Expansion Ventures
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Geographical Focus
United Kingdom, 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
- Security
- Space Exploration
- Research and Development
Investment Size:
1,500,000 to 3,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2022
Expansion Ventures is a pan-European venture capital firm dedicated to investing in sustainable aerospace and defense technologies. Founded in 2022, the firm operates from offices in Paris, France, and Stockholm, Sweden. It focuses on supporting European startups in the New Space and New Air Mobility sectors, aiming to enhance European technological sovereignty in these strategic industries. 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 promising entrepreneurs and startups, the firm seeks to strengthen Europe's position in the global aerospace and defense industries, contributing to the continent's technological advancement and economic growth.
Requirements
- Companies operating in the New Space and New Air Mobility sectors
- Early-stage companies from pre-seed to Series B stages
- Startups contributing to European technological sovereignty in aerospace and defense
Contact
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Portfolio Companies
- Latitude
- HyPrSpace
- ION-X
- Arkadia
- Osmos-X
- Ascendance Flight Technologies
- WaltR
- Zephalto
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