Our Mission

The UK Space Agency Accelerator is an inclusive, world-class programme to accelerate the development
and growth of dynamic space startups across the UK.

Impact

  • We are delivering compelling impact by accelerating human potential, commercial growth, and funding opportunities. Backed by compelling data and real success stories, our approach stands out as a proven pathway for startup founders seeking high growth.

  • There is noticeable evidence that the accelerator leaves its mark on the people involved– entrepreneurs, Agency staff, E-Spark team and delivery partners, and the wider ecosystem. They take the memory of our programmes and events with them and it shapes what they do in the future.

  • The entrepreneurs experience an immediate sense of pace and acceleration when they join our programmes, with high expectations which encourage them to push themselves further. Their mindsets shift fast to enable them to take bold, focused action from day 1.

  • We’re not just backing winners, we’re creating them. Participants who enter our programmes with sizeable credibility gaps are given the tools and support to work on them, and grow into well-rounded entrepreneurial leaders.

  • A culture of continuous improvement has led to scalable impact. We have developed an even stronger culture in the Accelerator that represents the best of UK Space Agency and E-Spark values, and new interventions that allow us to reach further and deliver impact even when we’re not acting directly.

  • Businesses and alumni hit meaningful commercial milestones that aren’t all about investment – we champion first revenue, sales growth, team development and technological success.

  • Building on the Breaking Boundaries report, we have made a meaningful difference to opportunities for women in the space sector.

Reputation

  • The UK Space Agency Accelerator has built a strong reputation for creating some of the most promising entrepreneurs in the UK.

  • Entrepreneurs are telling stories on stages and online of how they (not just their business) have fundamentally changed.

  • UK Space Agency, wider government and other stakeholders are proactively engaging with the Accelerator and championing it because of how good our collective storytelling is, both nationally and regionally.

  • Our strong reputation for delivering exceptional results enables us to push boundaries within government, so we can continue to secure funding, build momentum and grow our resources.

Ecosystem

  • We can confidently point to an active, diverse and self-sustaining network that we have enabled, which is filled with opportunity and strongly affiliated to the UK Space Agency Accelerator.

  • We become the conduit of the space startup ecosystem, with other programmes actively recruiting our alumni and working with us.

  • Our plans are strongly integrated and co-ordinated with other businesses support, both across the Agency and more broadly.

  • The pool of successful space entrepreneurs is growing, with several of our alumni exiting their businesses and returning to invest the proceeds and mentor the next generation of startups.