# Cranfield Aerospace Solutions

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cranfield-aerospace-solutions

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: UK
- Website: www.cranfieldaerospace.com
- Total disclosed funding: $15M
- Latest round: Series A (Aug 12, 2022)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Cranfield, UK, and founded in 1989, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions is an aerospace company that prototypes new aerospace concepts, as well as modifies the existing aircraft. In March 2022, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions raised GBP 10 million in venture funding from HydrogenOne Capital and Safran Corporate Ventures. As of March 2022, Paul Hutton is the CEO of Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and employs more than 90 employees.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions provides repairs, maintenance, modifications, and manufacturing services to support business, private, and commercial aircraft. The company also provides part 21J services via its design organization. The firm is a dealer/distributor for Regional Aircraft Systems and Rockwell Collins Business. The company offers sustained g-cueing products to military simulators through the Cranfield Simulation department. In addition, the firm develops a retrofit powertrain solution for Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, a 9-seat hydrogen fuel cell.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Aug 12, 2022, $3.8M — Motus Ventures, Strategic Development Fund
- Series A, Mar 24, 2022, $11M — Safran Corporate Ventures, HydrogenOne Capital

## Investors

- Safran Corporate Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/safran-corporate-ventures) — Series A
- HydrogenOne Capital — Series A
- Motus Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/motus-ventures) — Series A
- Strategic Development Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/strategic-development-fund) — Series A