# ESA

> ESA is a VC fund in Paris backing Artificial Intelligence and AgTech. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-space-agency
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/esa
- Website: http://www.esa.int
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanSpaceAgency

ESA is a VC fund in Paris focused on Artificial Intelligence and AgTech. The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. ESA's mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial andintellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ESA. Shizune tracks 7 team members at ESA. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/esa-2?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $54k–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 56% |
| AgTech | 4 | 44% |
| Farming | 3 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 33% |
| Hardware | 2 | 22% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 5 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 4 | 44% |
| Latvia | 1 | 11% |
| Austria | 1 | 11% |
| Denmark | 1 | 11% |
| Hungary | 1 | 11% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Kuipers | Astronaut | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-kuipers |
| Bartu Kaleagasi | Innovation Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bartu-kaleagasi |
| Bianca Hoersch | Chief Digital Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bianca-hoersch |
| Daniel Scuka | Programme Communication Officer for Operations and Space Safety | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-scuka-0e91 |
| Essa Saulat | Startup Mentor - Design & Growth | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essa-saulat |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Space Forge | Space Forge make super materials in space that cannot be made on earth. | $13.4M | Grant | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| PerPlant | PerPlant is an AI-sensor-based camera system that provides unparalleled, precise insights into their plants' health. They help farmers accelerate their transition into sustainable farming by democratizing access to artificial intelligence. |  | Grant | May 21, 2026 |  |
| Deep Space Energy | Deep Space Energy is to become a commercial provider of radioisotope electricity for deep space science missions, the commercial lunar market, and scientific surface missions on the Moon and Mars. |  | Grant | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| Another Earth | Another Earth is building an AI-powered simulation and synthetic data platform for Earth Observation. As our planet changes, AI models need scalable, high-quality training data to keep pace. Another Earth provides synthetic data, scenario simulations and predictions required to accelerate AI development, and enable faster, smarterdecision-making—enabling smarter decisions for a more resilient world. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Space Acceleration Industries | Space Acceleration Industries offers enterprise solutions for space markets. | $56.5K | Grant | May 01, 2025 |  |
| CinSOIL | CinSOIL is an AI-based software tool that enables AgriFood companies decarbonise their supply chains at farm level with a combination of nature-based solutions and satellite monitoring. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Spacefood | 100% natural, plant-based food optimized for space exploration and everyday use | $54.5K | Grant | Jul 15, 2024 |  |
| scoutlabs | We're building the world's densest digital trap network to accurately gauge insect pest pressure. This helps millions of farmers in precisely combating crop-eating insects, accelerating a transition to more sustainable methods. Good for the farmer, the environment and for our food security |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 13, 2023 |  |
| FarmBlick | FarmBlick is a smart farming company that provides individual advice to agricultural businesses on the topic of smart farming. |  | Seed | Jan 11, 2023 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Space Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-space-agency-f580) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austria-wirtschaftsservice) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Angels Club Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-angels-club-berlin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EIT Food](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-food) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [goverment of Latvia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goverment-of-latvia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Fund Denmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-fund-denmark) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ESA invest in?

ESA invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, AgTech and Farming startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ESA's check size?

ESA typically joins rounds of $54k–$13M at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ESA participates in.

### How do I contact ESA?

Public channels for ESA include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at ESA?

The team at ESA includes Andre Kuipers (Astronaut), Bartu Kaleagasi (Innovation Analyst) and Bianca Hoersch (Chief Digital Officer), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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