Best Aerospace Tech Companies in France
The 32 best Aerospace Tech companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Flying Whales.
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Ranked: Best Aerospace Tech companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flying Whales Manufacturer and operator of large-capacity cargo airships | $139M | 52 mo ago | Series C | Sebastien Bougon Founder | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 156 patents Design and production of electrically propelled, heavy-load rigid airships with composite frameworks. | — |
| 2 | Beyond Aero Developer of electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion systems | $48M | 24 mo ago | Series A | Hugo Tarle Co-Founder & COO | 2020 | Node.jsThree.jsReact+14 | — | — |
| 3 | VoltAero Developer of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aviation applications and related services | $32M | 41 mo ago | Series B | Marina Evans Co-Founder & Director General | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 34 patents Hybrid aircraft propulsion systems integrating electric power and advanced control algorithms | — |
| 4 | Metavonics Developer of modular avionics hardware and software for aircraft systems | $9M | 8 mo ago | Series A | Mohamed Eladl Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 4 patents Industrial multi-protocol communication gateways and modular connector systems for line-replaceable units | — |
| 5 | Mesure Systems3D Designer and manufacturer of inspection machines for 3D printed parts | $808K | 148 mo ago | Deadpooled | Marc Rosenbaum Founder | 2010 | — | 26 patents Non-contact 3D metrology for turbine blades, toothed parts, and hollow components | — |
| 6 | OktalSe Developer of multi-sensor simulation software for electro-optic and radio-frequency domains | $369K | 47 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 3DCeram 3D printers for ceramics | $356K | 106 mo ago | Funding Raised | Christophe Chaput CEO | 2001 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 38 patents Additive manufacturing of ceramic/metal parts, especially bone defect filling implants | — |
| 8 | Otonomy Aviation Develops and manufactures entertainment camera and embedded aircraft security systems | $349K | 208 mo ago | Seed | Guillaume Daudon CEO | 2007 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 6 patents Aircraft structural health monitoring: fuselage impact detection and door/opening surveillance systems. | — |
Top 9 Aerospace Tech companies in France
#1
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2021$8.6Mraised▾
Developer of modular avionics hardware and software for aircraft systems. The company provides pre-certified hardware solutions designed for the aviation industry. It offers software tools intended to facilitate the development and certification of safety-critical functions. The company focuses on size, weight, and power efficiency for various aircraft.
- Mar 2026Series A$8.6M
#2
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2020 · 31 employees$47.5Mraised▾
Developer of electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion systems. The company focuses on creating aircraft to reach extended nautical mile ranges. It designs prototypes and explores technological breakthroughs in aviation. The company also provides insights and key data to investors.
- Oct 2024Series A$20M
- Mar 2024Series A$24M
- 2023Series A—
- Feb 2022Seed$500K
#3
Series C · Suresnes, Ile de France · founded 2012 · 191 employees$139.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer and operator of large-capacity cargo airships. It develops a unique air transport solution for delivering cargo to remote or challenging locations. This includes design, production, and operation of the airships, along with supporting infrastructure. The company also conducts applied research into future airship technologies, such as hydrogen propulsion and AI-assisted piloting. Its business model encompasses both the manufacturing and operational aspects of airship transport.
- Jul 2022Series C$127.5M
- Mar 2018Series C—
- 2017Series A$12M
#4
Series B · Medis, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2018 · 22 employees$31.7Mraised▾
Developer of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aviation applications and related services. They focus on designing, developing, and integrating hybrid-electric propulsion systems. The company provides engineering, testing, and certification support for aircraft manufacturers. It aims to advance sustainable aviation through innovative propulsion technology.
- May 2023Series B—
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$51.8K
- Nov 2022Series B$31.7M
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$2.6M
#5
Funding Raised · Vigoulet-auzil, Occitanie · founded 2001$369.1Kraised▾
Developer of multi-sensor simulation software for electro-optic and radio-frequency domains. The company provides modeling and simulation commercial off-the-shelf products. These products support synthetic environment rendering for defense, aeronautics, space, transport, telecommunication, and security applications. Services include data providing, studies, training, 3D modeling, maintenance, and support.
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$369.1K
#6
Deadpooled · Bruz, Brittany · founded 2010 · 7 employees$807.9Kraised▾
Mesure Systems3D designs and manufactures inspection machines for 3D printed parts. It uses non-contact measurement sensors to measure the accuracy of the industrial parts in real-time. The product portfolio includes GearInspection, RollerInspection (detects surface defects and conformity), ShapeInspection (dimensional inspection of flat parts), BoreInspection (used to measure internal geometries), and Ring Inspection (machines to measure dimensional inspections on ring-shaped/cylindrical rotating parts). Its products have application in nuclear and defense industries, automotive industry, and the aerospace industry. The company has won multiple awards including Award for innovation in manufacturing 2012, HEC Mercure Award 2013, and OSCAR 2014 in the Science and Technology category. It has also partnered with MEUNIER to build and develop an automated system for the car industry.
- Jun 2014Seed$612.2K
#7
Funding Raised · Bonnac-la-cote, Haute-vienne · founded 2001 · 30 employees$356.2Kraised▾
3DCeram has developed a 3D printer for printing ceramics- CERAMAKER. The company offers on-demand fast ceramic printing services; Current applications for the 3DCeram technology include biomedical implants and technologies,jewellary and luxury items.
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$323K
- Mar 2017Grant (prize money)$33.2K
#8
Seed · Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2007 · 30 employees$348.6Kraised▾
Otonomy aviation develops and manufactures aviation camera and embedded aircraft security systems. Other offerings include anti-intrusion system and anti-collision system. Its aircraft security system provides intelligent video motion analysis based on a high detection level. Its entertainment camera provides video of flight phases to passenger in cabin.
- Jun 2009Seed$348.6K
#9
Series A · Toussus le Noble, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 24 employees—raised▾
Turbotech develops and manufactures energy storage system for aircraft. The storage system claims to have an energy density of >2000Wh/kg, life-cycle of 3000 cycles with <5% degradation, along with low acquisition and exploitation cost. It is an integration of recuperated turbine and an electric machine.
- Apr 2018Series A—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Space Technology is moving in France
A read on the academic research around Space Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,962 France-affiliated papers.
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique957
- Centre National d'Études Spatiales190
- Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie158
- European Space Agency144
- Sorbonne Université123
- Spacecraft43→122
- Astrobiology5→37
- Jupiter (rocket family)17→47
- Orbiter4→24
- Solar wind8→23
- Spacecraft50→149
- Aerospace engineering17→46
- Satellite9→36
- Astrobiology8→34
- CubeSat9→35
- Spacecraft27→55
- Space (punctuation)3→20
- Astrobiology12→25
- Space exploration2→13
- Jupiter (rocket family)4→15
Where space tech is researched across France
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing space tech patents in France
France space tech patent filing is cooling — 2,626 filings from 525 assignees (2016–2025), led by Thales, Airbus Defence & Space SAS, Astrium SAS; annual filings 315→223.
- Thales1025
- Airbus Defence & Space SAS900
- Astrium SAS510
- Centre NAT ETD Spatiales425
- Arianegroup SAS363
- Snecma221
- Safran Aircraft Engines83
- Centre NAT RECH Scient79
Common questions
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