10 ocean accelerators and incubators working on mangroves & coastal across 6 countries.
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.
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.
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.
Australia · Data/Tech, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal
The Blue Economy Innovation Hub connects talent, research, industry and capital to accelerate ocean innovation across Australia, covering aquaculture, maritime logistics, offshore energy and coastal infrastructure. It runs the Gravity, Propel, Dock and Growth programmes in Western Australia under the Blue Economy Innovation Platform WA.
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.
USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Data/Tech, Energy/Maritime, Mangroves/Coastal
Braid Theory is a venture advisory firm and accelerator supporting science- and engineering-led startups in the sustainable blue economy. It helps entrepreneurs commercialize ocean, coastal, water, climate, and maritime technologies through accelerator programs, advisory services, partnerships, and landing pads.
Canada · Education/Policy, Energy/Maritime, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Mangroves/Coastal
BEACH, the Blue Economy Advisory and Consulting Hub, is a British Columbia non-profit providing specialised business support to ocean-based industries at affordable rates, so that cost is not a barrier to growth for coastal entrepreneurs. Its three directors bring legal, financial and entrepreneurial expertise from Saanichton Law Group, Tideline CPA and Sharkbyte Sea 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.