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AX Programme is in full swing!
Hello and happy Friday!
At Aerospace Xelerated, we have been having a wonderful time working with our fourth cohort! These past few weeks, we were joined by incredibly talented mentors and speakers who shared their expertise and insights with our cohort! We have also been busy planning the upcoming Sustainability event (happening next week!) and of course, celebrating portfolio news - read below to find out more! π
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Sustainability Meets Aviation: Clash of the Carbons
JoinΒ Aerospace XeleratedΒ on February 16th for our first AX Educational Series featuring a portfolio company from cohort 1,Β KrakenIM!Β
AX in conversation with Ian Cornwell, Director of KrakenIM, will deep dive into sustainability best practices in aerospace. Expect an insightful presentation around embodied carbon, scope 4 emissions, and examples of how KrakenIM works with companies to lower their overall carbon emissions.Β
From this discussion, expect to deepen your understanding on:
1) The difference between embodied and operational carbon and emission scopes
2) How each has an impact on the carbon footprint of your products, services and assets
3) How to make more informed decisions about reducing the carbon footprint
Don't miss out on this opportunity! Sign up here.
C4 Programme & Industry Day
This week, we were joined by Mia Jafari, Founder of Fluid Labs Consultancy & AX Ambassador, Oussama Gholmieh, Founder at Lussy.io, and ο»ΏFrederico Fernandes, Director of Arab Aviation Summit, who delivered an extremely insightful session on developing partnerships in the UAE.
AX C4 startups will soon be headed to IDEX. This session provided them with the know-how to maximise their time in the UAE to generate partnerships and how to keep future partners engaged and what timelines to expect.
We were also joined by DASA, who ran day-long sessions diving into their involvement with startups in the region, and by Allyn Rogers who in a 2-day workshop, discussed about the process used today by the worldβs top companies to engage their customers in a scalable and repeatable manner.
Portfolio news
Huge congratulations to portfolio company Aiir Innovations for raising β¬2.1 million in an oversubscribed investment round led by Borski Fund!
We wish AiirInnovations and the team all the best as they continue to bring advanced digital tools and state-of-the-art AI algorithms to automate engine borescope inspections.
Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eH8Kyd3g
We extend our congratulations to the team at Amygda, which was recognised as one of the Top 100 AI start-ups who are transforming industries!
Find out more here!
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