21.09.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 38 |

2026

Open Cosmos Series C: Raises 348.0M USD in Series C Funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 348m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: The round was round was led by ETF Partners with participation from Lightrock, Institut Català de Finances (ICF), Entrepreneurs First and two major international pension funds.

14.09.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 37 |

2026

The Exploration Company logo

The Exploration Company Series C: The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C to scale reusable space transport

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: USD 450m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico and the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, with participation from existing investors including Balderton, Plural, Cherry and Red River West.

30.07.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 27 |

2026

Quantum Systems Series D: Autonomous drone startup raises $1.2 billion as investors pile into defence

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 1.2b €

USD 8bn

Valuation

29.08.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 35 |

2025

Aerospacelab, a leading European satellite manufacturer, secures €94M to accelerate its ambitious roadmap.

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 94m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Airbus Ventures, XAnge, European Financial Institution, Torus Capital, imec.xpand, European Investment Bank, Dassault Systems, BNP Paribas Fortis

30.06.2025

Deal |

2025

French SpaceTech Skynopy raises €15 million to build satellite ground station network

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: EUR 15m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alven, Center National D'Etudes Spatiales, Heartcore Capital, Omnes Capital

17.06.2025

Deal |

2025

Expliseat lève 36 millions d’euros pour accélérer son industrialisation

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: EUR 36m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BNP Paribas Developpement, Bpifrance, Credit Mutuel Innovation, GO CAPITAL, NCI, Supernova Invest, Swen Capital Partners

02.06.2025

Deal |

2025

EnduroSat Announces €43 Million Investment, Led by Founders Fund, to Scale Production of New, Larger Class of Gen3 Satellites

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 43m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ceecat Capital, Founders Fund, Morphosis Capital

09.05.2025

Deal of the Month |

May |

2025

German Quantum Systems raises €160 million as it targets global leadership in aerial intelligence solutions

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 160m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Airbus Defence & Space, Airbus Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bullhound Capital, DTCP, Hensoldt, HV Capital, LP&E AG, Notion Capital, Omnes Capital, Peter Thiel, Porsche Automobil Holding, Project A Ventures

21.03.2025

Deal |

2025

Pangea Aerospace raises €23 million from Hyperion, CDTI Innvierte and Primo Capital to boost space propulsion technology

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 23m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Andra-Hubert Roussel, Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), Hyperion Fund, Primo Capital

14.03.2025

Deal |

2025

Alloyed raises £37M for additive manufacturing in aerospace and electronics

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: GBP 37m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anglo American Platinum, Aviva Investors, Development Bank of Japan, Future Industry Ventures, JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation, Oxford Science Enterprises, SPARX Group

20.12.2024

Deal |

2024

Finland’s ICEYE Secures $65M in Additional Funding

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 65m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackRock, Christo Georgiev, Plio, Seraphim Space, Solidium

05.12.2024

Deal of the Month |

November |

2024

Munich-based The Exploration Company secures over €150 million to further develop their reusable spacecraft

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 150m €

EUR 300m

Valuation

Investors: Balderton Capital, Bayern Kapital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bpifrance, Cherry Ventures, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, EQT Ventures, NGP Capital, Omnes Capital, Plural Platform, Promus Ventures, Red River West

22.11.2024

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 47 |

2024

Munich-based The Exploration Company secures over €150 million to further develop their reusable spacecraft

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 150m €

EUR 300m

Valuation

Investors: Balderton Capital, Bayern Kapital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bpifrance, Cherry Ventures, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, EQT Ventures, NGP Capital, Omnes Capital, Plural Platform, Promus Ventures, Red River West

22.11.2024

Deal |

2024

Tekever zips €70M funding: Why did SpaceX backer invest in this drone startup from Portugal

Founded: 2001

Investment Raised: EUR 70m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Baillie Gifford, Cedrus Capital, Crescent Cove Advisors, Iberis Capital, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, NATO Innovation Fund

24.07.2024

Deal |

2024

H55 Keeping Up the Momentum: Series C Funding Closed, Accelerating Electric Propulsion Certification

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: CHF 65M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Government Of Quebec

15.04.2024

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 16 |

2024

Finland’s satellite imaging startup ICEYE raises oversubscribed €87M growth funding round

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 87M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Solidium Move Capital Blackwells Capital Christo Georgiev

27.02.2024

Deal |

2024

Spotting pirates from space: French spacetech Unseenlabs raises €85m

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 85M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 360 Capital (https://www.360cap.vc/) Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/) Breizh Up (https://breizhup.bretagne.bzh/) ISALT (https://www.isalt-gestion.com/) Omnes Capital (https://www.omnescapital.com/) S2G Ventures (https://www.s2gventures.com/) Supernova Invest (https://supernovainvest.com/) Unexo (https://www.unexo.fr/)

24.10.2023

Deal |

2023

Peter Thiel backed AI-powered drone-robotics startup Quantum  nets €63.6M

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 63.6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Airbus Ventures (https://www.airbusventures.vc/) Bayern Kapital (https://bayernkapital.de/#home) DTCP (https://www.dtcp.capital/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Omnes Capital (https://www.omnescapital.com/) Project A Ventures (https://www.project-a.com/) Thiel Capital (https://thielcapital.com/)

13.09.2023

Deal |

2023

SWISSto12 Secures CHF 25 Million (€26.15million) Working Capital Financing Facility from UBS for HummingSat Satellite Business

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: CHF 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BioGeneration Ventures (https://www.biogenerationventures.com/) Epidarex Capital (https://www.epidarex.com/) European Investment Fund Roche Venture Fund (https://www.roche.com/venturefund) Scottish Enterprise (https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/) Sofinnova Partners (https://www.sofinnovapartners.com/) University of Strathclyde (https://www.strath.ac.uk/)

11.09.2023

Deal |

2023

Open Cosmos raises $50M from leading impact investors to grow its leadership in accessible, sustainable space tech and satellite data

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Apeiron Investment Group (https://apeiron-investments.com/) Catalio Capital Management Mubadala Capital Ventures (https://www.mubadalacapital.ae/en/ventures)

07.08.2023

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 32 |

2023

RFA Raises €30M  Funding

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (https://www.kkr.com/)

20.06.2023

Deal |

2023

Vyoma Raises €8.5M Seed Funding

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Atlantic Labs (https://atlanticlabs.de/) Happiness Capital (https://www.happinesscapital.com/) Safran Corporate Ventures (https://www.safran-group.com/)

19.06.2023

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 25 |

2023

Vyoma Raises €8.5M Seed Funding

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Atlantic Labs (https://atlanticlabs.de/) Happiness Capital (https://www.happinesscapital.com/) Safran Corporate Ventures (https://www.safran-group.com/)

25.05.2023

Deal |

2023

Alpine Space Ventures secures €60 Million from the European Investment Fund

Founded: 2007

Investment Raised: EUR 60M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: European Investment Fund (https://www.eif.org/)

24.05.2023

Deal |

2023

Satellite Vu views another £12.7 million in latest funding round

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: GBP 12M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Molten Ventures (https://www.moltenventures.com/)

10.05.2023

Deal |

2023

EnduroSat raises $10 million

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ceecat Capital (https://www.ceecat.com/) Freigeist Capital (https://freigeist.com/)

28.03.2023

Deal |

2023

Ascendance Flight Technologies raises €21 million for its hybrid aircraft

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 21M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/)

20.03.2023

Deal |

2023

Mapping drone startup Wingtra is charting a new future after landing $22M

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 22M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ACE & Company (https://www.aceandcompany.com/) DiamondStream Partners (https://diamondstream.com/) EquityPitcher Ventures (https://equitypitcher.com/) European Innovation Council (https://eic.ec.europa.eu/) Launny Steffens Verve Ventures (https://www.verve-ventures.com/)

21.02.2023

Deal |

2023

AeroCloud Raises $12.6M in Series A Funding

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 12M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: British Business Investments (https://www.bbinv.co.uk/) Haatch (https://haatch.com/) I2BF Global Ventures (https://www.i2bf.com/) Playfair Capital (https://playfaircapital.com/) Praetura Ventures (https://www.praeturaventures.com/contact/) Stage 2 Capital (https://www.stage2.capital/) Triple Point Ventures (https://www.triplepoint.vc/)

01.02.2023

Deal |

2023

European startup (The Exploration Company) gets EUR 40.5M for space station transportation vehicles

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 40.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Habert Dassault Finance (https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/56771-83) July Fund Omnes Capital (https://www.omnescapital.com/) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/) Possible Ventures (https://www.possible.ventures/) Promus Ventures (https://www.promusventures.com/) Red River West (https://www.redriverwest.com/) RYMD Kapital (https://rymdkapital.se/) Schlumberger Limited (https://www.slb.com/) SistaFund (https://sistafund.com/) Vsquared Ventures (https://vsquared.vc/) Wealth Management Alliance (https://www.wma.asia/)