Vela
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About
Maritime freight operator building and running a fully wind-powered cargo trimaran, co-founded by offshore racer François Gabart — carrying palletized and temperature-controlled goods between France and the US East Coast at near-zero emissions and transit times competitive with conventional shipping.
Key facts
- Status
- Active
- Sectors
- Logistics & Supply chain
- Latest stage
- Series A
- Founded
- 2022
- City
- LOUVECIENNES
- Region
- Nouvelle Aquitaine
- Tracked rounds
- 1
- Amount raised
- 40 M€ raised since 2020
Funding rounds
- Series A — 2024
Investors
- 11th Hour Racing
- bpifrance
- Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale
- Normandie Littoral
- Normandie Participations