OceanHub Africa, an affect accelerator positioned in Cape City, is looking on impact-for-profit startups specializing in defending and restoring ocean well being to use for a six-month on-line acceleration program this yr.
Alexis Grosskopf and Stéphanie Canac, co-founders of OceanHub, supply perception into the importance of supporting ocean-conscious and sustainable startups in a press launch.
In response to co-founders of OceanHub Africa Alexis and Stéphanie, “We imagine it’s as much as enterprises to make the required modifications and to us to advertise extra ocean-conscious progressive enterprises: improvements led by science, expertise and entrepreneurship will present the required leverage factors to satisfy the SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] with the suitable tempo and scale.”
Solely essentially the most disruptive and impact-driven startups targeted on creating an environmentally acutely aware and worthwhile ocean economic system can be chosen for the distinguished accelerator starting in April 2021.
With enter from the companion assets of OceanHub and a extremely certified community of stakeholders, this system will help taking part startups to scale up their present enterprise mannequin. As well as, mentorship and steerage that requires one-on-one enterprise instruction and private improvement expertise can be offered to individuals.
The accelerator’s different benefits embrace investor pitching and entry to a broad portfolio of affect traders who’re a part of the ocean-focused ecosystem.
The next situations have to be met by candidates:
* An ocean-oriented start-up with a direct or oblique constructive impact on the ocean by both fixing or providing tangible options to local weather change, air pollution or ocean overexploitation.
* A for-profit and operational group in Africa
* The startup should have a scalable service or product available for advertising and marketing or quickly to be out there.
* The results of the startup is imaginative and adopts a disruptive enterprise mannequin
* Trying to enter new markets and investments.
The Accelerator Program utility started on 25 January 2021 and ends on 5 March 2021.
candidates can apply here.
