Luxembourg's Space Cargo Unlimited raises EUR 27.5 million for BentoBox

Luxembourg's Space Cargo Unlimited closed a EUR 27.5 million Series A, led by Expansion Ventures with the EIB, EIC and Luxembourg's sovereign fund, for its BentoBox in-orbit manufacturing platform, Europe's largest such round.

Reported Editor-read European Spaceflight, 19 September 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that BentoBox has flown; its first mission is planned for the second quarter of 2026.

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.

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