ATEA Hybrid Electric VTOL
Hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for transport and surveillance.
Maturity not rated
Startup · France
Ascendance
HQ Toulouse, FranceFounded 2018
Decarbonizing air transport with hybrid electric propulsion technology and sustainable aircraft.
Products5
Hybrid Core Unit (HCU)
Electrical distribution unit linking aircraft propulsion systems with power sources.
Maturity not rated
Hybrid Operating System (HOS)
Energy-management software and controller for hybrid aircraft propulsion.
Maturity not rated
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Funding3 rounds · €43.2M
- Disclosed
- €43.2M
- Latest
- €12.2MGrant · Apr 3, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | €12.2M | — | France 2030 | — | Reported |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Series B | €21.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Seed | €10.0M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
- GrantLed by France 2030€12.2MApr 3, 2026
- Series B€21.0MMar 27, 2023
- SeedConfirmed€10.0MSep 16, 2021
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
Sources12
Profile4
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
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- 2
Ascendance · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Decarbonizing air transport with hybrid electric propulsion technology and sustainable aircraft.”
- 3
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“hq_city: Toulouse”
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“founded_year: 2018”
Products4
- 5CompanyAscendance | Atea
Ascendance · Supports System
“ATEA Hybrid Electric VTOL Innovation The first aircraft powered by our STERNA Hybrid Pack, for passenger transport, medical, cargo and surveillance missions. Learn more [Data sheet](/contact) [Contact us”
- 6CompanyDefence
Ascendance · Supports System
“Hybrid Core Unit (HCU) High performance electrical hub to link electric systems with energy sources Aviation-Grade”
- 7
Ascendance · Supports System
“STERNA Hybrid Pack for aircraft This modular solution natively integrates a propulsion battery* designed specifically for hybrid-electric aviation, an energy management system, and an electrical distribution unit. The system is engineered to combine performance, energy efficiency, and compliance with stringent aviation certification requirements”
- 8
Ascendance · Supports System
“STERNA Hybrid Pack for UAV STERNA Hybrid Pack for UAVs has been specifically designed to address drones’ needs from small UAVs (c. 25kg MTOW) up to several-tons UAVs (such as heavy cargo UAV able to carry several hundreds of payload”
Funding4
- 9
Le Journal des Entreprises · Apr 3, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“annonce un financement de 12,2 millions d'euros, accordé sur quatre ans”
- 10
Business Air News · Mar 30, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“has raised €21 million from French Tech Souveraineté”
- 11
Bpifrance · Mar 27, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“réalise une levée de fonds de 21 millions d’euros”
- 12
Ascendance Flight Technologies · Sep 16, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Ascendance Flight Technologies a annoncé avoir clôturé une levée de fonds de 10 millions d'euros soutenue par Habert Dassault Finance, Celeste Management, M Capital, Kima Ventures et IRDI”
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