A Berlin advisory firm built around two practices and one principle: technical capability only becomes valuable once it turns into a real-world result – a business, or a built outcome.
We work at two ends of the technical economy. On one side, Earth Observation and SpaceTech companies that have built something valuable and still need to work out who needs it, how to reach them, and how to turn a first sale into a repeatable business. On the other, engineering and infrastructure organisations managing natural-hazard risk, where the task is resilient design, disaster-risk reduction and adaptation. Different fields, one underlying problem: turning technical capability into commercial reality and real-world impact.
Led by Elena Ash. For EO and SpaceTech companies translating capability into customers, revenue and a fundable investment round – and for investors assessing the commercial case behind a technical company. Commercial due diligence, investor-readiness and go-to-market, grounded in years of building these markets from the commercial side.
→ Earth Observation & SpaceTech Commercialisation PracticeLed by Dr Alexander Barinov. For engineering and infrastructure organisations managing natural-hazard risk – debris flows, landslides, rockfalls, avalanches – where the work is risk assessment, resilient design, disaster-risk reduction and climate adaptation.
We work selectively and close to the problem. Engagements are focused rather than open-ended, sized to the decision in front of you – a four-week commercial sprint, a due-diligence read, an engineering assessment – not an indefinite retainer. Domain depth is only worth what it changes in practice.
Behind the two practices is a curated international advisory network spanning venture capital, ESG and governance, and the space economy, alongside geotechnical and Earth Observation depth. It gives complex technical markets the range they need without the overhead of a large consultancy.
→ Meet the team and advisory networkBased in Berlin, one of Europe's most active deep-tech and SpaceTech hubs, BAA draws on a dense network of engineering firms, space agencies, geospatial companies and international investors, and puts it to work on every engagement.
Tell us what you are building and where it is stuck. We will tell you whether we can help.
