Today we’re announcing a €27.5 million funding round—Europe’s largest Series A for in-space manufacturing.
We’re deeply grateful to be supported by a group of investors that represents Europe’s commitment to space sovereignty and deep innovation. Led by Expansion Ventures and supported by Eurazeo, this round is composed of multiple stakeholders including the European Innovation Council, European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg Future Fund II (Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement + European Investment Fund), alongside numerous private investors gathered through the crowd equity platform Tudigo.
We believe that Europe can deliver sovereign solutions for critical space infrastructure and realize the growing commercial potential of space-based production. As the International Space Station closes out operations, Space Cargo Unlimited aims to remove the bottlenecks that have limited access to microgravity for researchers and entrepreneurs alike.
In-space manufacturing will provide Earth with differentiated, high-value products in multiple sectors: pharmaceuticals, new materials, electronics, and agriculture.
BentoBox, our autonomous, return-capable platform, makes orbital manufacturing accessible to both space agencies and emerging startups that are developing groundbreaking technologies that harness the unique phenomena that occur under microgravity.
The opportunity is significant. Europe has the expertise, vision, and soon the infrastructure to lead space utilization for the benefit of Earth. More than a single platform, our BentoBox architecture is designed to enable an entire ecosystem of users to unleash their ingenuity with unprecedented freedom, value-added services, and flexibility in orbit—with safe and timely return.
Our sincere thanks to the European Innovation Council, SNCI, EIF, Eurazeo, and Expansion for their trust in our mission. We are deeply grateful to the Luxembourg Space Agency for its defining support, as well as for our long-standing work with CNES and now ESA.
We are humbled by the confidence, energized by the support, and can’t wait to see our first payloads flying aboard our inaugural BentoBox missions.
Fly soon, fly safe, fly back. 🚀
About Space Cargo Unlimited
Space Cargo Unlimited is developing the next generation of European space infrastructure to deliver autonomous, return-capable missions to low Earth orbit. Its BentoBox platform is a modular in-orbit laboratory and production facility engineered to support microgravity research, in-space manufacturing, and technology demonstration at commercial scale. Designed from the ground up to maximize control, data access, and repeatability, Space Cargo Unlimited enables scientific and industrial users to test, build, and return new discoveries from space. Headquartered in Luxembourg with a growing ecosystem of European partners, Space Cargo Unlimited’s mission is to unlock the full value of microgravity for applications on Earth.