6 ocean accelerators and incubators working on communities & tourism across 6 countries.
France · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Communities/Tourism, Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime, Waste/Pollution
Blue Living Lab is an open innovation and incubation programme hosted by Nausicaá to accelerate sustainable blue economy projects. It supports startups, companies, students and researchers through mentoring, testing infrastructure, partnerships and public experimentation.
Colombia · Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism
Oceánico Labs is a Colombian think-and-do tank driving innovative ocean-climate solutions that restore marine and coastal ecosystems, strengthen communities and change how people relate to the ocean in Colombia and Latin America. It works on three pillars, ocean-climate culture, governance and innovation, and explores marine carbon dioxide removal methodologies.
Australia · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism, Corals/Biodiversity, Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime, Seaweeds/Algae, Generalist
For Blue is a blue economy advisory, incubation and investment organization focused on scaling ocean innovations and growing healthy blue economies. It works with governments, ports, investors, startups and researchers across Australia and Southeast Asia.
Indonesia · Seaweeds/Algae, Corals/Biodiversity, Communities/Tourism
Terratai is a venture builder for nature that supports early-stage businesses delivering nature-based solutions in Asia. It provides early-stage finance, technical expertise, and business development support to ventures focused on biodiversity protection, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable food systems.
USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism
The VentureWell Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, supported by NOAA, backs founders building sensors, robotics and modelling for marine and coastal industries. It will support up to 220 ventures over four years, with Technology Development and Commercialization awards of $15,000 at Stage 1 and up to $125,000 at Stages 2 and 3.
Italy · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Communities/Tourism, Corals/Biodiversity, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime
FAROS is an Italian accelerator dedicated to startups in the blue economy. It supports ventures focused on maritime and port innovation, marine ecosystem protection, sustainable aquaculture, ocean data, ocean energy, and coastal tourism.