ESA Commercialisation Gateway
The ESA Commercialisation Gateway is your entry point to Europe’s thriving space commercialisation sector. We help startups, SMEs, large corporations, academia, institutions, and investors turn ideas into business success with innovation support, commercial advice, and access to a global investor network.
Here you can find all space commercialisation opportunities from every ESA programme - whether you need technology transfer, business incubation, market insights, or connections to partners and funding, we open doors to opportunities in a fast-growing industry. Join us to help shape a greener, more digital future.
Explore space funding and support for commercial ventures available through ESA programmes and initiatives.
Join ESA’s business networks to connect, collaborate and grow using space technology for markets in and beyond the space sector.
ESA directorates and programmes that support industry initiatives in space and on Earth, from upstream to downstream sectors.
Discover ESA’s services, platforms and tools designed to help you develop, launch, and commercialise your idea.
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