Expansion

📣 One month after Emmanuel Macron's visit in Sweden, Expansion was at the French Embassy of #Stockholm to consolidate the French-Sweden friendship during a LP/GP meeting with our founding partners Charles Beigbeder, Ted Elvhage and Ulf Palmnäs 👉 Thank you to our host, Etienne de Gonneville We are proud to strengthen our links with European players that allow us to keep supporting #space and #innovation 🚀 Erik Wijnbladh Christer Nilsson Cecilia Kellner Brian Cordischi Eléonore de Rose Szilvia Ödmansson Olivier Cuny Sandra Budimir Amaury Daignes Romain Andrieu-Guitrancourt Quentin Robert Marie Nicod

Humanity has confidently entered the Space Age and Expansion VC is leading the way! 🚀 Expansion #VC, a leading #venture capital firm investing across France and Europe, has created around 250 #jobs through our portfolio companies! Overall, approximately 700 employees work in the #startups backed by Expansion ! 💼 By backing innovative startups and fostering #growth across various sectors, we are not only fueling #entrepreneurship but also generating tangible #opportunities for professionals and driving economic impact in the region. 🌍 #Excited for what’s next as we continue to support visionary #founders and empower the #future of European #innovation! 💡 #VC #Innovation #JobCreation #ExpansionVC #Startups #EuropeanTech Charles Beigbeder Sandra BudimirTed Elvhage Ulf Palmnäs Quentin Robert Benjamin Pavie Oliver Prat-Stanford Charles Gueudet

🚀 These are exciting times! Expansion is at the forefront of the fight against #climate change. Last week, our co-founder Charles Beigbeder discussed how space #EO #Earth Observation satellite imagery provides valuable #data for businesses with Jakub Dziwisz, co-founder of Orbify, a revolutionary company in this domain.🌍 Orbify has developed a platform to monitor #carbon offset projects, deforestation compliance and #climate risk assessment. This accessible and actionable data will enable tomorrow's companies to better report on their #ESG goals and address global environmental challenges.🌱 Thanks to Charles Beigbeder and Jakub Dziwisz for participating in this event and providing valuable insights into an attractive space solution that combines #space technologies and #sustainability. 💡 We would also like to thank Alice Avenel for moderating the event. If you are interested in learning more about how Orbify is transforming the #ESG market, please take a look at their website : http://orbify.com/ Sandra Budimir, Ted Elvhage, Ulf Palmnäs, Quentin Robert, Benjamin Pavie, Filip Kocian 🎗️ Charles Gueudet, Oliver Prat-Stanford

Check this out ! 🌍🚀 Join our upcoming webinar: "Exploring the Role of Space in Climate Change"🚀🌍   Space technology is more than just exploration—it's a game-changer in the fight against #ClimateChange. 🌍🚀   On September 19th at 9:00 AM CET, we're excited to host a dynamic discussion with Charles Beigbeder, cofounder of Expansion, and Jakub Dziwisz, CEO of Orbify, as they dive into how innovations in space are tackling our global #environmental challenges. 🌡️🛰️   We will also spotlight Orbify, the cutting-edge platform created by Jakub Dziwisz, that’s revolutionizing the way we use of Earth Observation data. Discover how Orbify helps businesses make better decisions on carbon offsets, ESG reporting, and #climate risk modelling. 📊🌱   Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to explore the future of space and climate! 🌍🚀 #Space #Sustainability #EarthObservation #ClimateTech #Investment

#Proudbacker of DCUBED #spacetech born in #Germany, expanding #Globally, aiming for #Infinity Congratulations on your round, and thank you for bringing us with you! https://lnkd.in/gfePQ9NS

Did you watched Ariane 6 going to Space from Guyane ? 🚀   The long-awaited moment finally arrived on Tuesday evening, taking on board Bikini from The Exploration Company that you can see on the picture Ariane 6 has successfully completed its inaugural launch and placed the satellites it was carrying into orbit ✅   ✨Well done to everyone for this European achievement 

Hot News 💥   It is time to discuss about How #Europe is Positioning Itself in the Space race How ? 👇 Expansion is organizing a #Webinar on the 11th of July at 9 am  Two of our founders, Charles Beigbeder and Sandra Budimir, alongside the CEO of Latitude Stanislas Maximin will dive into the importance of startups and the role of VC funds in this dynamic market    Don't forget to sign up: https://lnkd.in/e-y2t-KN #Europe #Space #Startups #Innovation #Ariane6

Will it ever be possible ? 💡   Back in January 2023, a #space #solar #power #prototype was launched into orbit and has demonstrated its ability to wireless transmit power in space and to beam detectable power to Earth    And with the energy consumption expected to increase by a factor 1.5 until 2050, we terribly need  to develop renewable energy 🌱   This Space solar power station will be a game changer !  Why ?? 🌞 Solar Arrays up in space can receive much more intense sunlight  🌤 No unfavorable weather events or no atmosphere reflection and absorption 

Did you know ?  Since the first satellite in 1957, thousands of satellites, rocket parts and other objects have contributed to an #orbital #junkyard !  New launchs for EO or telecommunication located in LEO can be compromised becaused of that. And with good reasons ! Debris can go up to 28000 km/h in Low Earth Orbit. There is a desperate need for solutions   👉Aldoria (formerly Share My Space) and Look Up Space are a good start for this problem. Both are developing a solution to monitore space and anticipate collisions threats 👉Astroscale and ClearSpace choose a different path. Both are developing solutions to clean space:  - Astroscale-Japan launched in February ADRAS-J to demonstrate the feasibility of locating and approaching large debris 🚀 - ClearSpace completed the preliminary design review for its CLEAR mission and its robotic arms that capture and deorbit defunct objects . Its first mission is set to be launched in 2026 to remove an old payload adapter from a Vega Rocket 👨🚀   We hope to see those innovations sooner than later !    #NetZeroSpace #NoDebris #CleanSpace #Innovation

We hope you didn't miss the ★ Les Assises du NewSpace - Saison 3 ★ !   But just in case, here is the essential from #Expansion👇   A flying start with one of our partner Charles Beigbeder speaking at a round table alongside Jean-Luc Maria, Stanislas Maximin, David Pillet, Sophie Primas and Pascal Roux about the "palliatives to the private equity crisis" - New space is a #Capital #Intensive activity, in need of many capital ressources to go beyond the well-known and feared "valley of death" - Early stage investors are present but afraid of what they don't know about the technology or the market - There is a #MissingGap of investment capability between Venture Capital and Private Equity for New Space activity: too late stage for VC but not profitable enough for PE  - #Subventions are present and useful but we need more… 💡What we can do ? develop the market and fill up the gap !    Another insightful round table shareed with our ex-engineer and investment director Marie Nicod alongside Ane Aanesland, Vincent C., Alain MOINAT, Marc Pilorget and Eva Portier.    📣Industrialisation was on the agenda ! Is it possible and, if so, in what conditions ?  - #Industrialisation for startups is a huge challenge and going step by step is the best way to surpass it  - There isn't just one and an only way to succeed its industrialisation but the main thing is to think for the #LongRun! Outsourcing to cut your costs sometimes seems to be a good idea but it's not always the right thing to do. How will your team supervise it ? What about the transportation ?  - #Reuse as much as possible your previous actions to maximise your success. Why not reusing your test bed for example ?    Anyway, it was a great pleasure to meet some of you and all the Space ecosystem in one place ! Hope you like it and see you next year for the #4th #edition 🚀❗