NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Paris, Île-de-France, France, 2026/03/03 - Safran, through its Safran Corporate Ventures investment subsidiary, today announced an investment in Metavonics, a French startup founded in 2021 and specializing in safety-critical avionics technologies - Metavonics.com / Safran-Group.com. PAR: SAF | SAFRAN

This investment alongside TTech, an Austrian technology company specializing in safety-critical solutions for aviation and aerospace, is part of a €7.3 million Series A funding round.

Avionics systems play a vital role in aircraft operations, especially in data management and equipment health monitoring. Today, the sector is seeking to further enhance the safety and operational efficiency of these systems, while reducing their mass, energy consumption, and cost.

Easier to develop and operate

Metavonics (metavonics.com) develops next-generation avionics solutions based on a modular approach. The company designs standardized, certified electronic components, along with software tools that make it easier to develop, integrate, and upgrade avionics functions throughout their lifecycle.

This approach aims to:

• Simplify and accelerate avionics development;
• Facilitate system maintenance;
• Improve the overall performance of onboard equipment.

A strategic investment

This investment, together with the signing of a partnership agreement with Safran Electronics & Defense, is part of Safran Corporate Ventures’ strategy to support startups developing innovative technologies for aerospace, especially in areas related to the safety of onboard systems.

Florent Illat, CEO of Safran Corporate Ventures, commented: “With this investment, Safran Corporate Ventures is supporting French innovation and the transformation of safety-critical avionics. Metavonics’ modular technology represents a real step forward in the safety and performance of onboard systems.”

Safran (safran-group.com) is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with more than 110,000 employees and revenue of 31.3 billion euros in 2025, and holds, alone or in partnership, global or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran Corporate Ventures is Safran's venture capital arm, tasked with funding innovative technology businesses and startups. Since being founded in April 2015, it has contributed financing to fourteen innovative companies active in sectors related to Safran's businesses (decarbonizing aircraft industry, Industry 4.0, onboard components, new materials, new services).

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