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:

Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia