Our ESA BIC Space Startups
These businesses have innovation at their core. Check out what’s possible with space technology!
Do you have a business idea you seek to develop? You could join the Dutch programme! Apply to our ESA BIC.
Get inspired by recent graduates!
Current ESA BIC Noordwijk Incubatees
Earthexplorer
Empowering organisations to establish sovereign open-core data platforms for monitoring agriculture and water practices
Space link: Using Earth observation data
Founder: Corné van der Sande
Gravity Gardens
Applying innovative methodology to accelerate and increase the yields of crops grown on Earth
Space link: Using bioregenerative life support systems under simulated planetary conditions
Founders: Paulino Valdes, Robin Le Vigouroux
OpenAtlas
Transforming remote sensing technology into accessible, cost-effective tools for businesses tackling supply chain compliance
Space link: Using satellite data and remote sensing
Founders: Harry Marshall, Ezekiel Barnett
RegenRate
Scaling certified, intermediary crops for the sustainable aviation fuel industry
Space link: Using satellite data and Earth observation data
Founders: Alice Henry, Thimm Zwiener
Wren Aerospace
Unlocking the power of the stratosphere with unmanned aircraft offering non-terrestrial network connectivity and sensing capabilities
Space link: Leveraging composite and hydrogen technologies developed for space missions
Founders: Julius Jördens,* Michael Daly
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ZemQuest
Delivering emission-free energy for remote electrification and industrial mobility using aluminium as a solid fuel
Space link: Using patented space tech for aluminium–air batteries
Founder: Michiel Kruijff
Discover the Graduates of our Programme!
Let’s travel back in time…
…and see all the space related businesses we’ve supported over the years.