Thales Corporate Ventures
Corporate venture subsidiary of Thales
Also known as THALES CORPORATE VENTURES SAS
Corporate venture subsidiary of the Thales group (registered 1986, Meudon); took part in FEBUS Optics’ €4M round in April 2025.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Meudon, France
- FOUNDED
- 1986
- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 1 people
Focus
- STAGES
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- SECTORS
- Deep Tech
- GEOGRAPHY
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Overview
Thales Corporate Ventures is a Thales group company registered in 1986 as a SAS with Thales on its board. In April 2025 it backed the €4 million round of FEBUS Optics, a Pau-based developer of distributed fibre-optic sensing for critical infrastructure, alongside Pléiade Investissement, Crédit Agricole vehicles and Acer Finance; Thales also signed a cooperation agreement with the company.
PORTFOLIO (1)
- FEBUS OpticsDeep Tech · since 2025
People
- Philippe KeryerPresident (Président de SAS), per register · source
Frequently asked questions
Thales Corporate Ventures is a corporate venture arm based in Meudon, France, founded in 1986.
Yes. Thales Corporate Ventures invests its own capital in private companies.
Thales Corporate Ventures invests in Deep Tech.
Key people at Thales Corporate Ventures include Philippe Keryer (President (Président de SAS), per register).
Thales Corporate Ventures's investments include FEBUS Optics.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Thales Corporate Ventures is FEBUS Optics, announced in Apr 2025.
No. Thales Corporate Ventures invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.