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
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch