Ocean Supercluster-backed program is looking for eight ambitious, blue-economy startups.<\/p>\n
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Blue Action Canada<\/a> has opened applications<\/a> to participate in the second cohort of its Victoria accelerator for ocean technology startups.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada has all the ingredients to lead the next wave of the global blue economy.\u201d<\/p>\n Rupert Hayward, The accelerator claims to be the first in Canada dedicated to the blue economy, which is structured around the use and development of Canada\u2019s ocean resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n Through its second cohort, Blue Action intends to support up to eight early-stage Canadian oceantech businesses. Its areas of focus this time around include maritime and port innovation, coastal infrastructure and adaptation, nature and biodiversity, and defence or dual-use technologies.<\/p>\n It will coach startups on product development, operations, customer discovery, commercialization, and fundraising. It also intends to give them access to a network of investors, governments, ports, and industry partners that spans 10 countries to help them explore potential pilots and partnerships.<\/p>\n Victoria-based Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST<\/a>), London, UK venture studio Founders Factory<\/a>, and Bahamas-based ocean hub Blue Action<\/a> launched Blue Action Canada last year<\/a> as a Canadian chapter of the original oceantech-focused Blue Action Accelerator that Blue Action and Founders Factory established in 2023.<\/p>\n Applications for Blue Action Canada\u2019s second cohort close February 15. The program will begin shortly thereafter and culminate in a residential program in May 2026, coinciding with Web Summit Vancouver.<\/p>\n In a statement, Blue Action president and chair Rupert Hayward said, \u201cCanada has all the ingredients to lead the next wave of the global blue economy\u2014world-class research, deep maritime expertise, and an extraordinary coastline.\u201d<\/p>\n Launched in 2021, COAST is backed by BC\u2019s Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions and federal regional economic development agency PacifiCan.<\/p>\n RELATED: New Blue Action Canada oceantech accelerator launches backed by COAST and Founders Factory<\/a><\/p>\n The 2026 edition of Blue Action Canada will be supported by the Government of Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster.\u00a0<\/p>\n Companies that took part in the accelerator\u2019s inaugural, BC-focused cohort\u2014a group that includes seawood acoustic panel innovator Seacork and Squamish, BC-based next-generation marine vessel developer Celerity Craft, among others\u2014have used the connections gained to secure over $2 million in dilutive and non-dilutive funding from international investors, more than $1.7 million in pre-order sales from global markets, and industry pilots.<\/p>\n Feature image courtesy Unsplash<\/a>. Photo by Negley Stockman<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ocean Supercluster-backed program is looking for eight ambitious, blue-economy startups.
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