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Cugnaux, FranceFounded 2018Defence
Valuation $250–500M Last recorded · 2026
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About AURA AERO

AURA AERO, founded in 2018, is a certified aircraft and drone manufacturer, committed to champion two major challenges in the EU, the energy transition and defend EU interests with dual technologies and means of serial production. AURA AERO is mastering and developing in-house innovative bricks such as hybridisations and electric propulsion, full autonomy features with fly-by-wire systems and with enhanced ground to air connectivity. AURA AERO is already selling aircraft, a two seater with thermic engine, and is currently in certification flight for the two seater full battery electric. By 2027, AURA AERO is planning to fly the first prototype of a 19-seater, hybrid electric, for regional airlines. Since 2024, AURA AERO has opened its military branch, with a flagship programme of an affordable MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone. AURA AERO is considered as a strategic company by the French State and the European Commission, that have both invested into the company and awarded key labels & associated grants. AURA AERO is indeed laureate of France 2030 (25M€), EIC Accelerator (17,5M€), European Commission Innovation Fund (95M€) and STEP Seal holder. AURA AERO is currently running a serial production site with 10 000m2 of production capabilities in Toulouse (France) and Daytona Beach (Florida, USA), in the very near future brownfield facilities are being secured in the UAE and two 50 000m2 new factories that are currently being built in Toulouse and Daytona Beach, Florida.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Cugnaux, France
Employees
233
Open positions
37
Dealroom signal
75.6/100
Sub-industry
Mobility, Vehicle Production
Sector
Defence, Defence Applications, Sustainable Development Goals, Aviation and Aerospace, EIC, Climate Tech, Electric Mobility, EV Manufacturing, Sustainable Aviation
Technology
Hardware, Deep Tech
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
B2B
Investment activity
2 companies, latest Jun 2026
Capital deployed
$3.9M
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCOther financing Apr 2026 $55M $294M Bpifrance · EDF · Innovacom · Blast. Club ↗
GRANTOther financing Apr 2026 $187M — State of Florida ↗
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Growth signals

AURA AERO website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for AURA AERO is 16K monthly website visits, up 60% over the last three months. AURA AERO's team grew 4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits16K 3-month web change+60% 1-year team growth+4%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Investors

10 investors on the cap table

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Seed3 investors entered at this stage

  • European Innovation Council
  • Innovation Fund | Brussels
  • State of Florida

Series A2 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage

  • Crowdcube
  • EDF
  • Blast. Club
  • Safran Corporate Ventures
  • Florida Opportunity Fund
Team profiled 6 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 6 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇫🇷 France99%
🇺🇸 United States0.5%
🇮🇳 India0.5%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

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