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
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup