INCUBATION PROGRAM
Make Space Part of Your Business
ESA’s Business Incubation Centres (BICs), initiated by ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO), work to inspire entrepreneurs to turn space-connected business ideas into commercial companies, and provide technical expertise and business-development support.
The main mission of the ESA BIC Estonia is to support and manage activities related to selection, support startups during the incubation phase, set up a “loan” scheme with a financial partner, administer the cash incentive from ESA and the local partners to the startups, and coordinate activities within the ESA BIC programme.
Space business could be in any area
- Medical
- Transportation
- Sustainability
- Entertainmant
- Environment
- Communication
- Industry
- Information
The package of services offered through ESA BIC Incubation to the Estonian startups during the first two years is the following:
- Incentive Funding up to 50 000 EURO for product development and IPR
- Business Development loan of 50 000 EURO
- Technical support up to 80h expert advice
- Business development support & mentoring by experts up to 100h
- Financial and Administrative support (office space)
- Intellectual Property consulting
- The right of use of ESA BIC brand
- Access to the international network of ESA BICs community