the way to pump fiber doped amplifiers, based on a proprietary idea to couple light into the fiber. Keopsys specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing fiber devices. Therefore, the company is involved in lots of innovative projects. Our roadmap is revised each year by our highly skilled R&D team in order tobe at the top level of technology. Geophys company leads a systematic strategy which goals are to increase our devices performance and to lower our prices. Therefore high technology can be accessible to all our customers whatever their business. | Feb 02, 2001 |
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What does Thales Group invest in?
Thales Group invests primarily in Semiconductor, Robotics and Wireless startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Thales Group includes Ben Doyle (Chief Information Security Officer), Jean-Yves Plu (VP, Digital Eco-system) and Louis Taddeo (Director Of Business Development), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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