Sectors/Space/2026/H2

Space funding in H2 2026

European Space startup funding raised during H2 2026.

H2 2026 is in progress (through 2026-10-07): 18 European Space companies have raised €1.0B across 19 funding rounds so far. Germany leads by capital raised, and Join Capital is the most active investor. Data as of 7 Oct 2026.

H2 2026 is in progress — these figures cover rounds through today and will grow as the period completes, so they are not compared to H2 2025.

Total funding

€1.0B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

3.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
The Exploration Company	Series C	Sep 2026	€387M
EnduroSat	Other	Sep 2026	€178M
PLD Space	Other	Aug 2026	€159M
PLD Space	Series C

View all 19 Space deals in H2 2026 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2026, by deal count

← All 2026 Space funding