🚀 AX Newsletter | Portfolio Highlights, Our Progress To Date, Join Us Next Week at the AX Summit!
Celebrating six years of impact
Since launching in 2019, Aerospace Xelerated (AX) has played a key role in driving innovation in aerospace, providing investment, mentorship, and supporting startups and SMEs in developing scalable and sustainable tech solutions.
With the support of our incredible partners AX has played a key role in shaping regional and national innovation ecosystems.
Our Impact So Far:
🌎 40+ early-stage companies accelerated across 14 countries and 4 continents
📈 95% survival rate for our portfolio companies
💰 £250M in follow-on funding raised by our startups
👨🔧 Nearly 1000 highly skilled jobs created worldwide
👩🏾💻 26% female-founded companies and 33% led by ethnic minority founders
A huge thank you to our founders for trusting us on this journey and to our current and past partners for making the programme a success. Your support has been instrumental in driving progress and shaping the future of aerospace innovation.
As we look ahead, we’re excited to continue collaborating, pushing boundaries, and making an even greater impact.
Stay tuned - there’s more to come! 🚀
Learn about our Portfolio Companies ⭐
🌍 40+ startups. 14 countries. £250M+ in additional funding. 950+ high-skilled jobs created. We’re incredibly proud of what our portfolio companies have achieved - and grateful to our partners for making it possible.
Check out the graphic below to see the startups we’ve supported over the years. With backing from industry leaders, corporates, and government organisations, we provide investment, mentorship, and hands-on guidance to help these innovators scale.
Click on the link below to read about each of our portfolio companies in more detail.
Connect and Celebrate with us at the AX Summit
We are hosting the third edition of our Aerospace Xelerated Summit in London next week, and there’s still time to register.
The Summit will bring together industry leaders, startup founders, and aerospace innovators to celebrate the growth of the Programme and explore new opportunities.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 25th March
⏰ Time: 15:00–19:00 GMT
Aerospace Xelerated was originally founded in London - one of the world’s leading hubs for innovation and investment. We look forward to hosting this event here as it offers a unique opportunity to engage with startup founders, investors, corporate and government leaders in our ecosystem.
If you would like to attend, please register your interest by adding your details below.
Thanks for reading the Aerospace Xelerated newsletter!
There’s much more to come - stay connected and find out how you can get involved.
If you have any news, questions or feedback for the team, please contact us at hello@xelerated.aero - have a great weekend!
- 👋🏼 The AX team