# Series A aviation investors (2026 list)

> 49 series A aviation investors, 98% active in the last 12 months. Led by Alumni Ventures, General Catalyst, Draper Associates. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-aviation-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Series A aviation investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by an aviation company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 49 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-aviation-investors)The top 25

**49** investors on the list *+8* this week

**968** cheques in 12 months *-2%* against the market

**$14M** median round they joined *+70%* against the market median

**98%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**55%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **370** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **271** **$4.7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 5 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 7 [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **174** **$9.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Kaszek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaszek) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **155** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **145** **$7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 10 [Elevation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevation-capital-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **128** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Project A Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/project-a) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **121** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **97** **$14M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **60** **$75M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **53** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **52** **$60M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [GoAhead Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goahead-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **47** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Shield Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shield-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **47** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Australian Government](https://millionrounds.com/fund/australian-government) *Deploying now* Government **45** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 19 [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-energy-finance-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **41** **$24M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [SHIFT Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shift-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **38** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 21 [Skip Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skip-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **33** **$7.3M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 22 [Invest-NL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nl) *Deploying now* Private equity · Netherlands **16** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Airbus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbus) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **13** **$19M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 24 [G Squared](https://millionrounds.com/fund/g-squared) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **10** **$318M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **9** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**24 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[i14](https://millionrounds.com/company/i14)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *Led by* [Invest-NL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nl)
- **4** Nov **[Shackleton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shackleton-ai)** Seed · $5M *With* [Thayer Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thayer-investment-partners)

## Stages This Year

852 rounds

- Series A **21%**
- Seed **18%**
- Venture **17%**
- Series B **11%**
- Series C **7%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **368**
- Fintech **63**
- Healthcare **56**
- Biotech **55**
- Aerospace & Space **53**
- Energy **43**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

248 Q1 25

261 Q2 25

270 Q3 25

298 Q4 25

293 Q1 26

250 Q2 26

253 Q3 26

66 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&stage=series_a).

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## Quick answers about series A aviation investors

### Who are the most active series A aviation investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Alumni Ventures, General Catalyst, Draper Associates, LD Capital and Startup Wise Guys.

### How many series A aviation investors are there?

49 are on record. 98% made an investment in the last 12 months and 55% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A aviation investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (28%) and Seed (24%).

### How big are the rounds series A aviation investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M.

### Which sectors do series A aviation investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare.

### Which series A aviation investors lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Kaszek Ventures (16 led) and Washington Harbour Partners Lp (9 led).

### Where are series A aviation investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (11), Australia (3) and Germany (2).

### What have series A aviation investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include i14 (Seed, Nov 2026, with Virescent Ventures), firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures) and Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Vsquared Ventures).

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