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Starburst
El Segundo, United States
Acts as an innovation catalyst in the aerospace and defense sector by combining accelerators, consulting, and venture investing to identify and fund emerging technologies across the aerospace value chain.
Portfolio
16+
Employees
100+
Founded
2012
AUM
N/A
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Starburst
Acts as an innovation catalyst in the aerospace and defense sector by combining accelerators, consulting, and venture investing to identify and fund emerging technologies across the aerospace value chain.
Portfolio
16+
Employees
100+
Founded
2012
AUM
N/A
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
No industries listedGeographic scope
GermanySpainFranceIsraelSouth KoreaSingaporeUnited States
Sources
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The startup offers an AI-based platform that integrates open-source tools for operator AI apprentices and adaptive learning, enabling real-time collaborative training of AI and human operators. This technology facilitates efficient human-AI collaboration in sectors such as aeronautics, renewable energy, and manufacturing, addressing the challenge of aligning AI capabilities with human expertise in dynamic environments.
AnsuR offers software‑defined communication tools that compress and stream high‑resolution imagery and video over bandwidth‑constrained links as low as 100 kbps, using adaptive bitrate, region‑of‑interest selection, and proprietary low‑overhead protocols. The platform includes GNSS geo‑tagging, cross‑platform runtimes, and an API/SDK for integration into command‑and‑control, UAV, and security systems, with optional cloud or on‑premises deployment.
Funding: $120.0K
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Funding: $120.0K
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Cluster is a vertical labor marketplace that connects companies with 30 specialized types of mechanical and electrical engineers. This platform addresses the challenge of sourcing qualified engineering talent efficiently, enabling businesses to meet project demands without lengthy recruitment processes.
Deepwave Digital provides integrated hardware and software solutions that enable artificial intelligence in radio frequency and wireless systems through its Artificial Intelligence Radio Transceiver (AIR-T) platform. This technology reduces network bandwidth and latency by moving AI computation to the signal edge, facilitating efficient signal analysis without human intervention.
Funding: $6.2M
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Funding: $6.2M
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Internest manufactures the LoLas system, a local positioning technology that combines ultrasonic, radio, and vision ToF sensors to provide centimeter-level accuracy for drone landings in complex environments. This solution addresses the critical risk of positioning sensor failure during autonomous drone takeoff and landing phases, ensuring reliable operations regardless of weather or visibility conditions.
OSK provides a satellite-based hyperspectral monitoring service that delivers real-time, high-resolution data to help organizations achieve their sustainability and security objectives. By utilizing a constellation of hyperspectral satellites, OSK enables precise monitoring of environmental conditions and operational integrity across various industries, including energy, mining, and defense.
The startup develops computer vision and artificial intelligence technology for unmanned aerial vehicles, enabling autonomous flights with real-time visual situation awareness. Their platform facilitates navigation, landing, and object tracking without reliance on human operators or GPS, allowing operations beyond visual line of sight at any time of day or night.
Funding: $4.1M
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Funding: $4.1M
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Skyways develops hybrid-electric and all-electric aerial vehicles designed for versatile transportation, capable of autonomous flight and in-flight recharging. These aircraft provide efficient logistics solutions for remote operations, enabling rapid resupply of essential goods while minimizing risks to personnel.
Funding: $16.1M
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Funding: $16.1M
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Veracity Protocol provides a Vision AI‑based platform that captures the intrinsic microstructure of any physical object using a standard camera or smartphone, generating a tamper‑proof microstructure fingerprint that serves as a non‑invasive serial number. This fingerprint is linked to a Secure Digital Product Passport, enabling secure authentication, traceability, classification, and integrity detection without the need for tags, chips, or printed codes, supporting ESG goals and regulatory transparency.
Funding: $687.0K
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Funding: $687.0K
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WhiteFox Defense Technologies develops the DroneFox, a counter-drone system that creates an invisible firewall to automatically detect and identify unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles. This technology provides real-time alerts and enables users to implement targeted mitigation strategies, ensuring safety in airspace where drones may pose a threat.
Funding: $29.5M
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Funding: $29.5M
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ZeroAvia develops hydrogen-electric and electric propulsion technologies for commercial aircraft to enable zero-emission flight. The company supplies full hydrogen-electric engines and propulsion components for various electric air transport applications. This technology aims to reduce operational costs and eliminate aviation's CO2 and non-CO2 emissions.
Funding: $34.0M
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Funding: $34.0M
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