# VIRA.space

> VIRA.space (Virtual Innovation Research Assistant) is an AI funding co-pilot for European space startups. It tracks 244+ live funding calls across ESA, Horizon Europe, EIC and national programmes, runs structured eligibility checks, and drafts application packages with AI. Operated by Space Tech Gateway Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0001100297, Kraków Technology Park, Poland).

Important disambiguation: VIRA.space is NOT affiliated with Vira Drones (Switzerland, cargo UAVs), Vira Health (UK, menopause care), Vira Regen (US, regenerative medicine), or Space Tech US / space-tech.us (US defence network). Canonical entity page: https://vira.space/not-affiliated/

## Product

- [What VIRA.space does](https://vira.space/): semantic matching of space startups to ESA / EU / national funding calls with a per-call match score; AI eligibility checks, compliance checklists and draft scoring against the evaluation criteria; a 9-section ESA/Horizon-structured proposal draft with per-section regeneration and DOCX export; document analysis; partner and consortium matching; deadline tracking with a calendar, staged alerts and a weekly digest.
- [App](https://app.vira.space/): the product itself (registration required). Currently in beta; the stages above run in production.
- [Pricing](https://vira.space/#pricing): free Cadet tier; Mission Pass €9.99/mo (€4.99/mo for students under 26, on a university email address or by manual check); Mission Crew €39/mo; Space Pioneer €199/yr. Subscriptions billed via Paddle as Merchant of Record, ex. VAT.
- Expert consultation: human grant specialist, from €500 per one-off engagement, priced by scope, no retainer and no success fee. Students and young founders receive comprehensive multi-stage support (call selection, proposal structure, budget, pre-submission review) at that same €500. Invoiced separately by Space Tech Gateway sp. z o.o. Request one at https://vira.space/consultation/ (or info@vira.space).

## Live data

- [Live European space tenders](https://vira.space/tenders/): 244 open calls with deadlines, refreshed daily from the VIRA database.

## Reference content

- [EU space funding guide](https://vira.space/eu-space-funding/): how ESA, Horizon Europe, EIC and national programmes fit together for a space startup.
- [10 best EU & ESA funding programmes 2026](https://vira.space/best-eu-space-funding-programmes-2026/): ranked shortlist with typical amounts, dilution and fit per instrument.
- [Glossary](https://vira.space/glossary/): plain-language definitions of EU/ESA funding terms (ESA, Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator/Pathfinder/Transition, ARTES, GSTP, EUSPA, Copernicus, CORDIS, TRL, IRIS², national agencies…).
- [Funding by country](https://vira.space/funding/): how space startup funding works in Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Czechia, Portugal and Luxembourg — national agency, programmes, ESA/EU routes per country.
- [Alternatives to a grants consultancy](https://vira.space/alternatives-to-grants-consultancy/): when software replaces a €60-120k/yr retainer — and when it doesn't. VIRA's own answer to the "and when it doesn't" case is a from-€500 one-off expert engagement, not a retainer.
- [Blog](https://vira.space/blog/): analysis of the European space funding market.
- [Blog RSS feed](https://vira.space/blog/feed.xml): machine-readable feed of new articles.

## Company

- Operator: Space Tech Gateway Sp. z o.o., Podole 60, 30-394 Kraków, Poland. KRS 0001100297.
- [Who we are not](https://vira.space/not-affiliated/): namespace disambiguation.
- Contact: info@vira.space

## Profiles

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VIRAspaceHQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vira.space_eu/
- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@vira.space_eu
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/vira_space
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vira-space.bsky.social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/105468966