A chat with co-founder of Munich-based start-up Vyoma on how European Defence Fund projects are widening its horizons and what this means for the sector
Luisa Buinhas, co-founder and chief programme officer at Vyoma. Photo credits: Vyoma
New space start-ups are discovering defence research and development through the €7.9 billion European Defence Fund (EDF) – and it’s changing how they work.
Luisa Buinhas is a co-founder and chief programme officer at Vyoma, a Munich-based company that uses data to empower automated satellite operations and increase domain awareness in space.
The company, started in 2020, secured two EDF grants worth over €2 million in the latest round. With funding for defence R&D becoming a central policy focus, Vyoma is an example of how space companies are finding their footing in the field.
“I think there has been a recognition not just in…
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