CASSINI Space Entrepreneurship Initiative (myEUspace, Business Accelerator, Prizes, Seed and Growth Funding)
CASSINI
Status not published
Each CASSINI strand has its own cycle. myEUspace and the CASSINI Challenges have run as annual competitions; the Business Accelerator recruits in cohorts; the equity facility invests continuously through EIF-selected funds.
Umbrella of instruments for space start-ups: the myEUspace competition (cash prizes to teams developing apps using Galileo/EGNOS/Copernicus, historically in the tens of thousands of euro per winner, awarded in stages), the CASSINI Business Accelerator (equity-free acceleration, no cash), CASSINI Prizes/Challenges and the CASSINI Seed and Growth Funding facility, a EUR 1 billion EIF-managed equity facility investing via VC funds into space and dual-use companies.
You must co-fund 0%.
European Commission (DG DEFIS) with EUSPA and the European Investment Fund
ppp · supranational
Deadline: One call a year — Each CASSINI strand has its own cycle. myEUspace and the CASSINI Challenges have run as annual competitions; the Business Accelerator recruits in cohorts; the equity facility invests continuously through EIF-selected funds.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: space, ai, mobility
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed, seed and Series A
- Locally registered entity required
Start-ups and SMEs in EU Member States using EU Space Programme data and signals (Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, GOVSATCOM). Some strands accept pre-incorporation teams and individuals.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space/cassini_en · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu
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