ESA BIC — Incubation
Provides equity-free incubation funding and business support for space-related startups across Europe.
ESA BIC (Business Incubation Centres) is the European Space Agency's network of more than 20 incubation sites across ESA Member States, described as the largest network of incubators supporting space-related start-ups in Europe. Each accepted start-up receives up to €50,000 in equity-free funding from ESA, allocated for product and intellectual property development. The two-year incubation package…
Space-related start-ups and non-space companies applying space data or technology (Earth observation, satellite communications, navigation) seeking equity-free incubation funding across ESA's European BIC network.
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