Analysis

March 3, 2019

European space tech is about to take off

A bold long-term strategy from the European Space Agency to back space-related startups is about to come to fruition.


Amy Lewin

5 min read

The launch of Finnish startup Iceye's first radar satellite. Credit: Antrix/Iceye.

In a somewhat unglamorous industrial park on the outskirts of Munich, in Germany, dozens of startups are poring over satellite imagery, 3D-printing medical implants and playing with robots.

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Mark Boggett, managing director of space tech investor Seraphim Capital
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The European Space Agency's network of business incubation centres.
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One of Finnish startup Iceye's radar satellites in orbit.
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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