Expansion Aerospace Ventures
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Geographical Focus
Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Greece, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Energy
- Telecommunications
- Software
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Aerospace
- Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity
- Robotics
- Internet of Things
- Engineering
- Hardware
- Environmental Services
- Data Analytics
- Defense
- Space Exploration
- Research and Development
Investment Size:
1,500,000 to 3,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2022
Expansion Aerospace Ventures is a pan-European venture capital firm dedicated to supporting European aerospace and defense startups from pre-seed to Series B stages. With offices in Paris and Stockholm, the firm focuses on enhancing European technological sovereignty by investing in sustainable aerospace and defense technologies. The firm has secured significant backing, including a €60 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) in January 2024, and completed its first funding round with €137 million in December 2024.
The firm's investment strategy targets early-stage companies, providing funding from pre-seed to Series B stages. Expansion Ventures typically invests between €1.5 million and €3 million per company, focusing on sectors such as micro-launchers, satellite constellations, space data exploitation, in-orbit services, and decarbonized aviation. The firm has made 19 investments to date, demonstrating its commitment to fostering innovation and growth within the aerospace and defense sectors.
Expansion Ventures aims to bridge the venture capital gap in the European space and aerospace domains, addressing the disparity in investment compared to global competitors. By supporting cutting-edge technologies, the firm unleashes the power of entrepreneurs to drive solutions that benefit life on Earth and future generations.
Requirements
- European aerospace and defense startups
- Early-stage companies
- Pre-seed to Series B stages
- Sectors: micro-launchers, satellite constellations, space data exploitation, in-orbit services, decarbonized aviation
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Portfolio Companies
- Latitude
- HyPrSpace
- ReOrbit
- U-Space
- Dcubed
- Constellation Technologies and Operations
- Miratlas
- Orbify
- Space Cargo Unlimited
- ION-X
- Arkadia
- Osmos-X
- The Exploration Company
- Aldoria
- Look-up Space
- Zephalto
- Ascendance Flight Technologies
- WaltR
- EOS Technologies
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