ESA Business Incubation Centre Ireland
ESA BIC Ireland
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
EUR 50,000 equity-free funding for product and IP development, plus up to two years of incubation with technical support from ESA experts, business coaching, legal and IPR advice and fundraising support. Some national BICs add local top-up funding.
European Space Agency (ESA) with the national space agency or regional co-funder
ppp · national
Deadline: cutoff — This ESA BIC runs its own call cycle with published cut-off dates, typically two to four per year. Contact the local centre for the next deadline.
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.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Under 5 years old
- Sectors: space, deeptech
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
Business must use space-based systems, apply space technology in a non-space domain, or develop products and services for the space sector. Company must be registered in Ireland.
How to apply
- Contact the local ESA BIC to discuss suitability
- Submit application documents before the local deadline
- Tender Opening Board review, then presentation to the Tender Evaluation Board
- Register a company in Ireland before signing the incubation contract
Source. https://commercialisation.esa.int/esa-business-incubation-centres/ — checked 2026-08-14
"€50k equity free funding for product and IP development"