ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany

Space Business Incubator #1

We fast-track startup business opportunities!

At ESA BIC Bavaria and Northern Germany, we guide entrepreneurs and startups in turning their ideas and inventions into successful businesses. We promote pioneering companies with disruptive products and digital businesses in areas like Robotics, MedTech, Mobility, Automotive, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence and tons more. This makes us one of the most successful incubation centers in Europe.

At our Bavarian locations Oberpfaffenhofen, Nuremberg and Ottobrunn as well as Bremen in Northern Germany, startups highly benefit from the direct access to space technologies, experts and technical facilities.

ESA BIC Locations

Our incubation programme provides a comprehensive support package from financing, mentoring to research and development – all the way through to market entry. And that’s what we love: Turning great business cases into game-changers.

Benefits from ESA BIC

Financial
Support

EUR 50,000 cash
ZERO Equity
EUR 50,000 optional loan

Technical
Support

Leading tech experts’ feedback & expertise.

Business & Marketing Support

Tailored business support.
Usage of the ESA BIC brand.

Office Support

Modern office space and shared facilities.

Mentoring programme

Customised mentoring in various domains.

Worldwide Network

Industry, Politics, Agencies, Research, Startups

Who can apply?

Not founded or
company age < 3 years
(Northern Germany < 5 years)

Product or service with a space connection

A legal work permit in Germany

A detailed list of all eligibility requirements can be found in the Open Call.

Facts and Figures

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Startups Incubated
 
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Hightech Jobs Created

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Total Annual Turnover

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Venture Capital in 2018

Our partners

At ESA BIC Bavaria and Northern Germany, startups benefit from hands-on support offered by renowned partners.

Partners of ESA BIC Bavaria

Partners of ESA BIC Northern Germany

Quotes from our founders / entrepreneurs

AZO – Your Partner in Competition & Innovation

AZO Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen is an international networking and branding company initiating the most important space-related innovation competitions with more than 15,000 participants, over 200 industrial & public – and 400 international stakeholders. The Masters Series, presented by AZO consists of the Galileo Masters, Copernicus Masters, Space Exploration Masters, and INNOspace Masters. Additionally, AZO organises the Copernicus Hackathons by the European Commission. AZO runs a very successful business angel network which invested more than EUR 50 million Venture Capital in 2018.

AZO manages the ESA Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) Bavaria and Northern Germany. This incubation programme has supported more than 162 company foundations solely in Bavaria to date. For more information, please visit www.azo-space.com.

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