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Safran Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Transportation · Aerospace

Safran is an international technology group with three core businesses: aerospace, defense, and security. It develops, produces, and markets engines and equipment for air and space, defense electronics, and security solutions. The company’s offerings include aircraft engines and nacelles, engine equipment, landing systems, electrical systems, avionics, and engineering services; launcher propulsion and equipment and satellite propulsion and equipment; navigation systems, missile propulsion, defense guidance, optronics, warfighter modernization programs, and drones; and solutions for civil identification, digital ID and smart transactions, public safety, and transport and border control. The group owns and operates various companies: Aircelle, Herakles, Hispano-Suiza, Labinal Power Systems, Messier-Buggati-Dowty, Morpho, Safran Consulting, Sagem, Snecma, Techspace Aero, and Turbomeca. Safran was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Safran ranks #192 globally and #10 in France. It ranks #19 in the Transportation industry and #3 in the Aerospace subindustry.

Global
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#192
Industry
Transportation
#19
Subindustry
Aerospace
#3
National · France
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#10
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Key metrics

Safran Startup Activity Metrics

Safran has supported 25 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $826 million over the last ten years. The company currently operates 1 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore Safran's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

Safran has deployed more than $265 million in startup investments through Safran Corporate Ventures and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 1 active startup program supporting 25 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Energy & Environment, Fintech, and Hardware & IoT. Its venture arm Safran Corporate Ventures has invested in over 25 startups since it was founded in 2015.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, and Energy & Environment, categories where Safran's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Safran-associated startups operate

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Programs & CVC

Safran Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Safran engages startups through 1 active program, supporting 25 startups in total based on our database.

Safran Corporate Ventures
Safran Corporate Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 2015
Investment Program
Established in 2015, Safran Corporate Ventures is the Group's corporate venture capital arm. It funds startups that have developed breakthrough or disruptive technologies or business models w
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Safran

Safran's top 5 associated startups have raised 63% of the $826 million raised in the last ten years across all 25 associated startups, led by INERATEC at $182 million. Safran is associated with 24 active startups and 1 exit. Safran Corporate Ventures supports the largest number of startups, with 25 associated startups.

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Startups associated with Safran
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
CailabsCailabsSB 465Hardware & IoTRennesProgram InvestmentSafran Corporate Ventures
INERATECINERATECSB 419Energy & EnvironmentKarlsruheProgram InvestmentSafran Corporate Ventures
OutsightOutsightSB 411Software & DataParisProgram InvestmentSafran Corporate Ventures
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Safran ranks #192 globally and #10 in France. It accounts for 1.2% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Transportation industry and 2.1% of the activity generated by corporations in France. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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