Cambridge Aerospace 🇬🇧
Defence aerospace company with a mission to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe.
About Cambridge Aerospace
Cambridge Aerospace is a UK-based company founded in 2024, now around 10 people. It has raised $600M in disclosed funding, starting with a Series A in 2025. FundFinder classes it as DeepTech & Space.
Founded by Junaid Hussain (Co-Founder; repeat founder; previously HodlCo, Iconic; University of Cambridge), Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps (Co-Founder; previously Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, Department for International Development (DFID)), Steven Barrett (Founder/CEO; University of Cambridge).
Company facts from Harmonic and public filings; team backgrounds from public profiles. Refreshed weekly.
Series C · Aug 2026
- 7percent Ventures — Ex-founders turned VCs, 7percent invests in early stage transformative and deep-tech startups and teams with moonshot ambitions. · cheques £100k – £2M
- Lux Capital — New York-based deep-tech VC investing from seed to growth at the intersection of science, technology and national security: AI, advanced manufacturing, energy, biotech and defence. · cheques £1M – £20M
Funding history
● rounds tracked in this directory · ○ earlier rounds web-verified from public announcements. Amounts as announced; undisclosed rounds omitted.