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Flying Whales

Flying Whales

Private
SuresnesFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://www.flying-whales.com/en/home/

Last Round

Grant

Apr 25, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$30.82M

Company Overview

Flying Whales is an aerospace company developing a large-capacity, rigid airship for heavy cargo transport.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Freight & Transportation, Aviation & Drones, Clean Transportation, Defense Tech

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Hardware Sales, Government Contracts, Hardware + Subscription

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

cargo airshipheavy lift cargorigid airshipremote logisticsoversized cargoairship manufacturercargo airlinehovering load and unloadLCA60Tproject cargosustainable aviationmilitary logisticslogging logisticsdirigiblehumanitarian aid logisticswind turbine transport

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Flying Whales Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
GrantApr 25, 2026
VC RoundJun 23, 2022
VC RoundDec 11, 2019
GrantMar 9, 2018

Key People

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Arnaud Thioulouse

CEO FLYING WHALES QUEBEC

Executive Team

Tanguy Lestienne

CEO Flying Whales Services

Executive Team

Vincent Guibout

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Jihane KARIM

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

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  • Aug 16, 2023

    Grew 19% QoQ, from 166 to 198 employees.

  • Jun 23, 2022

    $128M raised with participation from Air Liquide and Bpifrance.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSuresnes
Employee Range275
Year Founded2012
Last FundingApr 25, 2026

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