SpaceTech startup ecosystem
Europe's space ecosystem is expanding rapidly, with startups building small satellites, launch vehicles, earth observation platforms, and in-orbit services. Munich, Toulouse, and the UK are primary clusters, supported by ESA partnerships. We track 35 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.
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Manta Ray VC
Manta Ray VC is the technology venture arm of Kulczyk Investments, founded by Sebastian Kulczyk to back globally scalable Polish-rooted startups. The fund invests in growth-stage technology companies and has been associated with high-visibility outcomes such as ICEYE (SAR satellites) and Iceye-affiliated deep-tech bets. It complements the broader Kulczyk Investments ecosystem and the InCredibles founder programme.
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NeoSpace Europe 2026
A Luxexpo The Box conference on the commercial space sector, covering market trends, emerging technologies, and the next generation of space companies. Relevant for spacetech founders given Luxembourg's space-investment ecosystem.
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Nexus 2050 2026
Luxembourg's flagship tech and innovation conference at Luxexpo The Box, positioned as a bridge between the Greater Region's corporates, the Luxembourg fund industry, and international deep-tech founders. Programming spans AI, space tech, fintech, and sustainable finance with 4,000+ attendees and an exhibition floor featuring Luxembourg-based scale-ups like Paul Wurth, Gcore, and LuxAI. The 2024 edition launched with ministerial support and has since become the country's primary innovation showcase. Tickets EUR 100-400.
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Pekka Laurila
Pekka Laurila is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder of ICEYE, the Finnish company that pioneered commercial SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite technology for earth observation. ICEYE has grown to operate one of the world's largest commercial SAR satellite constellations, serving customers in insurance, government, and disaster response globally. Laurila is a well-known figure in the Nordic space technology and deep tech ecosystems and is a keynote speaker at NORDEEP 2026.
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Primo Ventures
Primo Ventures (operating entity: Primomiglio SGR), led by chairman Gianluca Dettori and founded in 2016, is a Milan-based VC managing approximately €530 million in assets across digital and space-focused funds. It launched the first Italian venture capital fund dedicated to space technologies — Primo Space Fund (target €80 million, first close €58 million) — in partnership with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Fondazione E. Amaldi, backing deep-space logistics, propulsion, and AI for spacecraft. Portfolio investments include D-Orbit (space logistics, Series C co-lead) and AIKO (AI for autonomous spacecraft operations). Beyond space, its digital fund invests in B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, and fintech at seed and early-growth stages.
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Primomiglio SGR
Founded in 2016, Primomiglio SGR is a Milan-based venture capital firm managing over EUR 200M across sector-specific funds. Its Barcamper Ventures fund invests EUR 0.5-3M at seed and Series A in digital and ICT startups, while a dedicated SpaceTech fund targets newspace and satellite technology. Primomiglio's scouting approach uses a touring bus (the 'Barcamper') to visit Italian universities and tech hubs to discover early-stage talent. Portfolio includes companies in SaaS, IoT, and space infrastructure.
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Raúl Torres
Co-founder and CEO of PLD Space, the Elche-based company developing the Miura family of reusable launch vehicles. He co-founded PLD Space in 2011 to give Europe sovereign access to space for small satellites.
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Sebastian Kulczyk
Owner of Kulczyk Investments and founder of Manta Ray VC, Sebastian is a prominent growth and technology investor supporting globally scalable startups. Through both direct investment and ecosystem initiatives such as InCredibles, he has helped position Polish founders on international markets. His wider portfolio context includes involvement around major outcomes such as Base (acquired by Zendesk), and investments including Iceye and Brainly.
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Space-Comm Expo Europe 2027
The UK's space-industry expo and conference at ExCeL London, connecting space companies, defence, and the broader supply chain. For spacetech and deeptech founders it is the main UK venue to meet agencies, primes, and investors active in the space economy.
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Spire Global Luxembourg
The European headquarters of Spire Global (founded 2012, originally San Francisco), established in Luxembourg City in 2017 with backing from the Luxembourg Future Fund. Spire operates one of the world's largest commercial nanosatellite constellations — over 110 CubeSats — collecting maritime, aviation, and weather data sold as space-to-cloud analytics. Luxembourg is home to Spire's maritime data team and served as the anchor for a $70 million Series C round led by the Luxembourg government.
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Sybilla Technologies
Sybilla Technologies is a Bydgoszcz-based space-tech company specialising in space situational awareness, space traffic management and orbital safety. It designs, builds and operates robotic optical observatories and the software that automates data acquisition, analysis and scheduling across sensor networks. Its space domain awareness data serves national space agencies in Poland, Italy and France, as well as the European Space Agency.
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Technoport
Luxembourg's national technology incubator, established in June 2012 by the state as a merger of the former Technoport incubator and the Ecostart business support infrastructures. Located at the Belval Innovation Campus, it hosts around 40 companies at any given time across ICT, health, space, and industrial sectors. Services include a business incubation programme, a fabrication laboratory, and coworking space. More than 150 companies have passed through since inception.
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TEKNOFEST 2026
TEKNOFEST 2026, the world's largest aviation, space and technology festival, is hosted in Şanlıurfa on 30 September – 4 October 2026 at GAP Airport. Organized by the Türkiye Technology Team (T3) Foundation with the Ministry of Industry and Technology under the National Technology Initiative, it runs 50+ technology competitions across aerospace, AI, defence, energy and agriculture, plus air shows, a startup programme, hackathons and exhibitions.
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Thorium Space
Wrocław-based deep-tech company developing next-generation satellite communications payloads, SATCOM ground terminals and flexible telecom systems. Backed by ESA's HummingSAT programme; launched a pre-IPO targeting 30–35M PLN ahead of a NewConnect debut.
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Toulouse Space Summit 2026
An international space-industry summit in Toulouse, Europe's space capital, organised by Novaspace with the Occitanie region. For spacetech and deeptech founders it is a focused venue to meet space agencies, primes, and investors shaping the resilient-space agenda.
