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:

Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.