ESA Business Incubation Centre in Portugal is looking for you
ESA BIC PORTUGAL
ESA BIC PORTUGALWe’re looking for teams, or startups up to 5 years old, to use space technologies on non-space innovative solutions, or exploit non-space technology in the space market
ESA BIC Portugal, coordinated by IPN – Instituto Pedro Nunes, is part of a network of 29 ESA BICs across Europe, which were established to empower entrepreneurship and to allow local economies to benefit from space data and technologies.
ESA BIC Portugal was launched in 2014 to offer technical, business and financial support to startups that use space technology for terrestrial applications. Up to date, ESA BIC Portugal has supported 58 startups, which were responsible for the creation of more than 150 jobs. In 2020, to further empower the Portuguese space ecosystem, more technology based incubators joined the programme, so that more Regions in the country can host ESA BIC Portugal startups.
ESA BIC Portugal has been supported by ESA Space Solutions, as well as by the Portuguese Space Agency – Portugal Space, and ANACOM.
BenefitsWhat are the
benefits of programme
€50k non-equity funding
Networking for startups
Door opener to international investors
Technical support (up to 80 hours)
Business development support & advice up to two years
Exclusive events
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2024
10 March
09 June
10 September
Next application dates
FaqsWho is eligible
for this application
Start-ups based on innovative technology driven ideas
Legal Portuguese entities
Space or non-space companies (including SMEs)
Academic and research organizations
Citizens from an ESA membership country and resident in Portugal
Citizens from non-ESA member states with a working permit and resident in Portugal
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INCUBATORSESA incubators support startups and entrepreneurs in developing space-based technologies and applications
STARTUPSCurrent ESA startups drive innovation and new applications in space technology
- All
- StartUp
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GEOTERRA 360 (2023-2024) Space connection: EO Data
WaterSphere360 is an online monthly water resource monitoring service providing quantitative intelligence utilizing Earth Observation technology, independent of in-situ measurement support.
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TEROMOVIGO (2023-2024) Space connection: EO and GNSS Data
"TeroGrav is a software package to process raw gravity observations from relative spring gravimeters. "
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FIREDAT (2023-2025) Space connection: GNSS Data
FireDat provides a solution with Real-Time Information about the Location and Well-Being of Firefighters with several layers of information collected from local and remote sensors.
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FIBERLOOP (2023-2024)
FiberLoop is an innovative optical fiber sensor that provides temperature and humidity data with a precision of 1 meter, covering a range of over 25 kilometers.
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Greendata Lda. (2023-2024)
Greedata helps agricultural insurance organizations harness geospatial data, specializing in underwriting and claims validation. Our services feature a quantitative risk analysis platform for crop insurance, spanning various risk categories, geographies, and policy durations.
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CONNECTED (2023-2024)
CONNECTED’s vision is to affordably connect humankind, unleashing a new wave of IoT-based business models.
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GREENSPACE (2023-2024)
Green Space is developing and intends to build and put into the market an innovative liquid-propellant rocket engine that uses non-toxic fuel components.
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VIRIDIUS TECHNOLOGY (2023-2024)Space connection: GNSS Data
Green Space is developing and intends to build and put into the market an innovative liquid-propellant rocket engine that uses non-toxic fuel components.
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BESTHEALTH4YOU (2023-2024) Space connection: Telecomunications
Bio2Skin Advanced is a platform for transdermal drug delivery that allows a continuum of treatment, preventing wounds from getting worse and promoting their healing.
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AZULFY (2022-2024) Space connection: EO Data
Azulfy helps local governments monitor pollution with a SaaS that uses Earth Observation and in-situ data for its readings.
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Virtual Crop (2022-2024) Space connection: EO Data
"VirtuaCrop is an app for sustainable precision farming that turns phones into data gathering and analysis tools"
ALUMNIESA BIC alumni continue to drive innovation across industries
- All
- Aviation
- Media/Culture & Sport
- Energy
- Maritime & Aquatic
- Health
- Transport & Logistics
- Tourism
- Infrastructure & Smart Cities
- Food & Agriculture
- Environment/ Wild Life & Natural Resources
- Space
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iTrackSolutions (2018-2019)
Space connection: License agreement with ESA for a patent and software developed for space purposes
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WaterDog (2016-2018)
Space connection: GNSS signals for enhanced indoor positioning and Copernicus EO data for airports’ buildings morphology
![](https://space.ipn.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/blue-cover-1-e1588238462222.png)
BlueCover (2016-2018)
Space connection: GNSS processing techniques for acquiring golf shots
![](https://space.ipn.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/logosStartup-03ewe.png)
GreenFika (2019-2020)
Space connection: GNSS and satellite imagery to give administration teams key information in terms of HR security and management
![](https://space.ipn.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/logosStartup-b.png)
GreenFika (2018-2019)
Space connection: Copernicus EO data
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Localista-tech (2019-2021)
Space connection: Digital Elevation Models and Copernicus EO data
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mOcean sense (2017-2019)
Space connection: Copernicus and other EO data
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Field (2020-2022)
Space connection: GNSS
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Our Watch Leads (2020-2022)
Space connection: EO Data. GNSS
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BOLD Robotics (2019-2021)
Space connection: Copernicus EO data
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Fibersail (2017-2019)
Space connection: Copernicus EO data
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iNANO3 (2015-2017)
Space connection: Piezoelectric/ thermoelectric sensors, piezoelectric/ thermoelectric power generation systems and smart structures for nanosatellites
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Eptune Engineering (2020-2022)
Space connection: ESA Technology
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mOcean sense (2018-2020)
Space connection: GNSS combined with in situ measurements
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Coastal-e (2020-2024)
Provides high-quality and fast access to reliable and relevant metOcean information processes for different sectors of the blue economy.
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MATEREO (2016-2018)
Space connection: Smart integration of local sensors, combined with Sentinels 2/3 and GNSS/EGNOS receiver
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Delox (2018-2020)
Space Connection: GNSS satellites
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Findster (2016-2017)
Space connection: GNSS satellites and EGNOS antennas to give you a real-time and high-precision position of your loved one
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Kinetikos (2018-2020)
Space Connection: GNSS satellites to provide high accuracy and continuous monitoring of positioning
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VIBO (2020-2022)
Space connection: ESA Patent
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Dalma Robotics (2019-2021)
Space connection: GNSS-assisted localization
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Gas Express (2020-2021)
Space Connection: EO Data and GNSS
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Stratio (2017-2018)
Space connection: GNSS and V2V technologies
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Parquist (2019-2020)
Space connection: GNSS for geographical position
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Mobleet (2020-2022)
Space connection: GNSS and EO data
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SpaceLayer (2015-2017)
Space connection: Copernicus EO data
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GreenFika (2016-2018)
Space connection: Copernicus EO data
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Staruplo (2020-2022)
Space connection: EO Data
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Cityoo (2019-2021)
Space connection: EO data
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AIRBORNE Projects (2015-2017)
Space connection: Real Time Kinematics (RTK) relying on augmented GNSS
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PAVNEXT (2018-2020)
Space connection: Thermal Insulation space material
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Active Aerogels (2015-2017)
Space connection: Sílica-based aerogel has been tested in several space systems and can be used in landers, rovers, launchers, cryogenic tanks, entry/re-entry capsules
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Connect Robotics (2016-2018)
Space connection: Real Time Kinematics (RTK) relying on augmented GNSS
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Eye2Map (2015-2017)
Space connection: Real Time Kinematics (RTK) relying on GNSS
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ENARPTIN (2020-2022)
Space connection: Galileo GNSS; Copernicus EO Data
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Fregata Space (2020-2022)
Space connection: EO Data
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EYECON (2022-2023)Space connection: EO Data
HABTRAIL is an application that predicts harmful algal blooms (HABs) and bivalve toxicity using daily satellite imagery and Artificial Intelligence. It comprises a dashboard and a mobile app.
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Engenharia Geográfica (2020-2022)
Space connection: EO Data and GNSS
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2020-2022
Space connection: Spin-in /New space
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CYBELE (2019-2021)
Space connection: Copernicus EO data
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FIREFLY (2017-2019)
Space connection: Spin-in /New space
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TESSELO (2017-2019)
Space connection: Copernicus and other EO data
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D-Orbit (2015-2017)
Space connection: Spin-in /New space
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COSMOS Pics (2020-2022) Space connection: EO Data
"Cosmos Pics analyse satellite images to help you see the invisible and monitor infrastructure remotely."
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SPACEWAY (2020-2022)
Space connections: Satellite communication, Education & Training
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Neuraspace (2021-2022)
Space connection: New space
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