Startup

Flying Whales

Develops heavy-lift cargo airships.

Funding2 rounds · €122M

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Jun 30, 2022	Undisclosed	€122M	—	Bpifrance, Société Nationale de Financement (Monaco)	ALIAD (Air Liquide Ventures), Groupe ADP, Investissement Quebec, Société Générale Assurances	Confirmed
Oct 20, 2016	Strategic	Undisclosed	—	AVIC General Aircraft	—	Reported

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1
ResearchFlying Whales: Rigid Hybrid-Electric Airships and Strategic Heavy-Lift Logistics
Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · description
“developing the LCA60T, a 200 m rigid hybrid-electric airship for delivering oversized cargo to remote or infrastructure-poor regions. This heavy-lift”
2
CompanyFlying Whales — Home
Supports Organization · name
“Mines Paris – PSL and FLYING WHALES are joining forces”

3
NewsBPI France apporte 25 M€ à Flying Whales
Aerobuzz · Mar 8, 2018 · Supports Funding round
“Après l’entrée dans son capital du consortium chinois AVIC General Aircraft, le 20 octobre 2016”
4
NewsFlying Whales completes third round of financing
Maritime Magazine · Supports Funding round · amount
“which was also carried out with historical shareholders”
5
CompanyFLYING WHALES successfully completes its 3rd round of fundraising
Flying Whales · Supports Funding round · amount
“FLYING WHALES closes its third round of financing for 122M€!”

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