The Exploration Company

Aerospace and Defense · Gauting, Germany · Founded 2021 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a reusable spacecraft designed to make space exploration accessible. The Exploration Company is based in Gauting, Germany and was founded in 2021. It was valued at $471 million at its early-stage round in Dec 2024, the last priced event on record. It has raised $235 million across 1 recorded round; the latest was a $164 million Series B in Dec 2024.

PMV mark · valuation
$470.8M
Oct 2026
Priced at
its early-stage round
Dec 2024
Total raised
$234.9M
Last round
Early Stage VC (Series B)
Dec 2024
How much has The Exploration Company raised?
$234.9Macross 1 recorded rounds · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024

Most recently, The Exploration Company raised $163.8M in its Early Stage VC (Series B) (Dec 2024).

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1 rounds
Dec 2024Early Stage VC (Series B)$163.8M▮
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How much has The Exploration Company raised?

The Exploration Company has raised $235 million in total; 1 of its rounds is on record. The largest on record was a $164 million Series B in Dec 2024.

The Exploration Company investors

36 investors are on record for The Exploration Company, including Bpifrance, FJ Labs, Bessemer Venture Partners and AWS Startups. By type, the record holds 12 venture capital firms and 1 private equity firm. The Series B in Dec 2024 drew 16 investors.

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How much has The Exploration Company raised?
The Exploration Company has raised $234.9M in total across 1 recorded funding rounds.
When was The Exploration Company's last funding round?
The Exploration Company's most recent recorded round was Early Stage VC (Series B) in Dec 2024, raising $163.8M.