Expansion Aerospace Ventures (Audacia)
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About
Expansion Aerospace Ventures is Audacia’s €137M European deeptech fund focused on sustainable aerospace and defense, with offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and Stockholm. It backs early‑stage startups building critical technologies for Europe’s strategic autonomy—from space infrastructure to next‑gen defense systems and dual‑use applications—especially in decarbonized aviation, autonomy, and in‑orbit services, leveraging Audacia’s industrial partner network.
Key facts
- Type
- Venture Capital
- Stages
- Seed,Series A,Series B
- Sectors
- Spacetech / Aerospace,Cyber & Security,Defense,Deeptech
- Headquarters
- France
- Offices
- Paris,Luxembourg,Stockholm
- Geographic focus
- France,Europe
- Lead / Follow
- Lead / co-lead
- Ticket size
- 1.5M€ – 3M€
- Assets under management
- 200M€
- Founded
- 2023
Track record
- Portfolio companies: 16
- Total investments: 17
- Exits: 1
Notable investments in France
Ascendance Flight Technologies, Lattitude, Aldoria,
Key differentiators
Sector Specialist