The Dutch business incubation programme of the European Space Agency, ESA BIC Noordwijk, runs an open call for startups to apply to join as an ESA BIC incubatee and reap the benefit that brings – funding, plus technical and business support – as well as being part of our community at SBIC Noordwijk. Six startups successfully completed the programme this year, with all these entrepreneurs working with downstream space-related technologies for different applications on Earth. The newest graduates will go on to be ambassadors for ESA BIC Noordwijk.
We are excited to warmly congratulate the six graduating companies listed below in this article. Within 2 years, they either produced a prototype or had a market introduction for their innovation. In the ESA BIC programme, space startups get up to €60,000 zero-equity funding for the development of their idea, receive technical support by the European Space Agency and Netherlands Space Office along with a network of partners, and get extensive business support from the team at Space Business Innovation Centre in Noordwijk.
Congrats to these startups
The businesses most recently graduated from the incubation programme in Noordwijk are listed below. All the entrepreneurs completed the programme during 2025 and were each awarded with an alumnus patch coinciding with the Demo Day that took place at SBIC on 9 Dec. Some of the startups’ innovations were presented during the event, see report here.
To mark the graduation, each participant received the official ESA BIC Noordwijk alumnus patch. Jacobo Domingo (SBIC business development manager) who provided business support during the ESA BIC programme.
2C Degrees
Founder: Patrick Slavenburg
Website: 2cdegrees.com
Space link: Using satellite data and remote sensing
Description: Measuring water insights across the entire supply chain
Aardvark Sensing
Founder: Ilan Lewin
Website: aardvark-sensing.com
Space link: Using Sentinel and SMOS (soil moisture & ocean salinity) satellite data
Description: Providing soil sensing data to enable better predictive capability for precision agriculture
Celemation
Founder: Joël Meijering
Website: celemation.com
Space link: Using GNSS positioning
Description: Offering robotic aerial scanner for 2D and 3D scanning of outdoor sites
Inframent
Founder: Marina Kurnevich
Website: inframent.com
Space link: Using GNSS positioning and augmentation
Description: Enabling easy documentation for underground infrastructure construction
Terraprisma
Founder: Thomas Kaakeh
Website: terraprisma.com
Space link: Using Earth observation data
Description: Assessment and monitoring tools to support transparent and sustainable mining practices
Turtle Island Space
Founder: Brian Treacy
Website: turtleislandspace.com
Space link: Using satellite data and Earth observation data
Description: Developed an online educational service to access real-time space data
Do you have a space business idea? Watch out for news about the spring 2026 ESA BIC selection deadline – to prepare, we encourage you to join the Ignition Programme!
Validate your space business idea via the pre-incubation Ignition Programme; apply by 5 Feb 2026:
CHOOSE ESA BIC NOORDWIJK TO LAUNCH YOUR SPACE BUSINESS IN 2026!
You can apply to ESA BIC Noordwijk if you are an entrepreneur or startup. The programme gives you the best chance of developing your space business idea via a well-established network and community in the heart of the Dutch space industry. You need to be resident in the Netherlands, with a company that is not yet founded or not older than 5 years. Then, the rest is up to you. Share your business proposal in the next application round and you could join our space community in 2026. The first step is to reach out to our very helpful team and book your introduction meeting here.
