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
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space