Our Partners
The UK Space Agency Accelerator brings together some of the best minds in space, technology and entrepreneurship.
Managed by UK Space Agency and lead by Entrepreneurial Spark, the UK Space Agency Accelerator presents some of the best partnership opportunities in the space sector.
Lead Delivery Partners
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UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency inspires and leads the UK in space to benefit our planet and its people, playing a major role in delivering the UK Government’s National Space Strategy.
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Entrepreneurial Spark
Global experts in the entrepreneurial mindset, Entrepreneurial Spark knows how to help the people at the heart of business to break out of their comfort zone and fulfil their potential.
Delivery Partners
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Exotopic drives growth in science and technology by connecting government, industry and academia to develop new capabilities, skills and future-ready solutions.
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Technia supports innovators in bringing complex products to life, combining deep PLM expertise with cutting-edge tools to streamline design, development and delivery.
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Cowe Communications helps businesses sharpen their voice, define their purpose and grow with clarity, offering strategic insight and powerful brand storytelling.
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Harper Macleod is a full-service law firm trusted by high-growth businesses to deliver expert legal support from startup through to scale and exit.
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Marks & Clerk is a leading intellectual property firm helping space ventures protect and commercialise innovation, with deep technical and legal expertise.
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Northeastern University supports innovation and entrepreneurship by providing dynamic coworking space and access to a thriving ecosystem of research and industry.
Constellation Members
The Constellation brings together exited entrepreneurs to support the next wave of innovation. As trusted advisors to the Geo cohort, they offer invaluable insight, challenge, and sector-specific guidance.
Mark Roberts
Mark is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and board advisor. He is an experienced Board Chair, specialising in high-growth, tech-enabled businesses, often with a B2C brand.
As an Entrepreneur, Mark co-founded Beer Hawk (exited to AB InBev), an e-commerce venture which he scaled from two mates in a shed to a thriving business with over £80m in revenues and a team of over 200 beery enthusiasts.
As an Intrapreneur, Mark launched PerfectDraft globally, seeding the product in the UK before scaling it to over $200m in revenues, with a presence on 3 continents, and becoming a lead Direct-To-Consumer proposition for ABInBev.
As a Board Adviser, Mark is an Operational Partner for Praetura Ventures, an Industry Adviser at the University of Oxford and notably Chaired the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership.
As an Angel Investor, Mark has backed over 10 start-ups, provides ongoing mentoring for the founding teams, and is the Chair of Leeds Angels.
Mark published his first book in 2025, “The Entrepreneur Within”, and speaks internationally about innovation and entrepreneurship.