The Exploration Company (Series B)
Funding Details
Awarder
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Date Award
July 27, 2026
Vertical
Space Technology
Premoney Valuation
$470,000,000
Valuation
$2,000,000,000
Funding Amount
$300,000,000
Company Info
Founding Year
2021
Traction
The company has signed contracts worth €850 million, primarily with the European Space Agency and station operators.
Organizations Involved
European Space Agency
Founders
Hélène Huby, Artur Koop, Sebastien Reichstadt, Pierre Vinet, Jon Reijneveld
Market
Space Transport Services
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Coinvestors
EQT, Balderton Capital, Plural, Bessemer Venture Partners, EQT Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Bpifrance, Bayern Kapital, NGP Capital, Omnes Capital, Promus Ventures, Red River West, French Tech Souveraineté, DeepTech and Climate Fonds
Company Description

The Exploration Company designs and builds a reusable capsule and its subsystems for space transport services. It provides transport services and sells components through an open-interface catalogue, allowing other companies to use existing hardware instead of creating their own from scratch.

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