# AALTO: Aviation & aerospace, Farnborough, United Kingdom

> AALTO: AALTO, a subsidiary of Airbus, specializes in stratospheric connectivity and earth observation services. Based in Farnborough, United Kingdom.

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# AALTO

AALTO, a subsidiary of Airbus, specializes in stratospheric connectivity and earth observation services.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed

Aviation & aerospace Farnborough, United Kingdom

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2022 4 years old
- **Team:** 180 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 100M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Undisclosed Jun 2024

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- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About AALTO

AALTO, a subsidiary of Airbus, specializes in stratospheric connectivity and earth observation services.

Based in Farnborough, UK, the company designs, manufactures, and operates the solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). The Zephyr operates above 60,000 feet, achieving remarkable flight durations, including a record of over 64 days. The Zephyr platform is versatile and can support various applications without needing hardware changes. AALTO offers two main service categories: connectivity services, which include low-latency 5G Direct-to-Device solutions and network infrastructure for mobile network operators, and earth observation services for environmental monitoring, border security, and disaster management. AALTO serves both commercial and government partners, focusing on markets such as mobile network operators, defense, precision agriculture, and regional connectivity solutions.

## What company datasets say AALTO raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **100M** in the source's currency

Rounds **1**

Last round **Undisclosed**

Last round size **13.3M**

Last round date **Jun 2024**

Investors listed **4**

## Founders and team

From AALTO's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Hughes Boulnois** Chief Executive Officer
- **Giuseppe Ferlazzo** Chief Programme and Delivery Officer
- **Pierre-Antoine Aubourg** Chief Operations Officer
- **Taz Esmail** Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
- **Adam Rogowski** General Counsel

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

solar energy patents long-endurance uav paas energy_utilities high altitude platform stations world record flight varied sensor capabilities flight endurance solar-powered aircraft multi-function sensors oil and gas solar uav innovation remote sensing stratospheric data services stratospheric surveillance platforms oil & energy

Built with from their website

Microsoft Excel Yoast Site Kit Autodesk CFD Google Analytics WP Rocket Microsoft Email Providers Google Tag Manager Microsoft Sharepoint HTTP/3

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Aviation & aerospace
- **Industry code:** NAICS 336411, 517112, 927110, SIC 3721
- **Region:** England
- **Revenue:** 56M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/aalto-haps)

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