# ESA: portfolio, investments and team

> ESA is a corporate vc based in France. 55 investments on record, 11 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# ESA

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 55 cheques on record.

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Grant Seed Venture Electronics Information Technology Medical

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**79%** of best year **11** **cheques in 12 months**, 55 on record

Since the last cheque **107** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 55** Sole investor **11 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 25%**

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## ESA highlights

- 01 11 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Seed: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $602K

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Electronics Information Technology Medical
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=european-space-agency).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **55 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Jul** **[SWISSto12](https://millionrounds.com/company/swissto12)** Series C · CH · Ventureburn **$70M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Nanostine](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanostine)** Venture · ES **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Seqana](https://millionrounds.com/company/seqana)** Seed · DE **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Archangel Lightworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/archangel-lightworks)** Series A · GB · Firms' own news pages **$13M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Earth Blox](https://millionrounds.com/company/earth-blox)** Series A · GB · Archangels **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Zaitra](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaitra)** Venture · CZ **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[BirdsEyeView](https://millionrounds.com/company/birdseyeview)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2025** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[AirDodge AS](https://millionrounds.com/company/airdodge-as)** Grant · NO **$157K** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Sofant Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofant-technologies)** Venture · GB **$8.4M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Vicinity Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vicinity-technologies)** Grant · GB **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Archangel Lightworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/archangel-lightworks)** Grant · GB **$466K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[CollectiveCrunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/collectivecrunch)** Series A · FI **$349K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Caeli](https://millionrounds.com/company/caeli)** Grant · NL · Silicon Canals **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Onocoy Association](https://millionrounds.com/company/onocoy-association)** Grant · CH **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[LYRASENSE](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyrasense)** GB **$135K** With 1 other
- **May** **[OroraTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/ororatech)** Series B · DE **$41M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Flock Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/flock-mobility)** Seed · GB **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Versant](https://millionrounds.com/company/versant)** Pre-seed · FR **$395K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[OpenAtlas](https://millionrounds.com/company/openatlas)** Grant · NL **$200K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Biel Glasses](https://millionrounds.com/company/biel-glasses)** Seed · ES **$582K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[AirDodge AS](https://millionrounds.com/company/airdodge-as)** Pre-seed · NO **$500K** With 2 others
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hula Earth](https://millionrounds.com/company/hula-earth)** Pre-seed · DE **$1.7M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[ExoMatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/exomatter)** Pre-seed · DE **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Arkion](https://millionrounds.com/company/arkion)** Venture · SE **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[10Lines](https://millionrounds.com/company/10lines)** Seed · EE · Tera Ventures **$1.6M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Stratosyst](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratosyst)** Seed · CZ **$859K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Orbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbio)** Seed · ES **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Imotion Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/imotion-analytics)** Grant · ES **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[VisionAnchor](https://millionrounds.com/company/visionanchor)** Pre-seed · US **$120K** With 1 other
- **2023** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Terrabotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/terrabotics)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Kuva Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuva-space)** Series A · FI **$18M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Rocket Factory Augsburg](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocket-factory-augsburg)** Grant · DE **$4.2M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Vida](https://millionrounds.com/company/vida)** Venture · US · Firms' own news pages **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[RideTandem](https://millionrounds.com/company/ridetandem)** Seed · GB **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[BOX2M Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/box2m-engineering)** Grant · RO **$111K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Nanostine](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanostine)** Seed · ES **$332K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Klepsydra](https://millionrounds.com/company/klepsydra)** Venture · CH **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Carble](https://millionrounds.com/company/carble)** Pre-seed · NL **$82K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[SpaceChain](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacechain)** Venture · SG **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Four Point](https://millionrounds.com/company/four-point)** Seed · PL **$213K** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## The cheque

Grant Seed Venture

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$602K**

Led 0 of 55 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *15*
- Seed *13*
- Venture *11*
- Pre-seed *7*
- Series A *4*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) 6
- [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) 5
- [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) 3
- [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) 3
- [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) 3
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as ESA. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Antler** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)[**Seraphim Space** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space)[**EIC Accelerator** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator)[**European Commission** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission)[**Innovate UK** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**Scottish Enterprise** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise)[**Starburst Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starburst-ventures)[**Venture Kick** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick)[**Bayern Kapital** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital)[**Blackfinch Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures)[**EISMEA** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea)[**ENISA** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enisa)

## Recently backed

The latest companies ESA put money into.

[**SWISSto12** $70M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/swissto12)[**Nanostine** $1.1M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanostine)[**Seqana** $3.7M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/seqana)[**Archangel Lightworks** $13M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/archangel-lightworks)[**Earth Blox** $8.0M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/earth-blox)[**Zaitra** Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaitra)

## Quick answers about ESA

### What does ESA invest in?

ESA invests most often at Grant and Seed (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics, Information Technology and Medical.

### How active is ESA?

55 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has ESA invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SWISSto12 (Series C, Jul 2026), Nanostine (Venture, Jul 2026) and Seqana (Seed, Jun 2026).

### How big are ESA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

### Does ESA lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 55 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does ESA invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (25%), Spain (13%) and Germany (13%).

### Is ESA investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does ESA invest alongside?

Most often Antler (6 rounds together), Seraphim Space (5 rounds together) and EIC Accelerator (3 rounds together).

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