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# Franco-German space firm Exploration Company raises USD 450 million Series C
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-08-exploration-company-450m-series-c/
- Published: 2026-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T03:49:02.000Z
- Description: The Exploration Company, the Franco-German space firm, closed a USD 450 million (about EUR 387 million) Series C led by Bessemer, Atomico and EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund, funding its Nyx capsule and Storm rocket engine programmes.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #reported

Reported [European Spaceflight, 8 September 2026](https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-company-raises-450-million-in-series-c-funding/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that Nyx has flown or docked, or that Storm has been test fired; it is capital committed, not a demonstrated capability.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Series C closed (EUR \~387m); minority stakes incl. US VC, no control/ownership shift stated. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)