# The Exploration Company

The Exploration Company raises $450m
News
September 8, 2026
The Exploration Company raises $450m
The Series C was led by Bessemer, Atomico and the EU's Scaleup Fund
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business
News
August 4, 2026
EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business
The Scaleup Europe Fund, run by EQT, will be making its first investments in the coming weeks
Anne Sraders
Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation
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Exclusive
July 27, 2026
Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation
The scaleup recently opened its first US lab
Anne Sraders
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
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List
May 22, 2026
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
We've been asking investors which companies they think the fund will back
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Federico Scolari
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
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Interview
May 19, 2026
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
The Swedish firm beat out British VC Atomico to run the EU’s new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
The 25 startups hiring the most right now in Europe
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List
January 9, 2026
The 25 startups hiring the most right now in Europe
Revolut, SumUp and Enpal are leading recruitment efforts in the region
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?
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Analysis
December 1, 2025
European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?
Space has become a key component of European defence strategies — and startups will be key to achieving the region’s sovereignty
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups
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Analysis
October 14, 2025
Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups
The companies turning Europe into a contender in the new space economy
Ruggero Di Spigna
To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors
Analysis
January 19, 2023
To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors
Where’s the European SpaceX? Probably in this list of otherworldly stars
Éanna Kelly

# The Exploration Company

The Exploration Company raises $450m

EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business

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

100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back

Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’

The 25 startups hiring the most right now in Europe

European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?

Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups

To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors