Airbus Bizlab

What they do

Launched in 2015, Airbus BizLab was a pioneering global aerospace business accelerator designed to speed up the commercialization of innovative ideas. It operated a "hybrid" concept, bringing together external early-stage startups and internal Airbus "intrapreneurs" for a six-month acceleration program. In late 2021, Airbus restructured its innovation landscape, closing BizLab's physical sites and rolling its operations into Airbus Scale (Airbus Central Innovation). Today, Airbus Scale focuses on venture clienting, co-innovation, and spinning out non-core Airbus technologies into independent companies, while equity investments are managed by the $155M Airbus Ventures fund.

What they look for

Airbus BizLab's mission was to build bridges between the aerospace industry and agile startups, transforming innovative ideas into valuable businesses more quickly. The thesis centered on finding disruptive technologies that could enhance Airbus's competitive advantage in aerospace, manufacturing, and passenger experience.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

Deeptech, AI, Cybersecurity, Climate, Mobility and logistics, SaaS

Based

Toulouse, FR