Monaco-based space technology company Venturi Space has announced plans to invest €250 million in France as part of a major expansion that will see a new technology and manufacturing hub established in Toulouse, creating nearly 200 highly skilled jobs by the end of the decade.
The announcement was made during the Choose France summit, the annual event dedicated to attracting international investment into France. The project marks a significant milestone for Venturi Space as demand grows for advanced technologies supporting future lunar and Martian exploration missions.
The new 16,000-square-metre facility will serve as Venturi Space’s primary European centre for the development, production and assembly of mobility systems designed for use beyond Earth. The site will focus on critical technologies including lunar rover wheels, high-performance battery systems, energy management solutions and vehicle integration.
The expansion comes as the company gains increasing prominence within the global space sector. Earlier this year, NASA selected the CLV-1 lunar rover, developed by California-based Venturi Astrolab, for future Artemis missions aimed at returning astronauts to the Moon. Venturi Space, a strategic partner of Astrolab, is responsible for several key technologies integrated into the vehicle.
The Toulouse facility is expected to play a central role in supporting both American and European lunar programmes as international efforts to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon continue to gather momentum.
Venturi Space has already maintained operations in Toulouse for more than two years, working closely with teams based in Monaco and Switzerland. The company has focused on developing technologies capable of operating in some of the most extreme environments encountered during space exploration.
Alongside its involvement in NASA-related projects, Venturi Space is also advancing its own European lunar ambitions. In 2025, the company unveiled MONA LUNA, a fully European lunar rover concept designed to contribute to future exploration missions on the Moon’s surface.
The new investment is expected to strengthen Toulouse’s position as one of Europe’s leading aerospace centres while reinforcing France’s role in the rapidly expanding space economy.
Venturi Space Chairman Gildo Pastor described the project as a major step forward for the company’s long-term vision, while Director of Space Affairs Dr Antonio Delfino said the Toulouse site would become the organisation’s flagship European facility for the industrialisation of lunar and Martian mobility technologies.
Construction and development of the new centre are expected to progress over the coming years, with recruitment gradually increasing as programmes move towards operational deployment later this decade.