Kepplair Evolution accelerates its growth with a new €6 million funding round, bringing the total funding raised to €17.5 million

Press release - Toulouse, 8 September 2026

few days after the first pre-modification flights of its prototype aircraft, Kepplair Evolution has announced that it has finalised a new €6 million funding round, bringing the total funding raised since 2024 to €17.5 million, comprising €12.5 million in private funding and €5 million in public grants, through support from the State and the Occitanie Region (France 2030 and the ERDF).

This €6 million closing, which forms part of the Series A funding round launched in early spring with the assistance of the law firm CMS Francis Lefebvre for a total of €20 million, confirms the renewed confidence of Kepplair Evolution’s investors in the execution of its industrial roadmap and represents a major milestone in the company’s growth.
Among the investors in this funding round are several investors from the Aerospace Angels network, France’s leading business angel network specialising in the aerospace sector. Their commitment demonstrates further recognition of the technical, industrial and economic credibility of the KEPPLAIR 72 programme.

David JOUBERT, Founding Chairman of Kepplair Evolution, said: “This new round of funding marks a decisive milestone in our development. Above all, it reflects our investors’ renewed confidence in our ability to see this programme through to completion. Over the past few months, we have achieved every objective we had set ourselves: official recognition of our project as being of national interest by the French Government and the Occitanie Region; continued progress towards certification with EASA; delivery of our prototype aircraft; and now a significant strengthening of our financial resources. The entry into our share capital of business angels from Aerospace Angels also sends a particularly strong signal: seeing recognised professionals from the aerospace sector choose to support our development is a significant recognition of the work accomplished by our teams and the soundness of our strategy.”