Space industry consulting
Your insider in the European space sector.

Space is complex. Funding is competitive. The right connections matter. SPACEALIST helps startups, companies, investors and research institutions find their way in the European space sector and in the deep-tech and defence fields around it, from first idea to funded project.

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About

Built inside the European space ecosystem.

Michal Kuneš, founder of SPACEALIST

Michal Kuneš

Founder of SPACEALIST

For more than 15 years I have worked in the Czech and European space sector, as Project Manager and Consultant at the Czech Space Office and as Programme Manager of ESA BIC Czech Republic. I am a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and a former Executive Council member of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). I founded SPACEALIST to put that experience, and the relationships behind it, to work for my clients.

  • 15+years in the Czech and European space sector
  • 100+space and deep-tech startups mentored
  • ESA + EUproposals written, won and evaluated
  • PRINCE2certified project manager, with master's degrees in space engineering and business

More about me and SPACEALIST

Services

I work with you, not around you.

Support for startups, companies, investors and research institutions, from the first idea to a funded project. Choose the group that fits you.

Entrepreneurs

From a space business idea to a clear first plan.

Startups

Funding, incubation and the road to the first customers.

Investors

Scouting and due diligence of space and deep-tech startups.

Companies

Your place, partners and funding in the space market.

International companies

Your way into the Czech and European space sector.

Academia and research

Proposals, consortia and industry partners for your research.

Process

Simple. Direct. Personal.

Fast communication and clear agreements, from the first call to the results. You always know where things stand.

  1. 1

    Intro call

    30 minutes. We talk about your situation and your goals, and whether I am the right fit.

  2. 2

    Clear proposal

    Scope, timeline, and fee. No surprises. Project-based or ongoing retainer. If you wish, we sign an NDA and a written contract.

  3. 3

    We get to work

    Direct contact and regular updates at every step. English and Czech. Prague and beyond.

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Michal Kuneš

Hi, I'm Michal

I started in 2012 at the Czech Space Office, where I managed the national project Support of Space Project Management, trained SMEs and public authorities on ESA and EU programmes and represented the Czech Republic at the International Astronautical Federation and the Space Generation Advisory Council. From 2017 I worked at CzechInvest, the Business and Investment Development Agency of the Czech Republic, on ESA BIC Prague, running scouting, incubation and mentoring and international projects such as the Astropreneurs Space Startup Accelerator, EO ClimLab and Copernicus User Uptake. From 2020 to 2025 I led ESA BIC Czech Republic as Programme Manager, from proposal and procurement to budgeting, contracting and reporting, and scouted, selected and supported over 70 space startups in ESA BIC alone.

I studied both sides of the job: aircraft and space systems at the Czech Technical University, with a thesis on the design of a CubeSat mission, and corporate economics and management, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, at the Prague University of Economics and Business. Space projects need both, because good technology alone rarely wins funding or customers, and a good business plan fails without technology that works.

I founded SPACEALIST in 2026 to bring that experience to clients directly: startups and scaleups, established companies, investors, institutions and academia. I work project by project or on retainer, in English and Czech, and you deal with me directly at every step.

Experience

Education

Memberships

Certificates

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What I bring

Mentoring

Across ESA BIC, accelerators and other programmes I have mentored more than 100 startups in space and deep tech, and helped several of them secure investment and grow from the first idea to scaling.

Pitches and due diligence

I have heard 1000+ startup pitches and worked with several VCs. I know what investors want to hear, and what makes them pass. I also provide independent evaluations and technical due diligence.

Funding and evaluation

I have written and won ESA and Horizon Europe projects, and I have evaluated them from the other side of the table, both applications to ESA BIC and proposals to ESA and Horizon Europe. I know what scores and what does not.

Project management

I have managed national space projects and international ones funded by ESA and Horizon Europe, and I am a PRINCE2 certified project manager.

Ecosystem

I know the Czech and European space ecosystem in depth: the institutions, the funding mechanisms and the people. Through the IAF, SGAC and international events I also have contacts well beyond Europe. I have advised public authorities on national space strategy, connected startups with industry, investors and academia, and facilitated technology transfer into the space industry.

Technology

Space technologies, satellite data, deep tech and dual-use technologies, and how to turn them into business value. I have organised hackathons, workshops and conferences on Copernicus, Galileo and EGNOS.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 17 October 2026

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Michal Kuneš, SPACEALIST, Prague, Czech Republic. Contact: michal.kunes@spacealist.space

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We keep correspondence as long as needed to handle your enquiry or our cooperation, and afterwards only as long as the law requires. Statistics are kept in aggregated form only.

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You can request access to your data, its correction or erasure, restriction of processing and data portability, and you can object to processing based on legitimate interest. Just write to us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Czech data protection authority, Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (uoou.gov.cz).