Discover the application process to the ESA BICs for startups.
ESA BIC Greece is the Business Incubation Centre of the European Space Agency in Greece, part of the largest network of incubators supporting space-related startups in Europe.
ESA BICs Greece seeks entrepreneurs who develop applications that use space-based systems (such as satellite navigation, earth observation, or satellite communication); use space technologies in a non-space domain; and/or who develop innovative products and services for the space sector.
ESA BIC Greece provides to accepted startups an extensive support package focused on technical, business, legal, and financial support, and networking. It includes:
- the most experienced Incubator Team in Greece that has supported successfully more than 500 startups;
- the right to use the ESA BIC brand;
- 50 k€ in cash (non-equity funding);
- case-by-case opportunities to access high-end infrastructure, equipment, resources, specific expertise, HW, software packages and licenses, and data with a value of around 100 k€;
- access to other financial instruments;
- 80 hours of technical support;
- 50 hours of business development support;
- 10 hours of IPR/legal advice;
- entrepreneurial training;
- access on favourable terms to office space and business facilities at the innohub;
- access to the international network of ESA Alliance and Investors Network;
- access to the extensive Network of Corallia, si-Cluster Members, and ESA BIC support partners;
- access to participate in a variety of ESA events and networking opportunities.
Each startup receives incubation services for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 2 years. The length of the incubation period is proposed by the applicants and is finalized after discussions with the ESA BIC Greece team upon selection.
To successfully apply to ESA BIC Greece, aspiring entrepreneurs have to fill in the Cover Letter, Business Plan, and Incubation Proposal documents strictly based on the corresponding templates provided as part of the ESA BIC Greece Permanent Open Call Package. All relevant information regarding the application process can be found at the link below. You can submit your application anytime. However, there are fixed cut-off dates during the year when evaluation takes place for all applications submitted before a certain cut-off date. Cut-off dates are announced in the News section of ESA BIC Greece website and on social media.
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