ALIAD, Air Liquide Venture Capital fund, continues to invest in innovative start-ups to meet environmental and societal challenges. ALIAD's three latest start-ups investments in Botalys, EKOSCAN Integrity and Flying Whales illustrate well the strengthening of this strategic positioning.

Botalys is a Belgian start-up, specialized in innovative technology for soil-less vertical farming. ALIAD has taken a stake in Botalys as part of a €6.6 million financing round. Flying Whales is a start-up developing rigid-structure airships. The aircraft will use a hydrogen-based propulsion and helium-lifting. ALIAD participated in their third round of financing of €122 million.

Since its creation in 2013, ALIAD has made more than 40 investments and since 2020, has strengthened its positions in impact start-ups with more than 25 million euros invested.