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:

Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory