BLUE ACTION ACCELERATOR

Blue Action Accelerator is a seed stage venture capital platform dedicated to funding, testing and commercializing transformative sustainable blue economy technologies.

ABOUT

Powered by Founders Factory: an international investment platform with a 150-person operating team that has raised $290m+ of capital to invest in over 400 technology companies.

Based in World-Class Free Trade Zone: unique access to testing grounds, shipyard and maritime partnerships in Freeport, Grand Bahama and other strategic jurisdictions.

Seed-Stage Focus: exposure to earlier stage companies than Oceans 14 Capital and Global Fund for Coral Reefs, allowing investors to cherry-pick follow-on investments that are proven and aligned to their strategy.

Industry-Leading Commercial Partners: such as Port of San Diego, AltaSea, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Miami-Dade County and The Governments of Barbados and Jamaica.

Blue Action Accelerator is backed by Lukas Walton’s Builders Initiative, IAlumbra, Planet Ocean Fund, Sea Forward Fund and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

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THE PROGRAM

Our start-up accelerator program offers dedicated pre-seed and seed impact investments for climate tech startups focused on climate solutions.

CAPITAL: Each founder will receive cash investment of $150

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Four months of expert-led programming across product development, operations, commercialization, data science, partnerships, and fundraising

COMMUNITY & NETWORK
Connecting startups with a global community of founders, investors and commercial partners

TESTING GROUNDS & COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
Relationships, insights and commercial opportunities with our testing partners, including access to facilities and testing grounds around the world

Alexa Young, CA

"Blue Action has provided us with invaluable, pragmatic advice tailored to island-specific challenges, such as how to present Drift and address the concerns of island energy companies and port infrastructure. One of the most impactful aspects has been the connections we've made through them. We've already been introduced to several potential customers, including a private resort on an island in the Pacific.”

Ben Medland, Founder, DRIFT Energy

Drift and Soarce

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DRIFT clean energy yachts blue action accelerator founders factory

// DRIFT: REVOLUTIONIZING CLEAN ENERGY WITH GREEN YACHTS

The world needs more consistent, accessible, and affordable access to clean energy.
DRIFT is creating a fleet of green yachts that can harness wind, wave, and solar energy and convert it into hydrogen. This hydrogen is then stored onboard the ship, before being transported to hubs or ports in order to discharge.
DRIFT’s vessels are powered by an innovative AI software that allows them to ‘sail goldilocks winds’, which ensures that the boats are fully optimised towards the best wind speed for operations.

SOARCE USA Blue Action Lab Founders Factory

// SOARCE: PERFORMANCE MATERIALS POWERED BY NATURE

Soarce has a bold vision to create materials designed at the intersection between nature and performance. They have created a patented technology to regenerate biopolymers from seaweed into a multifunctional solution for textiles. They’ve already applied their polymer solution to be converted into high performing, plastic free leathers that are flame resistant, UV shielding, and antimicrobial. Soarce’s suppliers break down seaweed at large scales, which they can then turn into their proprietary, plastic free nano emulsion. This can then be transformed into technical fibres, leather alternatives, or an ingredient for joint developments.

Olivia Brooks, investor at Blue Action Accelerator, says: “As a keen advocate of leather alternatives, I’m very excited to announce our investment into Soarce. Soarce’s approach to combining seaweed and nanomaterials presents an exciting opportunity in the material science industry to create a high-performing, sustainable alternative to leather. The results showing Soarce's material as flame resistant, UV shielding, and antimicrobial position them well for widespread adoption across many industries. The founding team are incredibly dynamic and their skills in the material science and nanomaterial processing space definitely make them the right people to tackle this!”

Jeevan Climate Blue Action Lab Founders Factory

// JEEVAN: REVOLUTIONARY CO2 REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY

Jeevan Climate Solutions was founded by Professor Arup K. SenGupta of LeHigh University. The DeCarbonHIX technology is a transformative CO2 removal technology with a clear path to global scale. Jeevan utilizes a hybrid ion exchange platform that deploys a unique Lewis Acid Base reaction.
This enables CO2 to be captured at a 3x-5x higher capacity versus alternative Direct Air Capture processes being used today. They are able to remove CO2 at a substantially lower cost than currently deployed DAC technologies. Blue Action is the first investor outside of the University and is supporting with major corporate and government partnerships.

Ocean Ledger Blue Action Lab Seaweed mapping

// OCEAN LEDGER: GROUNDBREAKING ECOSYSTEM ACCOUNTING

Ocean Ledger is the first coastal ecosystem accounting start-up that employs a multi-disciplinary tech stack combining remote sensing, in situ field data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and biophysical and economic modeling to holistically visualize & measure coastal ecosystem services. Ocean Ledger is a spin-out from a German aeronautical centre (DLR) that has carried out 8 years of satellite mapping of seagrass, from The Bahamas to the coast of Tanzania.

Acua Ocean Blue Action Lab Founders Factory

// ACUA OCEAN: REVOLUTIONIZING OCEAN DATA COLLECTION WITH CUTTING-EDGE // AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VESSELS

Acua Ocean has developed and deploys autonomous ocean surface vessels for collecting ocean data that are adaptive to various cases and environment. They use advanced sensors to provide data on hard-to-collect ocean parameters, enabling advancements for offshore wind energy farms, blue carbon monitoring, research & verification, and marine protected area and exclusive economic zone monitoring & defense.

Atmocooling Blue Action Lab Founders Factory

// ATMOCOOLING: GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMS COASTAL DESERTS INTO SUSTAINABLE OASES

AtmoCooling transforms coastal deserts into thriving hubs of agriculture, clean energy, and climate resilience, using patented large scale evaporative cooling, seawater, and solar energy. Scalable and versatile, this innovative solution can mitigate climate impacts on over 300 million hectares worldwide, offering a sustainable future for dryland regions.

// ARMADA TECHNOLOGIES: PASSIVE AIR LUBRICATION FOR MARITIME

Air lubrication, a sought-after maritime technology, reduces ship friction by releasing microbubbles under the hull, forming an aerated water layer. This drag reduction cuts energy needs, enhancing cost efficiency and environmental impact. Traditional systems use compressors to create this air layer, which need substantial space, extra power, and can increase vibration, noise, and sometimes drag. Their effectiveness varies, often dependent on conditions like sea state, with claimed fuel savings of 5-10% generally closer to 0-7%, often at specific speeds and drafts.

Armada Technologies has developed a patented Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS), designed to enhance maritime efficiency sustainably. Unlike traditional systems, PALS uses the ship’s forward motion to create an air-water mixture for lubrication, employing small capacity water pumps only in sub-optimal conditions. Its performance control system and machine learning optimize bubble distribution for various operating conditions, ensuring continuous and efficient operation even at slow speeds and in energy-regulated environments. This innovative approach eliminates the need for high-energy compressors, reducing power requirements and improving overall performance.

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