The CASSINI Hackathons & Mentoring project takes place simultaneously in 10 countries across Europe. The idea is to challenge participants to imagine the future of finance, insurance, and investments with the help of European space technologies. The European Commission launched the Competitive Space Start-ups for Innovation initiative (CASSINI) in 2021 as a part of broad effort in support of space entrepreneurship for a digital and sustainable Europe.

Important dates:

💡 17 - 20 October | Big Ideas Campaign

A series of online evening events, kicking off with a launch session, then diving into the key space technologies and how they are used in the financial industry. Participants can pick and choose the sessions that interest them.

🤓 4 - 6 November | The Hackathon Weekend

The main event - each location will select one winning team at the end of the weekend to move on to the Demo Day & Awards Ceremony.

🏆 9 November | Demo Day & Awards Ceremony

The 10 local winners from around Europe will come together to pitch their solutions in front of an expert jury board that will select the top 3 hackathon projects. This event will be made public to everyone.

The three challenges are:

Enabling green and sustainable investments
Innovating financial tools and technologies
Advancing global financial intelligence

All European students, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, researchers, policymakers, financial professionals, and others are welcome to participate. You are eligible if you are 18 years old or older at the start of the Hackathon (4 November) and reside in an EU Member State, Norway, Switzerland, or Iceland. All teams must have at least 3 team members and can go up to a maximum of 8 members.