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Ocean Accelerators & Incubators

62 ocean accelerators and incubators listed across 25 countries and 12 focus areas.

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Where are ocean accelerators & incubators based?

USA (18)Canada (5)Australia (4)Portugal (3)Netherlands (3)France (3)Norway (3)England (2)Kenya (2)Spain (2)

Featured Accelerators & Incubators

SecondMuse

USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Waste/Pollution

SecondMuse is an innovation firm that designs and runs accelerators, incubators, ecosystem-building programs, and investment initiatives to support entrepreneurs and resilient economies. Its work spans climate tech, circularity, sustainable seafood, youth wellbeing, gender equity, and other impact sectors.

Safetytech Accelerator

England · Energy/Maritime

Safetytech Accelerator is a London based innovation organisation created by Lloyd's Register and Lloyd's Register Foundation that helps industry identify, test and deploy safety and sustainability technologies. It runs maritime initiatives including MAMII, focused on abating methane emissions from ships.

Sote Hub

Kenya · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal, Seaweeds/Algae, Waste/Pollution

Sote Hub is an entrepreneur support organization based in Mombasa, Kenya, focused on building startups and MSMEs in the blue economy, climate, agriculture, and digital sectors. It provides incubation, acceleration, business development, market linkages, and innovation programs across East Africa.

Creative Destruction Lab

Canada · Energy/Maritime, Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Carbon/Climate

Creative Destruction Lab is a nonprofit startup support organization that delivers an objectives-based program for seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. It operates specialized streams across sectors including oceans, climate, energy, AI, health, quantum, minerals, and space.

Blue Startups

USA · Data/Tech, Aquaculture/Fisheries

Blue Startups is a Honolulu venture accelerator running a 12-week mentor-driven programme with up to 250,000 dollars of investment per company, access to more than 400 investors and 250 mentors. Its eighteenth cohort includes companies building in ocean tech alongside travel, gaming, AI and sustainability.

Superorganism

USA · Corals/Biodiversity, Data/Tech, Mangroves/Coastal, Seaweeds/Algae, Waste/Pollution

Superorganism is a startup support organization investing in and supporting pre-seed and seed founders working on nature-positive startups. It focuses on conservation, climate, biodiversity, and enabling technologies across multiple environmental themes.

Bluetech

Portugal · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime

Bluetech is a blue economy innovation and acceleration program in Portugal that supports startups and SMEs through mentorship, training, pilot projects, and industry connections. It focuses on sustainable ocean and water-related innovation across sectors such as aquaculture, blue biotechnology, renewable energy, ocean observation, ports, shipping, tourism, and water management.

SeaAhead

USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Carbon/Climate, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal, Waste/Pollution

SeaAhead is a bluetech venture builder that combines startup programs, investment, and industry connections to scale ocean innovation. It supports founders and connects pilot-ready companies with customers, partners, and investors across the blue economy.

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