From 11 to 13 November 2018, the European Space Agency (ESA) organised the 1st Φ-week Bootcamp in the framework of Φ-Week in Frascati (Rome), Italy. It brought together a mix of EO researchers, data scientists, non-space corporates, tech leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs and young professionals for an intensive 3-day event where participants were provided the tools to create their own start-up. The themes for the first event were space, food and energy.