Top 10 Venture Capital Investors in the Aerospace and Defense Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Volume

MaC Venture Capital I, SpaceFund Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, BlackRock Inc, and Fidelity Management & Research Company are among the top 5 venture capital investors in the aerospace and defense industry in 2021 by deal volume. In terms of the geographic split, 7 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 venture capital investors in the aerospace and defense industry are headquartered in North America, while 1 is based in Europe, and the remaining 2 are based in Asia. They employed a total of 18,900 people in 2021. Stoke Space Technologies’ Series A financing deal was one of the major VC deals in the aerospace and defense sector in 2021. Stoke Space Technologies, a reusable rocket developer, has secured $65 million in series A venture funding from MaC Venture Capital I, Spark Capital, Toyota Ventures, and others. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. Fleet Space’s Series B financing deal was another major VC deal in the aerospace and defense sector in 2021. Fleet Space Technologies Pty Ltd, an agile space company connecting things around the world using low-cost satellites, has secured AUD36 million in Series B funding from Horizons Ventures Ltd, Grok Venture, Blackbird Ventures, In-Q-Tel Inc, and others. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. Pale Blue’s Series A financing deal was another major VC deal in the aerospace and defense sector in 2021. Pale Blue Inc, a Japan-based aerospace company that provides water propulsion systems for sustainable space development, has secured JPY490 million ($4.30 million) in Series A funding from Incubate Fund, SPARX Innovation for Future Co Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Marine Capital, and others. The deal was completed in Q4 2021.