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:

Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners