Venturi Space says it will invest €250 million in France to establish a 16,000-square-metre technology centre in Toulouse, with the company forecasting the project will create nearly 200 jobs by 2030.
The company announced the plan at the Choose France summit, an event focused on attracting investment to France. Venturi Space said the Toulouse site will be used to design and manufacture technologies for lunar and Martian mobility and to assemble rovers developed by the company.
The announcement comes as NASA-backed lunar surface mobility programmes gather pace. Venturi Space said NASA has selected the CLV-1 rover developed by US company Venturi Astrolab—described as Venturi Space’s strategic partner—to transport astronauts across the Moon from 2028, and that the vehicle will draw on technologies developed by Venturi Space.
Venturi Space said it has been established in Toulouse for two and a half years and is developing technologies including batteries, “hyper-deformable” wheels and energy management systems, working alongside the group’s Swiss and Monegasque entities.
The company also referenced European activity, saying it is contributing to preparatory work for future lunar rovers and pointing to MONA LUNA, a European lunar rover it unveiled in June 2025.
Gildo Pastor, President of Venturi Space, said: “I have always believed that mobility would be one of the keys to space exploration. Today, the momentum is there. With this €250 million investment and the creation of nearly 200 jobs, Venturi Space is taking a decisive step forward. We have the technologies, the experience, the partners and, soon, the industrial tool to go further. I want this project to succeed, to bring an entire sector with it, and to inspire Toulouse.”
Dr. Antonio Delfino, Director of Space Affairs at Venturi Space, said: “In Toulouse, Venturi Space will bring together the key expertise required to industrialise lunar and Martian mobility. This site will be Venturi Space’s European flagship. Our teams will work there on critical technologies, on the integration of complex systems and on the assembly of rovers designed to operate in the most extreme environments. It will play a central role in our ability to meet the requirements of American and European lunar programmes.”
