# The Exploration Company funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, The Exploration Company has raised at least $609.5M across 3 verified rounds on record (1 with no disclosed amount; amounts in other currencies converted to USD); latest: €387 million Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico and 1 other, announced 8 Sep 2026.

They build spacecraft, including a reusable capsule and a high-thrust rocket engine, targeting space missions and transportation.

Website: https://www.exploration.space/  
Headquarters: Germany  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/the-exploration

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-08 | Series C | €387 million | Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico, Scaleup Europe Fund | Balderton, Plural, Cherry Ventures, Red River West | [eu-startups.com](https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/09/the-exploration-company-secures-e387-million-to-accelerate-development-of-reusable-high-thrust-rocket-engine) |
| 2024-11-17 | Series B | $160 million | not stated | none named | [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/17/the-exploration-company-raises-160m-to-build-europes-answer-to-spacex-dragon), [spacenews.com](https://spacenews.com/the-exploration-company-raises-160-million-for-nyx-cargo-vehicle) |
| 2023-02-01 | Series A | undisclosed | EQT, Red River West | Promus Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Omnes Capital | [tech.eu](https://tech.eu/2023/02/01/in-no-way-boring-spacetech-startup-the-exploration-company-lands-eur405-million), [dlapiper.com](https://www.dlapiper.com/en/news/2023/02/dla-piper-advises-eqt-ventures) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.