CASSINI Business Accelerator
A six-month acceleration programme offering top-level business and investment coaching, training, events, and more that brings together 20 of the top space startups in Europe. The accelerator is tailored to meet the needs of space companies in their growth stage that already have a product on the market and have achieved sales or pre-commercial success, and that want to sustain their commercial growth by developing new market opportunities.
Who We're Looking For
European space startups and scaleups
Companies with proven commercial traction and product-market-fit
Highly-ambitious and versatile founding teams
And looking to increase their sales
Benefits
Timeline
Open Call for Applications
Applications for our next Batch from November-April, will open soon.
Startup Selection
The programme team will assess all applications and select 20 participating companies per batch.
Batch Meetup
In-person batch meetup to bring together all batch participants. All participating companies, lead coaches and accelerator teams will participate.
6 month programme
Focus on business and investment coaching, training, events & more. An accelerator tailored to meet the needs of your company.
Demo Day
Marks the end of the programme, graduation of batch startups, through a networking event with investors. Batch 1: October 25th 2023
Batch 2: April 2024
CASSINI Business Accelerator
FAQs
Upon being selected into the programme, startups will participate in a 6-month accelerator from 3 November 2023 - 30 April 2024
The programme is flexible and you can join both in person in one of our European offices available, or online. We request in-person presence only at the batch kickoff moment.
No, you must be an EU-registered entity to apply for the programme (Norway & Iceland included, Switzerland is excluded).
You need to successfully complete the full 6-month programme to receive the seed voucher. Success will be determined at the beginning of the batch between you and your lead coach.
No, you don’t need to give up any equity to participate or to receive the voucher.
All activities are covered by the programme, you only need to cover your travel and accommodation expenses.
To complete your application, we request you fill in some information about the participating company and founders, your latest pitch deck, and a video showcasing your motivation to join the CASSINI Business Accelerator. Find all information listed here in this document.
All applications will be treated with complete confidentiality, governed by our Terms and Conditions and privacy statements.
Our selection period will be held during the month of October. You will hear back from us before the beginning of November on the results of the selection process.
The voucher is awarded to startups who successfully complete the 6 month programme; there are no limitations in how you make use of the voucher.
Your video should be maximum 1.5 minutes long. In this video, you should tell us about your reasons to apply for the accelerator, your current challenges as a growing company, your expectations about the programme and what you hope to get out of it.
The deadline to apply for our second batch is September 29 at 23.59 CET.
To access a previous application, please contact the CASSINI Business Accelerator directly via hello@accelerator.cassini.eu
Contact
Get in touch with us by filling in the form below. The CASSINI Business Accelerator Team is happy to help you. Let’s collaborate!