Cassini SpaceEntrepreneurshipInitiative
CASSINI is the European Commission's initiative to support entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs in the space industry, including New Space, during 2021-2027. The initiative is open to all areas of the EU Space Programme, and covers both upstream (i.e. nanosats, launchers, etc. and downstream (i.e. products/services enabled by space data, etc.). CASSINI includes a €1 billion EU seeds and growth fund, hackathons and mentoring, prizes, a business accelerator, partnering and matchmaking.
Hackathons & Mentoring
Europe-wide CASSINI Hackathons are a major opportunity to develop ideas for a digital application building on space data, including satellite images and positioning services. Read moreMatchmaking
Networking opportunities based on a series of matchmaking events for start-ups and SMEs. By participating in matchmaking you can expand your professional network and find new product development partners, customers, and investors. Read morePrizes and Competitions
The Cassini Challenges (formerly #myEUspace Competition) is the gateway to the space industry for all innovators. This competition challenges participants to use Galileo and Copernicus satellite data to address pressing societal issues, offering a 1,000,000 euro prize pool for the winning solutions. Read moreAccess to Finance
Enabling many more space companies to raise risk capital – that is the objective of the CASSINI Facility. It provides capital to VC funds to be invested into EU-based companies developing and marketing space technology and digital services using space data. Read moreBusiness Accelerator
This intensive six-month space tech programme offers top-level business & investment coaching, training, events and seed funding to improve startup and scaleup companies’ ability to achieve sustained commercial growth in upstream and downstream space applications. Read moreIf you are interested in receiving Entrepreneurship opportunities from EUSPA, sign up using this link or the QR code below.
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