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Every source used, the exact statement it supports, and whether that statement has been verified against the KPI definition. 24 sources · 33 source–value links.

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Verified primary source 16 Verified secondary source 1 Partially verified 11 Conflicting evidence 3 Source verification pending 2 No reliable source identified 0

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T4 · Research institution · Tier 2 · Research institution
ESPI Report 102 – Space Venture 2025 – Full Report
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
Established research institution. Based on ESPI's own tracked transaction dataset; coverage and investor classification follow ESPI methodology.
Published:
April 2026 (day not stated).
Accessed:
9 Nov 2026
- KPI 03 · European share of capital raised in European space funding rounds
  primary
  "Only 69% of the ~€2 billion venture capital raised in the past two years in Europe was secured in rounds led by European investors. Meanwhile, in the US, that figure rises to above 90%."
  Period: 2024–2025 · Scope: European and US space ventures
  Limitations: Lead-investor basis: full round value attributed to lead investor origin. ESPI tracked dataset.
  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution). Established methodology.
  Statement located in retrieved text; supports the KPI as defined on a lead-investor basis.
  ✓ Verified primary source
  Checked 9 Nov 2026
- KPI 03 · European share of capital raised in European space funding rounds
  primary
  "Of the 9 European space venture scaleup rounds in 2025, five were led by European public entities"; "all four remaining deals anchored by private investors were led by American investors."
  Period: 2025 · Scope: European space ventures, scaleup rounds
  Limitations: Applies to ESPI-tracked scaleup rounds only; "growth round" in the brief may be defined differently.
  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution).
  Resolves the supplied possible inconsistency: public entities led most European-led rounds.
  ✓ Verified primary source
  Checked 9 Nov 2026