Straton: the new Audacia fund dedicated to defense and industrial sovereignty

“When you enter defence, you enter an ecosystem of industrial and technological excellence, which often translates into economic excellence—and ultimately financial excellence.”
— Thomas Schmitz, Associate Director of Audacia

In an exclusive interview with CFNEWS, Thomas Schmitz discusses the genesis and ambitions of Straton, Audacia’s new fund dedicated to financing actors in defense and industrial sovereignty.

With an objective of 100 to 150 million euros, Straton aims to support SMEs in the French Defence Industrial and Technological Base (BITD) —a strategic segment often underfunded, but essential for the performance, security and resilience of the national industrial fabric.

The fund aims to invest tickets of between 2 and 15 million euros in companies with a dual vocation (civil and military), evolving around three main axes:

1. The technological challenge

Support innovation in key sectors such as space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, drones or secure communication technologies.

2. The capability challenge

Accompany the ramp-up of industrial capacities, accelerate production rates and consolidate critical chains within the BITD.

3. The resilience challenge

Strengthen the support and equipment ecosystems of the armies, while promoting the sustainability of know-how and the continuity of strategic supplies.

Through Straton, Audacia confirms its commitment to financing companies at the service of national sovereignty and European industrial competitiveness, in line with a long-term vision: that of a resilient, innovative and independent economy.

Find the complete interview of Thomas Schmitz on CFNEWS TV : https://cfnews.tv/thomas-schmitz-financer-la-defense-opportunite-ou-defi-pour-les-investisseurs/