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The Exploration Company

The Exploration Company

Private
GautingFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://exploration.space/

Last Round

Series C

May 20, 2026

Est. Valuation

$318.1M

Total Funding Raised

$211.14M

Momentum

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Company Overview

The Exploration Company is an aerospace company that develops modular and reusable spacecraft for cargo transport and human spaceflight missions to low Earth orbit and beyond.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Space Technology, Freight & Transportation

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Government Contracts

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

reusable spacecraftspace logisticsorbital cargospace capsulein-orbit servicingnewspacelunar logisticsspace transportationlow earth orbitLEOspace tugorbital infrastructurespace cargospacecraft propulsioncommercial space

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The Exploration Company Comps

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The Exploration Company comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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The Exploration Company Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series CMay 20, 2026
Series BNov 18, 2024
Series AFeb 1, 2023
SeedNov 18, 2021
Pre SeedOct 5, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Hélène Huby

Founder CEO

Founding Team

Antoine Mondésert

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

The Exploration Company Investors

Notable investors and investment history

The Exploration Company investors
InvestorRounds
PartechSeries A, Series B
Aglaé VenturesSeries B
EQT VenturesSeries B, Series A
DeepTech & Climate FondsSeries B
SISTAFUNDSeries A
PartechSeries A
BpifranceSeries B

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersGauting
Employee Range463
Year Founded2021
Last FundingMay 20, 2026

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