🚀 AX Newsletter | Meet AX Portfolio Companies at Global Aerospace Summit
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Included in this week’s edition:
🇦🇪 Global Aerospace Summit - Meet our portfolio companies
🗞️ News highlights from our startups
📍 Meet us at these events
📣 Job openings
👋🏼 The AX team
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AX at Global Aerospace Summit 🇦🇪
This year, we’re attending the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi, as well as sponsoring Vista, the East-West Startup Hub! We’re delighted to be joined by three of our portfolio companies who will also be on the Vista startup hub, so make sure to come and say hello 👋🏼
Originally launched during Dubai Airshow 2021, the Vista platform gives startups in aerospace and defence, a platform to showcase their latest technologies and innovations.
Meet our Portfolio Companies exhibiting:
Basetwo AI - Co-founded by brothers Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor and Thamjeeth Abdul Gaffoor, Basetwo is on a mission “to empower engineers to make manufacturing smarter, faster, and more resilient” using AI-generated recommendations for the next best action for your critical equipment and processes 🚀
AR Engineering 🚀 - Founded by Akram Amir in 2019, AR Engineering is a team of new-age engineers focused on deploying MR, XR and other “Realities” to improve the user experience and bring them closer to experiencing the physical realm from a remote setting.
💬 “We’re excited to attend Global Aerospace Summit and we’re looking forward to connecting with industry leaders and exploring new opportunities together!”
sees.ai - Founded in 2017 by John McKenna, sees.ai is on a mission to make drone flights more capable, scalable, efficient, and safe 🙌
💬 "We are very excited to attend Global Aerospace Summit, it is a fantastic opportunity to connect with industry leaders and strengthen our network in the UAE”.
Investing in the Future of Aerospace: Empowering Innovation through Startups and Collaboration
We’re also delighted to announce Dr. Mariam Ketait 🚀, Regional Lead at Aerospace Xelerated, as a Main Stage speaker. Mariam will be joining a panel titled “Investing in the Aerospace and Aviation Industry: A 10-Year Road Map”.
In connection with this, Mariam has written an insightful thought leadership piece, discussing the role of startups in driving aerospace innovation as well as the strategic importance of supporting these startups.
💬 “Investing in startups isn’t just a financial opportunity; it’s a call to collaborate with the next generation to create a brighter future for the aerospace industry.”
More about Global Aerospace Summit
Now in its 7th year, the Global Aerospace Summit is a CEO-led meeting of the world's aerospace supply chain, gathering industry and government together at the highest level for dialogue and partnership - focusing on the macro challenges exercising boardrooms across the globe.
Portfolio news 🗞️
Signol raise £2.5m in investment round 🎉
Congrats to Cohort 2 portfolio company Signol, who have just closed a £2.5m investment round! This funding will enable them to expand the delivery of their innovative technology to even more clients - driving crucial sustainability gains across aviation, shipping, and more.
💬 Signol says: "We’re delighted to receive such a significant endorsement that our human-centric approach is seen as a critical lever in companies' progress towards net zero."
People Tech Revolution CEO nominated for 2024 WiT Awards
A huge congrats to Cohort 4 portfolio company People Tech Revolution's CEO Leonie Sanderson, who has been nominated as a finalist for the 2024 WiT Awards in the category of Lifting Communities!
We wish you the very best of luck ✨ 🙌
Portfolio company Amygda AI feature in Vertical Magazine
Shoutout to our Portfolio 3 Company Amygda AI, who has featured in the September issue of Vertical Magazine 🚁
🗣️ “Between AI and any ordinary worker right now, I would trust AI. A lot of these technologies are now at an engineering intern level . At the moment, take their learnings as a first drop – our job (as AI engineers) is to refine that learning and support the human with validated data they can trust.” - Faizan Patankar
Cohort 3 portfolio company Axion Ray feature in new AI Report
A big shoutout to our Portfolio 3 company Axion Ray, who were this week featured in Bessemer Venture Partners new Vertical AI report 🤖
Spot our startups 👀
Meet Makersite at the Global ESG and Sustainability Summit
Who: Makersite
Where: Pullman Paris Montparnasse, Paris
When: 19th-20th September
Meet Makersite in Paris, who will be a silver sponsor at the Global ESG and Sustainability Summit.
Makersite say: “We look forward to contributing to the important conversations around ESG and sustainability, and to showcasing how our AI-powered product sustainability solutions help companies make more informed, greener decisions.”
Also, don’t miss Makersite’s Masterclass: Solving Sustainability Data Challenges
📣 Job openings at AX portfolio companies
Have a look at some of the current job openings available at our portfolio companies. If any of these roles sound like a great fit for you, apply using the links below - best of luck! ✨
Role: Enterprise Business Development Representative
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰
Role: Graphic Designer/ Marketing Creative
Location: Remote (EU/MENA/Spain)
Role: Administration Assistant
Location: Remote (EU/MENA)
Thanks for reading the Aerospace Xelerated newsletter!
If you have any news, questions or feedback for the team, please contact us at hello@xelerated.aero - have a great weekend!