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ESPI report finds European space investment hit record EUR 1.5 billion in 2024

ESPI's Space Venture 2024 report found European space ventures raised a record EUR 1.5 billion in 2024, up 54% on 2023, with defence and security ventures taking a record 40% share.

Reported Editor-read Via Satellite, 23 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not show any single 2025 funding round or that defence spending caused any one company's raise.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20. How the record is made

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