Communities & Tourism — Ocean Accelerators & Incubators
17 ocean accelerators and incubators working on communities & tourism across 9 countries.
Where are communities & tourism accelerators & incubators based?
Communities & Tourism Accelerators & Incubators
Sote Hub
Kenya · Generalist, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Mangroves/Coastal, Communities/Tourism, Energy/Maritime, Waste/Pollution, Carbon/Climate, Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Seaweeds/Algae
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.
Bluetech
Portugal · Generalist, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biosolutions, Energy/Maritime, Data/Tech, Communities/Tourism, Waste/Pollution, Education/Policy
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.
Gener8tor
USA · Waste/Pollution, Communities/Tourism, Data/Tech, Generalist
gener8tor Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator is a startup accelerator supporting founders building innovative water technology companies in the Great Lakes region. It provides mentorship, strategic connections, and $100,000 in non-dilutive funding to selected startups.
Blue Living Lab
France · Generalist, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Communities/Tourism, Waste/Pollution, Biosolutions, Data/Tech, Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime
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.
VentureWell
USA · Education/Policy, Data/Tech, Carbon/Climate, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Energy/Maritime, Communities/Tourism, Generalist
VentureWell is a nonprofit organization that supports science- and technology-based innovators through training, mentoring, grants, and entrepreneurship programs. It runs accelerator and venture development initiatives for early-stage founders, including blue economy and climatetech programs in the United States.
Bluetech
Portugal · Generalist, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biosolutions, Energy/Maritime, Data/Tech, Communities/Tourism, Education/Policy, Waste/Pollution
Bluetech is a blue economy innovation and acceleration program in Portugal led by Fórum Oceano and orchestrated by Beta-i. It supports startups and SMEs through acceleration, open innovation, training, mentorship, pilot opportunities, and connections with industry partners across maritime and water-related sectors.
Blue Innovation Labs
USA · Generalist, Energy/Maritime, Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Communities/Tourism
Blue Innovation Labs is a public benefit corporation operating a BlueTech commercialization hub and startup incubator focused on ocean innovation, dual-use technology, and the blue economy. It provides labs, coworking, in-water testing access, mentorship, commercialization support, and startup programming.
A’Pelago
Finland · Generalist, Education/Policy, Communities/Tourism
A’Pelago is a blue economy catalyst that builds ecosystem connections, runs accelerator programs, and organizes events to support science-based ocean and sea-region solutions. It operates in Finland and the Baltic Sea region with a mission to reclaim the sea through innovation, collaboration, and business growth.