Starburst Ventures

Starburst Ventures / Starburst Aerospace is a prominent global aerospace / defence / space / security-sector specialist accelerator and venture capital firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, France (with additional offices in Los Angeles, Singapore, Tel Aviv, Montreal, Seoul, and Munich). The firm was founded by Francois Chopard (Founder and CEO; prior French aerospace industry veteran) alongside partners, and operates at the distinctive intersection of deep-technology investing and aerospace-industry corporate-partner network-building. Starburst's model combines accelerator-programme activities (connecting start-ups with major aerospace corporates including Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Safran, Thales, and the European Space Agency) with principal venture capital investments. Starburst Ventures is the firm's investment arm, investing in aerospace, space-technology, unmanned-aerial-systems (UAS), air-mobility, cybersecurity, and adjacent defence-and-aerospace-technology start-ups globally. Detailed aggregate current-fund AUM, fund vintages, named principals, and comprehensive portfolio-company disclosures are partially documented in mainstream aerospace-industry and financial-industry databases for this specific URL. The firm has become a leading dedicated global aerospace-tech accelerat.