SpaceUp
- Founded: 2018
- Country: European Union
- Industries: Earth Observation, Satellite Communications, Space Exploration, Space Technology (SpaceTech)
- Type: Accelerators & Incubators
- Headquarters: Malaga, Spain
Description: SpaceUp is an EU-funded project under the Horizon 2020 program, designed to support and accelerate the growth of European space startups. The initiative aims to provide these startups with the necessary tools, networks, and expertise to become world-leading companies.
Contact:
- Website: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/776356
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Stage Focus: Pre-Seed
Geographical Focus: 107
External Info: The program organized six Space Academies in various European cities, each involving 10 selected startups. These two-day events provided participants with tailored coaching services, one-on-one mentoring sessions, workshops, and opportunities to pitch to investors and industry experts.SpaceUp focused on promoting technology transfer and fostering the adoption of space data and services by non-space industries. It aimed to bridge the gap between space startups and potential investors, corporates, and other stakeholders, enhancing the commercialization of space technologies.The initiative built upon the activities of the European Space Agency's Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) and the ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs), complementing their efforts to support space-related entrepreneurship in Europe.