Big round · 8 September 2026
The Exploration Company raises $450M Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners
The Exploration Company, based in Germany, has raised $450M in a Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico and Scaleup Europe Fund, announced on 8 September 2026. 8 other investors joined. It is the 122nd largest equity round we recorded in the twelve months to that date, and the 23rd largest Series C of 201. The median Series C over the same period was $100M, so this one is 4.5 times that. Its previous round on record was a Series B of $160M in November 2024, 22 months earlier.
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How big is it?
Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 8 September 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.
4.5 times the median Series C of the last twelve months.
Who invested
Bessemer Venture Partners135 rounds in the last twelve monthsLed
Atomico34 rounds in the last twelve monthsLed
Scaleup Europe Fund7 rounds in the last twelve monthsLed- EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund5 rounds in the last twelve monthsLed
Also in the round
Funding history
- September 2026Series C$450M
- November 2024Series B$160M
$610M raised across the 2 rounds we hold.
Reported by
- Firms' own news pages
- europeanspaceflight.com8 September
- Promus Ventures8 September
- resiliencemedia.co8 September
- spacenews.com8 September
- Ventureburn8 September
- voxelmatters.com9 September
The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.
