The ScaleUp programme is a key element of ESA’s commitment to accelerating space commercialisation for a green and digital Europe and supporting the growth of private investment in space. We promote game-changing New Space innovation by providing start-ups with technical, financial and business support, and help businesses access global markets and investors to accelerate growth.
The programme is built around two core elements:
ScaleUp INNOVATE
ScaleUp INNOVATE helps transform great ideas into commercial realities, supporting the innovation process to develop space products or services upstream, in the space market, or downstream, for other industrial uses. We help boost innovation in the European space sector, providing a range of services to support the growth of companies from initial business idea to market readiness, including:
Φ-labNET
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ESA BICs (Business Incubation Centres)
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ESA Technology Brokers
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ScaleUp INVEST
ScaleUp INVEST gives companies operating in upstream and downstream markets access to ESA’s network of Business Accelerators and the Marketplace, helping them achieve sustained commercial growth. We support business development either as facilitator or customer, empowering firms to take risks, hit the market faster and attract investment through advanced business innovation.
Business Accelerators
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Marketplace
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