SPACEUP: Join the first Space Academy in Finland

Do not miss the chance to attend the first Space Academy on the 3-4 June 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. Register your Start-up by February 28th 2019 at this link www.spaceupeurope.eu

More information and details are available on the SpaceUp website, which is where companies interested in participating can apply.

About the SpaceUp Space Academy

The Space Academy is a two-day event for European space-tech entrepreneurs to accelerate their business.

Day 1: An intense day where entrepreneurs can improve their skills and get insights from experts on various topics, with six parallel workshops as well as one-to-one coachings and roundtable meetings.

Day 2: Panels and keynote sessions with space actors and investors, involving regional industry for cross-clustering. Pitching from 10 start-up companies (coached by SpaceUp experts) to this audience for high-level feedback.

Successful entrepreneurs are welcome to join the Space Academy workshops on day one, featuring prominent experts who will share insights into six great topics:

• Investment readiness and relationships, how to be trusted by investors and get funded;
• Crowdfunding (the various kinds – reward-based, equity-based, lending), how to maximize your impact with the right campaign;
• Hot trends, artificial intelligence and robotics, how new advanced technologies can shape your business;
• Business models, how to fine tune your business and make it even more effective;
• European funds for young SMEs, how to find the right funding opportunity in the ocean of the European initiatives;
• European Space ecosystem, how to connect with international space institutions and corporates, and apply to ESA Invitation to Tender (ESA ITT).

In addition, 10 selected companies will be entitled to receive high-level services for free:

• One-to-one meetings with investors and matter experts
• Credit Passport (International creditworthiness certificate)
• Feasibility study on EU public funding
• Business model analysis
• Consultancy on HR matters
• Intellectual property right analysis

For further information on who can apply and the application process please visit www.spaceupeurope.eu

What is SpaceUp

SpaceUp is a project financed by the EU Framework programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020). The overall objective of SpaceUp is to contribute at a European level to the safeguarding and further development of a competitive and entrepreneurial space industry.

Throughout the project lifetime six Space Academies will take place in various locations in Europe, networking new space tech entrepreneurs with potential partners in Finance, Business, Space Clusters and Science Parks, plunging Start-ups into a genuinely European Space ecosystem.