The Exploration Company
Reusable spacecraft and propulsion systems for transporting cargo to orbital stations and returning it to Earth.
$450MSeries C
ParticipantP
Plural
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Hardware · Jan 1, 2026
Plural is a European technology investment firm built around investors with experience founding and scaling companies, with a focus on businesses capable of substantial economic and societal impact.
Plural looks for companies solving difficult problems where the investors’ operating experience can materially affect the outcome. Its stated priorities include technologies important to European growth, resilience and sovereignty.
The partnership also treats the values embedded in technology as an investment concern, arguing for a larger European role in shaping globally used systems. This gives its mandate a regional strategic purpose alongside individual company growth.
- Rounds participated in
- 7
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 0 6 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 7 First participation on record · 0 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $1.4B 7 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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Rounds
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Software infrastructure allowing AI workloads to run across different chips and models
$100MSeed
Role not disclosedOre Energy
Develops iron-air batteries for long-duration renewable energy storage
$43MSeries A
Role not disclosedOlix
Develops optical digital processors specialized for AI inference workloads
$312MSeries B
Role not disclosedProxima Fusion
Develops commercial fusion power plants based on stellarator concept
€411MGrowth
Role not disclosedCircuitHub
Operates automated electronics manufacturing factories enabling on-demand PCB production for hardware teams
$28MUndisclosed
Role not disclosedFrankenburg Technologies
Builds affordable mass manufacturable missile defense systems for Europe
€30MSeries A
Role not disclosed