The Exploration Company
GermanyWho owns The Exploration Company?
The Exploration Company is a German Aerospace & Defence company, currently owned by Atomico since 2026 and 14 other investors. It changed hands in 2024, when Expansion Ventures sold.
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Key facts
- ·Co-held by Cherry Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Omnes Capital, Partech Partners, Red River West, SISTAFUND, Rymdkapital, EQT Ventures, Byway Capital, Bayern Kapital, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, Balderton Capital, Atomico, Founders Future Capital Partners and Yaday since 2021.
- ·16 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.
Ownership history
16 ownership periods · co-invest detected
Expansion Ventures exited The Exploration Company in 2024 via Secondary after less than a year.
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Who owns The Exploration Company?
The Exploration Company is currently owned by Atomico, Founders Future Capital Partners and 13 others, through FF Growth US I, since 2026.
When did Atomico and 14 others acquire The Exploration Company?
Atomico and 14 others acquired The Exploration Company in 2026.
Who has owned The Exploration Company over time?
The Exploration Company has been through 16 private-equity ownership periods: Cherry Ventures · via Cherry Ventures Fund III · since 2021; Vsquared Ventures · via Vsquared Ventures I · since 2021; Omnes Capital · via Omnes Real Tech 1 · since 2022; Partech Partners · via Partech Seed · since 2023; Red River West · via Red River West II Growth · since 2023; SISTAFUND · via SISTA Fund I · since 2023; Rymdkapital · via Rymdkapital Fond I · since 2023; EQT Ventures · via EQT Ventures III · since 2023; Byway Capital · via Byway Capital · since 2023; Bayern Kapital · via Seedfonds Bayern · since 2024; DeepTech & Climate Fonds · via DeepTech & Climate Fonds · since 2024; Balderton Capital · via Balderton Capital IX · since 2024; Expansion Ventures · via Expansion SLP · 2024–2024 · (Secondary); Atomico · via Atomico Venture VI · since 2026; Founders Future Capital Partners · via FF Growth US I · since 2026; Yaday · via Yaday Tech Fund · since 2026.