MAR+Invest is a blended finance mechanism with strong monitoring and evaluation of impacts, business acceleration and a capacity building program to enable conditions for a sustainable ocean-based economy in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR). It will invest in market-based initiatives that make a positive contribution to the health and resilience ofContinue Reading
On the 5 of October, meet the startups that are shaping a greener planet and listen to the governmental and private stakeholders making it possible. The Spanish company BOld and the Korean company Combiro have organized a webinar around green tech. There will be four startups (two Spanish and twoContinue Reading
Seoul-based Combiro and Madrid-based BOld have signed an agreement that will benefit their startups and accelerated companies to grow. Both Combiro and Bold have very similar objectives and work with scalable, revenue-generating, internationally focused and technology-based startups. Combiro supports Korean promising technologies and companies not only national-wide but also worksContinue Reading
The project AspBAN, “Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network”, by Forum Oceano and Beta-i, was selected by EU’s DG Mare to set up a platform of acceleration services in ports in the Atlantic ocean. Led by the collaborative innovation consultancy Beta-i and co-lead by Forum Oceano, the entity responsible forContinue Reading
The BlueInvest readiness assistance program is currently in its 4th cycle. Participants to the programme will receive feedback on their investment readiness level and a proposed coaching package. These are the benefits of participating in the program: Each participant will be matched with a dedicated business coach, whom they willContinue Reading
Blue Bio Value is a business program dedicated to the blue bioeconomy and they want you to be a part of it. They scale up marine biobased solutions to global market applications in different industries, resorting to science-based and biotech innovations, while helping to tackle important societal challenges. With theContinue Reading
BOld (Blue Ocean leading drivers) is one of the support partners of Tech Tour Ocean 2020 (TT Ocean), that Tech Tour together with KunnskapsParken Bodø is organizing on the 3-4 November 2020 in Bodø, Norway. As a support partner BOld will assist with identifying potential companies to present as wellContinue Reading
As you know, the BOld team was certified by the EU as BlueInvest Readiness Assistance coaches for the program’s startups. In January, we received our Cycle 1 assignments and we are happy to announce that, during Cycle 2, we will be coaching JALVASUB Engineering and La Bella Verde. Both startups are committed to environmentalContinue Reading
Betatron, YPSN and Heron Advisory built an early-stage Venture Capital investor and accelerator in the maritime industry. Currently, the applications for Cohort #6 are officially open and will close on 15th April 2020. The Cohort #6 program is set to launch in Q2 2020. Betatron will be investing up toContinue Reading
 Greentown Labs, one of the largest cleantech incubators in North America, and Vineyard Wind, developer of the first utility-scale offshore wind energy generation facility in the United States, are now accepting applications for the Offshore Wind Challenge. Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind are seeking submissions from startups that are innovating in marine mammal monitoring,Continue Reading