Véronique De La Casa is the Spacely Chief Officer as well as the Space Data & Insurance Officer and leads the Finance & Business Support at CNES (the French Space Agency). With more than 30 years of experience at CNES, she has played a key role in supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and the growth of the French and European New Space ecosystem.
As a graduate of Toulouse Business School, Véronique has developed extensive expertise in innovation financing, startup support, investor relations, and strategic partnerships. Throughout her career, she has contributed to numerous initiatives aimed at connecting space technologies with commercial opportunities and facilitating collaboration between public institutions, startups, industry leaders, and investors.
Today, she leads Spacely, the CNES investor club, where she fosters dialogue between entrepreneurs, venture capital funds, corporates and institutional stakeholders through high-level networking events, thematic conferences, and investment initiatives. Her mission is to strengthen investment in the space sector and help accelerate the development of innovative space companies in France and across Europe.
Convinced that the future of the space economy will be driven by strong collaboration between investors and innovators, Véronique is committed to building the connections that will shape the next generation of space champions.
