Germany · Series C startup
2 rounds we have observed, with the 15 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 2 months ago
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$610Mraised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 10 sources
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
Bessemer Venture PartnersLead
AtomicoLead
Scaleup Europe FundLead
Bpifrance
Balderton Capital
Cherry Ventures
Promus Ventures
Vsquared Ventures
EQT
Plural
Red River WestReported by Firms' own news pages and 6 others
Balderton CapitalLeadPluralLeadBpifranceBessemer Venture PartnersCherry VenturesVsquared Ventures
NGP Capital
DTCF DeepTech & Climate FondsReported by Crunchbase News and 2 others
From The Exploration Company's own website: 14 on the team.
AdvisersMark CousinYo-Yo Ma
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
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These 5 firms list The Exploration Company as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
The Exploration Company's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Balderton Capital, Plural, Bpifrance and Cherry Ventures, and 10 more on record. Bessemer Venture Partners led its latest round.
The Exploration Company has raised $610M across 2 rounds since 2024.
The Exploration Company's most recent round was a Series C of $450M in Sept 2026, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Its most recent round, $450M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.
The Exploration Company's first round on record, in Nov 2024, was backed by Balderton Capital, Plural and Bpifrance and 6 others.
The Exploration Company's latest named round is a Series C, in Sept 2026.
The Exploration Company is based in Germany.
Balderton Capital led the Series B in 2024; Bessemer Venture Partners led the Series C in 2026.
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