ESA Business Incubation Centre in Portugal is looking for teams, or startups up to 5 years old, to use space technologies on non-space innovative solutions, or exploitation non-space technology in the space market
ESA BIC Portugal, coordinated by IPN – Instituto Pedro Nunes, is part of a network of 21 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 46 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 programe, 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.
How to Apply
What are the benefits
€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
Who is elegible
- 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
DON’T MISS OUR NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE!
Next cutoff date (to be confirmed) in June 2022
DON’T MISS OUR NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE!
Next cutoff date (to be confirmed) in June 2022
Document and Templates
(updated documents for 2022)
Who is eligible
Individuals or Companies
If the Applicant is an individual (or group of individuals):
- Natural persons (entrepreneurs, individually or in teams) with no company yet established (but with the obligation to form a company if the project is selected).
- All individual applicants shall provide a copy of an official document proving his/her identity and one of the following requirements:
- Having Ukrainian nationality;
- Having a residence permit in Ukraine for more than 5 months in the last 9 months.
If the applicant is a Company:
- It shall be no older than 5 years from formal incorporation, as proven by any Ukrainian Commercial Registry official document, with certified translation to English or Portuguese.
- It has operated in Ukraine for more than 6 months in the last 9 months, as shown by evidence of trade in Ukraine.
Please note: if the application is approved, in any of the above mentioned cases, a Portuguese legal entity shall be incorporated prior to the signing of the Incubation Agreement.
Incubators
Startups
- All
- Aviation
- Media/Culture & Sport
- Energy
- Finance/Investment & Insurance
- Maritime & Aquatic
- Health
- Transport & Logistics
- Education & Training
- Tourism
- Infrastructure & Smart Cities
- Safety & Security
- Food & Agriculture
- Environment/Wild life & Natural Resources
- New Space
Alumni
- All
- Aviation
- Media/Culture & Sport
- Energy
- Finance/Investment & Insurance
- Maritime & Aquatic
- Health
- Transport & Logistics
- Education & Training
- Tourism
- Infrastructure & Smart Cities
- Safety & Security
- Food & Agriculture
- Environment/Wild life & Natural Resources
- New Space
