WIT BERRY

Their core work

WIT Berry is a Latvian private company operating in the space technology sector, with demonstrated involvement in both space market development and electric propulsion systems. Their participation in HATCH placed them within the European SME space ecosystem, contributing to efforts to make space more accessible to smaller businesses. Their subsequent involvement in GIESEPP MP — a project focused on gridded ion engine standardization for medium-power electric propulsion — points to a more technically specialized role in spacecraft propulsion hardware or components. The exact nature of their proprietary products or services is not fully described in the available project data, making detailed characterization difficult.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

WIT Berry's H2020 trajectory shows a clear pivot from market access and ecosystem participation toward deep technical specialization. Their first project (HATCH, 2017–2019) was a space portal initiative — broadly focused on connecting SMEs to the space sector, with no specific technology domain. By 2021, they joined GIESEPP MP, a highly technical engineering project on ion propulsion standardization, signaling a move from ecosystem-level participation to hardware-level contribution. This shift from market enablement to propulsion technology suggests the company was either deepening existing technical capabilities or deliberately repositioning toward space propulsion as a core business area.

WIT Berry is moving toward specialized space propulsion technology, making them a candidate partner for consortia working on satellite propulsion, in-space transportation, or space hardware standardization.

How they like to work

WIT Berry has participated exclusively as a consortium partner, never taking a coordinating role, which suggests they function as specialist contributors rather than project leaders. With only 9 unique partners across 2 projects, their network is relatively small, though it spans 7 countries — indicating broad geographic reach despite limited project volume. They appear comfortable operating in both coordination support (CSA) and implementation (IA) project types, which suggests flexibility in the kind of role they can fill within a consortium.

WIT Berry has collaborated with 9 unique partners across 7 countries, suggesting a genuinely European network despite only 2 projects. Their partnerships span both space market development consortia and deep-tech engineering teams.

What sets them apart

WIT Berry is one of very few Latvian SMEs active in the European space propulsion sector, giving them a distinctive geographic footprint in a region underrepresented in space hardware. Their combination of space market experience (HATCH) and propulsion engineering participation (GIESEPP MP) positions them as a bridge between space SME ecosystems and technical propulsion projects. However, with only 2 projects and limited public data, their full technical capabilities remain opaque — potential partners should conduct direct due diligence.

Highlights from their portfolio

• GIESEPP MP
  The most technically substantive project — focused on standardizing gridded ion engine platforms for medium-power satellite propulsion, placing WIT Berry in a specialized and commercially relevant segment of the space hardware supply chain.
• HATCH
  An SME-led space portal initiative that gave WIT Berry early exposure to the European space ecosystem and cross-border SME networks spanning 7 countries.