Education & Policy - Ocean Accelerators & Incubators
16 ocean accelerators and incubators working on education & policy across 10 countries.
Where are education & policy accelerators & incubators based?
Education & Policy Accelerators & Incubators
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.
Maritime Blue
USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Corals/Biodiversity, Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime
Maritime Blue is a strategic alliance and startup support organization accelerating innovation in the blue economy. It connects industry, government, research, capital, and communities to advance maritime sustainability, ocean innovation, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.
Blue Living Lab
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.
Blue Ocean Leading Drivers
Spain · Energy/Maritime, Education/Policy, Carbon/Climate
Blue Ocean Leading Drivers is a startup accelerator and investment support organization focused on high-impact ventures in clean energy, CO2 capture, transport, Industry 4.0, and the maritime sector. It provides acceleration, coaching, investor access, training, and strategic advisory services for innovative startups.
VentureWell
USA · Data/Tech, Education/Policy
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.
Blue Innovation Labs
USA · Data/Tech, Education/Policy
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 · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal, Waste/Pollution, Education/Policy
A'Pelago is an impact-driven catalyst for the blue economy in the Baltic Sea region, founded in the archipelago of Southwest Finland and now hosting the Blue Economy Centre at the Astra campus. It runs accelerator programmes for science-based blue economy startups, the Blue Connect ecosystem platform and the A'Pelago Initiative gatherings, with a membership of more than 2,500 professionals.