Startup · France
Flying Whales
HQ Suresnes, FranceFounded 2012201-500 employeesUpdated
Develops heavy-lift cargo airships.
Funding2 rounds · ~$129M
- Equity raised
- ~$129M
- Latest
- ~$129MStage undisclosed · Jun 30, 2022
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2022 | Undisclosed | ~$129M | — | 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 |
- UndisclosedConfirmed~$129MJun 30, 2022
- StrategicLed by AVIC General AircraftUndisclosedOct 20, 2016
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Heavy-lift cargo airships are aircraft technology, and the text states no defense or government use. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Heavy-lift cargo airships are aircraft technology, and the text states no defense or government use.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources8
Profile5
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: FR”
- 2
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”
- 3
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: FR”
- 4CompanyFlying Whales — Home
Supports Organization · name
“Mines Paris – PSL and FLYING WHALES are joining forces”
- 5DatabaseFLYING WHALES company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · hq region
“hq_region: Île-de-France (profile: 13, Rue Pagès, Suresnes, Île-de-France 92150, FR)”
Funding3
- 6
Aerobuzz · Mar 8, 2018 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“Après l’entrée dans son capital du consortium chinois AVIC General Aircraft, le 20 octobre 2016”
- 7
Maritime Magazine · Supports Funding round · amount
“which was also carried out with historical shareholders”
- 8
Flying Whales · Supports Funding round · amount
“FLYING WHALES closes its third round of financing for 122M€!”
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