EUDIS Defence Hackathon & Mentoring - Blue Dot Solutions

About Blue Dot Solutions

Blue Dot Solutions is a Polish company that develops services, systems, and applications based on satellite data. The team works with technologies such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Earth Observation (EO), integrated applications, and satellite components. The company has organized multiple editions of the Space3ac acceleration program and the CASSINI Hackathons. Blue Dot Solutions also supports other organizations entering the space sector and has completed projects funded by the European Space Agency, the European Investment Bank, and the European Commission.

About the Hackathon & Mentoring

There will be two different hackathon editions in the year 2025, one in the spring and one in the fall. In addition to local prizes, the eight national hackathon winners gain access to 40 hours of mentoring programme held over two months, get to pitch in front of EU Member States representatives, and the top three EU-wide winners get to attend an international high-tech event to pitch their solutions. The mentoring programme will support the eight winning teams in building sustainable and successful businesses whilst introducing them to important defence knowledge and contacts.

About EUDIS itself

The EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) is an instrument enabled by the European Defence Fund (EDF) to strengthen defence innovation in the European Union (EU).

EUDIS offers a set of instruments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including start-ups, and other non-traditional players in defence industrial ecosystem to ensure more opportunities to access the European Defence Fund. 

It aims to lower entry barriers into the defence domain for smaller players and innovators, focusing on technological readiness and market maturity. EUDIS supports innovators throughout the development cycle to mature, scale-up, demonstrate their use-case, grow and successfully enter the market.