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ESA Business Incubation Centres

ESA Business Incubation Centres

Parisesa.int

Overview

ESA Business Incubation Centres (BICs) is the largest incubator network in Europe for space-related startups, run by the European Space Agency, providing entrepreneurs with technical expertise, business support, and seed funding to develop their companies.

Year Founded

2004

Portfolio Companies

8

Website

esa.int

Investments

ESA Business Incubation Centres investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Applied AtomicsJun 2026Pre SeedCo-investor
Laelaps AIApr 2025GrantCo-investor
SpaceoNov 2023Pre SeedCo-investor
WheereOct 2023SeedCo-investor
WheereJul 2023SeedCo-investor

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersParis
Year Founded2004

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