Aerospace Valley

Name

Aerospace Valley

Legal name

Aerospace Valley

Website

http://www.aerospace-valley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Innovation Cluster Services

NAICS

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

UAS Integration, Certification & Compliance Systems (Remote ID, Detect-and-Avoid) (IMABAIAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB), Air Taxi & Urban Air Mobility (eVTOL) Operators (TLAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Aerospace competitiveness cluster
• Innovation ecosystem services
• R&D project financing
• Aerospace industry networking
• Public funding facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and public funding: Aerospace Valley operates as a competitiveness cluster (pôle de compétitivité) funded primarily through membership fees from member companies (grands groupes, PME, start-ups, research labs, academic institutions, and training centers) and public funding from regional governments (Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and national programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aerospace Valley operates as a French competitiveness cluster (pôle de compétitivité) that delivers membership-based services to companies and institutions in the aerospace, space, drones, and defense sectors across the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. Its core offerings include innovation journey support (project emergence, project labeling, startup accompaniment), R&D project financing facilitation (public and private funding), technological expertise, networking/visibility services, and international development assistance.

Product overview

Aerospace Valley is the first European competitiveness cluster for the aerospace sector, operating as a platform organization rather than a traditional software company. The cluster provides a multi-service ecosystem organized around an innovation journey with six stages: Project Emergence, Public Financing, Project Labeling, Private Financing, Startup Accompaniment, and European Projects. Its service portfolio includes six core services: multiplying contacts/networking, innovation topics/ideation, technological expertise, R&D project financing, private financing, and international development. The cluster also manages multiple thematic initiatives including TindAIR (urban air mobility), MAELE (light decarbonized aviation), DISTRICT (innovative business acceleration), BRICKS (training engineering), AddimAlliance (additive manufacturing), ANITI (artificial intelligence), ALIENOR (defense innovation cluster), and IDEA3 (defense technical innovation pole).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R&D Project Financing Support Monitoring of regional, national, and European funding opportunities (France 2030, Horizon Europe, EUSPA, Clean Aviation) with expert analysis and project assembly support for member companies developing R&D projects in aerospace, space, and drones.
• Private Financing Support Support for members seeking private financing to accelerate business growth, including assistance in private fund research and connections with investors in the aerospace ecosystem.
• Project Labeling Service The Aerospace Valley Label service that strengthens member companies' chances of obtaining public financing by providing official cluster endorsement for their innovation projects.
• Startup Accompaniment Program Accompaniment service for entrepreneurs and startups with projects in aeronautics, space, or drones sectors, providing support through different stages of company development including acceleration, funding connections, and ecosystem integration.
• European Projects Coordination Coordination of European projects (Horizon Europe, EUSPA, Clean Aviation) connecting Aerospace Valley members with international opportunities and broader EU innovation networks.
• International Development Service Service supporting members in accessing new international markets and diversifying their activities through Aerospace Valley's European and international network.
• Networking and Visibility Service Visibility and networking service enabling members to share news and successes with the entire aerospace community and participate in events organized by the cluster throughout the year.
• Innovation Ideation Service Ideation sessions and collaborative working groups designed to foster the emergence of innovative projects and find new thinking paths for member companies' business activities.
• Technological Expertise Service Service providing sector news updates, privileged contact with the cluster for each theme, and active membership in thematic communities on the collaborative platform for member companies seeking technological expertise.
• BRICKS Training Engineering Training engineering solutions by Aerospace Valley providing professional training and education services tailored to aerospace industry needs, formerly known as IAS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 million euros secured for members through France 2030 programs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AeropoliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Aerospace Valley and Aeropolis have formed a partnership to jointly support the aerospace supply chain. The agreement was confirmed during the Forum by Aerospace Valley in Biarritz, with Aerospace Valley President M. Bruno DARBOUX and Aeropolis represented by Mme Séverine SOUMASSIERE.
• Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation de MontpelliercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Aerospace Valley signed a cooperation agreement with the Montpellier University Innovation Pole to strengthen connections between academic innovation and industry.
• Les Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France (CCEs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Convention de partenariat signed to support international development of Aerospace Valley members through export advisory services.
• French GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial supporter of Aerospace Valley, providing national policy alignment and access to government programs for the aerospace industry.
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary regional government supporter providing funding and strategic alignment for aerospace development in the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée region.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary regional government supporter providing funding and strategic alignment for aerospace development in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, represented by President M. Alain ROUSSET.
• Toulouse MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban government body supporting Aerospace Valley and the broader aerospace ecosystem in the Toulouse metropolitan area.
• Bordeaux MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban government body supporting Aerospace Valley activities in the Bordeaux metropolitan area.
• Montpellier Méditerranée MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban government body supporting Aerospace Valley activities in the Montpellier metropolitan area.
• Nîmes MétropoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban government body providing support for Aerospace Valley initiatives in the Nîmes metropolitan area.
• Rochefort Ocean AgglomerationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban government body supporting Aerospace Valley activities in the Rochefort Ocean area.
• Communauté Pays BasqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque Country government body supporting Aerospace Valley activities in the Basque region.
• French Ministry of Economy and Finance (DGE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government body overseeing competitiveness clusters (pôles de compétitivité) and providing the official label for Aerospace Valley.
• EUSPA (EU Agency for the Space Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Space Agency program partner for projects like SPACE4Cities, coordinating satellite data applications for urban resilience.
• Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des CrisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership convention signed for civil security and crisis management applications using aerospace technologies and drones.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hamburg Aviation: German aerospace cluster anchored in Hamburg's aviation ecosystem (Airbus, Lufthansa Technik). Comparable cluster model focused on aerospace innovation, with similar services in networking, project facilitation and funding access — but operating in a different national ecosystem.
• Hélice (Andalusian Aerospace Cluster): Spanish regional aerospace cluster in Andalusia. Comparable role as a regional aerospace innovation intermediary, with similar member types (aeronautics, space, drones) and parallel relationships with EU aerospace programs.
• Netherlands Aerospace Group (NAG): Dutch aerospace industry association/cluster representing the Netherlands aerospace supply chain. Comparable in acting as a network and funding-access intermediary, though structured more as an industry association than a labeled competitiveness cluster.
• BavAIRia: Bavarian aerospace cluster supporting aerospace innovation in southern Germany. Comparable cluster role in connecting SMEs, research institutes and primes, and competing for the same European R&D funding pools as Aerospace Valley.
• ASTech (Aerospace Cluster Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes): Another labeled French aerospace competitiveness cluster covering the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Same institutional model (pôle de compétitivité), complementary geographic coverage, and shares members and European project consortia with Aerospace Valley.
• Normandie AeroEspace: French aerospace competitiveness cluster serving the Normandie region. Direct peer: same pôle de compétitivité model, same government-labeling logic, overlapping member base of aerospace SMEs and primes, and competing for the same national/European program funding.
• Skyward (Distretto Aerospaziale della Lombardia): Italian aerospace technology district covering Lombardy. Direct peer operating under a parallel national cluster model, sharing similar services in innovation project facilitation and member intermediation with European partners.

Regional players

• Aerospace Wales: Welsh aerospace industry network supporting the Welsh aerospace supply chain. Comparable cluster role but with a UK-specific ecosystem and post-Brexit positioning relative to European programs that Aerospace Valley accesses.

Broad incumbents

• BDLI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie): German Aerospace Industries Association. A larger, established industry association serving a broader advocacy and coordination role for the German aerospace sector — overlapping with Aerospace Valley's ecosystem-building mission but at national scale rather than as a regional cluster.
• GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales): French aerospace industry federation. Comparable institutional role in promoting the French aerospace sector, but at national scale and as a trade association rather than a regionally-anchored competitiveness cluster with R&D project facilitation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AerospaceValley
• Facebookfacebook.com/aerospacevalley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/733754

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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