Mars Habitat Challenge 2024

Hagerbach Test Gallery is looking for pioneering startups to develop solutions for the visionary idea of living on Mars or other planets. Solutions include those that offer products/services that could make life on Mars possible. Be it solutions for constructing buildings/caverns, energy, air or water management, health & safety, transportation, food production, or communication. The ultimate goal is a self-sustaining habitat based on the principles of a circular economy. The Mars Habitat Challenge is supervised by Venturelab. 

• Ten selected startups will pitch their startup project on March 5, 2024 in front of a jury of high-ranking industry experts.
• The top five will undergo a public voting system in March/April, where everyone can vote for their favourite project. 
• The top three startups selected will be invited to the customer event Hagerbach Test Gallery on May 3, 2024, where the winner be unvealed.
• One startup will be awarded with a proof of concept in the Hagerbach Test Gallery (value CHF 10'000).