About

About LETO SPACE: founder, team and programmes

LETO SPACE GmbH, founded in 2023, advises cities, regions and companies on the use of Earth observation, satellite navigation, satellite communication and AI, and develops the discovery platform Spacegraph. Patrick Pils is the founder and managing director. A core team from consulting, software engineering and AI works with a network of subject-matter experts.

  1. LETO SPACELETO SPACE GmbH entered in the company register (FN 609684w).
  2. LETO SPACEESA BIC Austria incubatee, 2024 to 2025.
  3. LETO SPACENominated for the Junior Category Award at the 20th anniversary of the ESA Business Incubation Centres, Munich, February 2025.
  4. Spacegraph AI Compass prototypeWinner among seven teams, ESA Acceleration Days challenge "Accelerate Urban Green Transition", 8 to 12 September 2025 in Brussels.
  5. SpacegraphESA cooperative agreement, in coordination with the European Commission's DG CLIMA and the Covenant of Mayors.
Milestones

01Consulting

What we do

LETO SPACE is a strategy consultancy for space-enabled solutions. We guide cities, regions and companies from strategy through requirements analysis and provider selection to the introduction of solutions based on Earth observation, satellite navigation, satellite communication and AI. In our consulting work we are vendor-neutral.

  • Our consulting
    Our four practice areas, the choice between buying, partnering and building, and answers to common questions.
  • Our products
    Spacegraph, R&D Compass and LETO Academy, which we develop alongside our consulting.

02Team

Who we are

LETO SPACE is led by its founder and managing director, Patrick Pils. Source: wirtschaft.at, accessed 4 October 2026wirtschaft.atLETO SPACE GmbH, company register extract (FN 609684w)accessed 4 October 2026Open source (opens wirtschaft.at) You can find him on LinkedIn (opens linkedin.com).

Patrick Pils leads a core team from consulting, software engineering and AI, which works with a network of subject-matter experts in projects.

Open positions at LETO SPACE are published on jobs.leto.space (opens jobs.leto.space).

03Milestones

Milestones and recognition

LETO SPACE GmbH was founded in 2023 and was an ESA BIC Austria incubatee from 2024 to 2025. Source: ESA, European Space Agency, accessed 4 October 2026European Space AgencyESA Commercialisation Gateway: LETO SPACE GmbH startup profileaccessed 4 October 2026Open source (opens commercialisation.esa.int) In February 2025 it was one of three nominees for the Junior Category Award at the 20th anniversary of the ESA Business Incubation Centres. Source: ESA, esa.int, 14 February 2025esa.intESA Business Incubation Centres celebrate two decades of innovation14 February 2025Open source (opens esa.int) In September 2025 its Spacegraph AI Compass prototype was the winner among seven teams in the ESA Acceleration Days challenge "Accelerate Urban Green Transition". Source: Eurisy, 23 September 2025EurisyAccelerating urban green transition, guided by users, driven by innovation23 September 2025Open source (opens eurisy.eu) Since 2026, an ESA cooperative agreement has supported Spacegraph, in coordination with the European Commission's DG CLIMA and the Covenant of Mayors. Source: EU Covenant of Mayors, eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu, 23 April 2026eu-mayors.ec.europa.euFrom Space to City: How Space-Enabled Solutions Support Urban Green Transition, Session 223 April 2026Open source (opens eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu) Each entry below links to its public source.

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    LETO SPACE GmbH entered in the company register (FN 609684w).

    Source: wirtschaft.at (opens wirtschaft.at)

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    ESA BIC Austria incubatee, 2024 to 2025.

    Source: ESA (opens commercialisation.esa.int)

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    Nominated for the Junior Category Award at the 20th anniversary of the ESA Business Incubation Centres, Munich, February 2025.

    Source: ESA, 14 Feb 2025 (opens esa.int)

  4. , Spacegraph AI Compass prototype

    Winner among seven teams, ESA Acceleration Days challenge "Accelerate Urban Green Transition", 8 to 12 September 2025 in Brussels.

    Source: ESA, 17 Sept 2025 (opens commercialisation.esa.int)

  5. , Spacegraph

    ESA cooperative agreement, in coordination with the European Commission's DG CLIMA and the Covenant of Mayors.

    Source: EU Covenant of Mayors, 23 Apr 2026 (opens eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu)

04Partners

Organisations we have worked with

Institutions and programmes

  • European Space Agency (ESA)
  • European Commission
  • UNOOSA
  • BMIMI
  • FFG
  • Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
  • Microsoft for Startups
  • AWS Activate
  • GitLab for Startups
  • AI Factory Austria AI:AT

Networks and agencies

  • Covenant of Mayors
  • Science Park Graz
  • Vienna Geospace Hub
  • REGEA
  • energap
  • Codema
  • Digital Findet Stadt
  • ICLEI Europe

Companies and partners

  • Burgenland Energie
  • LogServ
  • ReqPOOL
  • JKU
  • GeoVille
  • Floodlight
  • ubicube
  • Latitudo 40
  • PERI
  • Urban Innovation Vienna
  • AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
  • GeoSphere Austria
  • SISTEMA
  • World Data Lab
  • University of Vienna
  • University of Salzburg
  • Sysparency
  • Stadtwerke Amstetten

Cities and regions

  • Vilnius
  • Stadt Essen
  • Reykjavík
  • Stadt Wien
  • Braga
  • Guimarães
  • Alba Iulia
  • Cluj-Napoca
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  • Velenje
  • RER Emilia-Romagna
  • City of Treviso
  • Linz
  • Innsbruck
  • St. Pölten
  • Leonding
  • Tulln an der Donau
  • Dornbirn
  • Steyr
  • Gleisdorf
  • St. Veit an der Glan
  • Amstetten

05Whitepaper

Our whitepaper

In February 2024 we published "Orbital Opportunities", a whitepaper on how the space economy is structured and measured. It compares the frameworks of the OECD, the European Investment Bank, Euroconsult, know.space and Space Capital, and sets out what a more transparent framework would need.

Orbital Opportunities: Understanding the Structure & Dynamics of the Space Economy

PDF, 9 MB, 49 pages

Download Orbital Opportunities: Understanding the Structure & Dynamics of the Space Economy, PDF, 9 MB, 49 pages

06Our name

Where the name comes from

LETO SPACE stands for "LEading TO SPACE". The name also refers to Leto, the figure from Greek mythology who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis, two names that space programmes later carried. In the myth, Leto stays in the background and makes room for the next generation. Our role is similar: your solution comes first, and we do the groundwork that gets it into operation.

07Press

Press kit

Our press kit contains the LETO SPACE and Spacegraph logos as SVG and PNG files, a portrait of Patrick Pils, a short and a long company description in English and German, and our brand colours with notes on how to use the logo. For press enquiries, write to office@leto.space.

LETO SPACE press kit

ZIP, 2.2 MB, English and German

Download LETO SPACE press kit, ZIP, 2.2 MB, English and German

Prefer to write? Send us a message through the contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Q1What does LETO SPACE do?

LETO SPACE is a strategy consultancy for space-enabled solutions. We help cities, regions and companies find, specify, procure and introduce solutions based on Earth observation, satellite navigation, satellite communication and AI. We also develop Spacegraph, R&D Compass and LETO Academy.

Q2When was LETO SPACE founded?

LETO SPACE GmbH was founded in 2023. It was entered in the company register on 18 August 2023 under the number FN 609684w. Source: wirtschaft.at, accessed 4 October 2026wirtschaft.atLETO SPACE GmbH, company register extract (FN 609684w)accessed 4 October 2026Open source (opens wirtschaft.at)

Q3Where is LETO SPACE based?

LETO SPACE's office is at Stremayrgasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria. We work in the DACH region and across Europe.

Q4Who leads LETO SPACE?

Patrick Pils is the founder and managing director of LETO SPACE GmbH. Source: wirtschaft.at, accessed 4 October 2026wirtschaft.atLETO SPACE GmbH, company register extract (FN 609684w)accessed 4 October 2026Open source (opens wirtschaft.at) He leads a core team from consulting, software engineering and AI. In projects, the team works with a network of subject-matter experts.

Q5Is LETO SPACE related to Spacegraph?

Yes. LETO SPACE GmbH develops and operates Spacegraph, a discovery platform for space-enabled solutions at spacegraph.com, with a public marketplace and free sign-up. The Spacegraph AI Compass is available after sign-up.

Sources (5)

  1. wirtschaft.at, accessed 4 October 2026LETO SPACE GmbH, company register extract (FN 609684w) (opens wirtschaft.at)
  2. European Space Agency, accessed 4 October 2026ESA Commercialisation Gateway: LETO SPACE GmbH startup profile (opens commercialisation.esa.int)
  3. Eurisy, 23 September 2025Accelerating urban green transition, guided by users, driven by innovation (opens eurisy.eu)
  4. esa.int, 14 February 2025ESA Business Incubation Centres celebrate two decades of innovation (opens esa.int)
  5. eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu, 23 April 2026From Space to City: How Space-Enabled Solutions Support Urban Green Transition, Session 2 (opens eu-mayors.ec.europa.eu)

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