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Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation

The scaleup recently opened its first US lab

Anne Sraders

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Franco-German scaleup The Exploration Company, which makes reusable space capsules, is in advanced talks for a new round set to be co-led by Atomico and Bessemer Venture Partners which will value the scaleup at around $2bn post-money.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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