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:

Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space