Start-up? Start here!

We support entrepreneurs in transforming their space-related projects into successful businesses!

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Apply before midnight on the 10th of October 2025!
Let us help you prepare your application, just contact us.

Why should you apply?

We believe great ideas need more than just funding to take flight. That’s why ESA BIC Poland provides a 360-degree support package, equipping our startups with all the essential tools for growth. From crucial seed funding and hands-on expert support to gaining international visibility with the prestigious ESA brand, our programme is designed to cover every angle.

Explore the pillars of our offer below and see how we help you build a successful company from the ground up.

Funding

Incentive Funding up to 50 000 EURO

Technical Support

Technical support up to 80h expert advice

Business Support

Business development support & mentoring by experts up to 50h

Administrative Support

Workspace for better collaboration and meetings

Legal Consulting

Legal consulting up to 10h

ESA BIC Brand

The right of use of ESA BIC brand

Social Network

Access to the international network of ESA BICs community

Promotion

International promotion of your project

News

Stay up-to-date with the latest developments from the forefront of Poland’s space sector. Here you’ll find official news, key programme updates, and insightful stories from across the ESA BIC Poland community. From major funding rounds and groundbreaking technological milestones to new partnerships and the success stories of our alumni, this is where we share our collective journey. Dive in to explore the news shaping the future of space technology, right here in Poland.

ESA BIC Poland Bootcamp – Edition III: pre-incubation programme summary

The third edition of the ESA BIC Poland Bootcamp closed with a final event at the Rotunda PKO in Warsaw. Over the course of two weeks, 10 ambitious teams took part in an intensive pre-incubation programme designed to help transform bold space-related ideas into business-ready concepts.

Protecting our waters with eyes in the sky

Mobile Monitoring has completed its incubation at ESA BIC Poland, developing an innovative system that combines satellites, drones, and smart buoys to monitor water quality.

Open Call documentation update!

Attention, innovators! We’ve made crucial updates to the ESA BIC Poland Open Call documentation. For the upcoming deadline on October 10th, all submissions must use the new document templates to be considered. These changes include important new rules on company nationality, a strict non-military activities policy, and guidelines for reapplying. Please visit the Apply page to download the latest versions and ensure your application is compliant.

Orbital Matter: Printing the Future of Space

Congratulations to Orbital Matter on successfully graduating from the ESA BIC Poland programme! During their incubation, the team transformed their concept for in-space manufacturing into a flight-ready 3D printer, secured a €1.1 million in pre-seed funding, and signed a pilot agreement with industry leader Thales Alenia Space. Now poised for their next stage of growth, Orbital Matter is focused on refining their flight model and moving closer to demonstrating their technology directly in orbit.

Liftero Prepares for the In-Orbit Test of its Propulsion System

Liftero is set to make history in March 2025 when its RED5 satellite, carrying Poland’s first domestically developed satellite propulsion system, launches aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission. The in-orbit test of the BOOSTER engine will mark a major milestone for the young Polish company and its rapid-developed, market-ready technology.

Extremo Technologies Incubation Journey

Extremo Technologies has wrapped up its incubation at ESA BIC Poland with a breakthrough innovation — a microalgae-based bio-panel that captures CO₂, produces oxygen, and supports life in space. Building on research selected for Poland’s first technological mission to the ISS, the startup is advancing sustainable solutions that could shape both future space missions and Earth-based environments.