Combiro BOld Agreement

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

8th cycle of the Blueinvest Readiness Assistance program

The final, 8th Cycle of BlueInvest Readiness Assistance is now open for applications. This cycle will be the very last cycle of the BlueInvest Readiness Assistance, in the current BlueInvest edition. The application window closes on Friday, 30 July 2021. The BlueInvest Readiness Assistance is for high potential start-ups and SMEs withContinue Reading

UNITEDs-ocean-multi-use-solutions

EU-Project UNITED (multi-Use platforms and co-locatioN pilots boosting cost-effecTive, and Eco-friendly and sustainable production in marine environments) focuses on ocean multi-use. The project will run from 2020 until 2023 and provide evidence for the viability of ocean multi-use through the development of five demonstration pilots in the real European marineContinue Reading

EU-SME-Survey

The EU has launched a survey to SMEs to find out how it can support innovation. It’s been more than 10 years since the European Commission conducted a public consultation on the effectiveness of innovation support in Europe in 2009. The new consultation is launched to collect updated evidence on the still existingContinue Reading

blueinvest cycle 3

The BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Cycle 3 is currently accepting applications. The program is aimed at high potential start-ups and SMEs with innovative and sustainable products and solutions for the Blue Economy. Up to 200 businesses will be selected to receive coaching tailored specifically to their business objectives. Each participant willContinue Reading

BlueInvest Fund

The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch the BlueInvest Fund. During the BlueInvest Day conference in Brussels, EIB Vice-President Emma Navarro and Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, launched a €75 million equity investment fund for theContinue Reading

blueinvest_day_Brussels

The BlueInvest Day website has published its programme. The day will open with a breakfast one would be invitation only, just for investors (VIP) and a networking breakfast for the rest of attendees. During the day, there will be investor and startup pitches. The startups will compete to get theContinue Reading