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title: "ESA Φ-lab Grand Marathon: Earthpulse selected as a finalist"
description: Earthpulse is a finalist for the 2nd ESA Φ-lab Grand Marathon at Hello Tomorrow ceremony in Amsterdam, 10 June.
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# [ESA Φ-lab Grand Marathon: Earthpulse selected as a finalist](https://www.earthpulse.ai/resources/esa-φ-lab-grand-marathon-earthpulse-selected-as-a-finalist)

 Written by [Earthpulse Team](https://www.earthpulse.ai/resources/author/earthpulse-team-1) | 22 May 2026

#### **Earthpulse has been selected as a finalist for the 2nd ESA Φ-lab Grand Marathon**

Earlier this month, our Business Development Manager Judith Hernandez represented Earthpulse at the 3rd EO Commercialisation Forum in Seville, pitching at the 3rd CommEO Award, a competition co-created by [ESA](https://www.esa.int/) and [Creative Destruction Lab Milan](https://creativedestructionlab.com/locations/milan/) for early-stage startups anchoring technical innovation in a strong commercial strategy. Earthpulse, which competed before a jury of high-level industry experts, finished in the top 3.

We are now proud to share the next chapter: Earthpulse has been selected as one of just two finalists for the 2nd ESA Φ-lab Grand Marathon.

The Grand Marathon is one of ESA's flagship open innovation programmes, run by ESA's Φ-lab in partnership with Hello Tomorrow. It is designed to identify and accelerate the most promising deep-tech solutions in Earth Observation, bridging the gap between scientific innovation and real commercial impact. Being selected as a finalist, from a highly competitive field, is a strong validation of both our technology and the business we are building.

Earthpulse was founded on a simple premise: that satellite and geospatial data should be usable, not just available, helping organisations manage infrastructure risk, meet compliance requirements, and uncover operational insights. [SPAI](https://spai.earthpulse.ai/), our geo-analytics engine, and our Pulses are built to deliver exactly that for infrastructure management, compliance, and risk assessment.

Being chosen as a finalist is a recognition of both the strength of our technology and the clarity of our commercial vision, and a testament to the work Judith and the wider team put into Seville.

We will present our solution at the [Hello Tomorrow Summit](https://hello-tomorrow.org/global-summit/) in Amsterdam on 12 June.

[View full post](https://www.earthpulse.ai/resources/esa-φ-lab-grand-marathon-earthpulse-selected-as-a-finalist)

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