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:

Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars