Discover the mentoring
programme

Do you have expertise worth sharing? Each edition of the CASSINI Hackathons awards 3 overall winners who will have access to 100 hours of expert mentoring. Each team will work with several experts whose backgrounds range from technical topics like Earth Observation and GNSS through to business development, marketing, design and more. We’d love for you to become part of our mentoring programme so you can share your skills and knowledge and help shape the next generation of (space) entrepreneurs. Apply now!

Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt