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Blue Economy ClimAccelerator
Demo Day

09 May 2025 | Malta

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Blue Economy ClimAccelerator Demo Day

Join this premier event showcasing the intersection of Blue-Tech innovation, ocean sustainability and investment potential.

12 breakthrough Blue Economy startups to pitch

12 Blue Economy international startup companies, are pitching at this edition of the ClimAccelerator, developing innovative, real-world solutions directly tied to Malta’s key environmental and maritime challenges.

Planetixx celebrates win at Malta ClimAccelerator with eyes set on Malta pilots

Startups championing ocean regeneration and maritime innovation were in the spotlight at the Malta ClimAccelerator on 9th May, where three standout ventures were awarded for their contributions to the blue economy.

From surfboard to startup: Ogyre’s Antonio Augeri on turning marine waste into global action

Italian-based startup Ogyre is riding a wave of momentum after winning the Impact Category at the ClimAccelerator Malta, held on 9th May.

Malta ClimAccelerator 2025: Startups urged to view policy as a platform, not a hurdle

From high-performance computing to €1 billion in EU funding, the Malta ClimAccelerator spotlighted scalable innovations for the blue economy and what it really takes to attract investment

Algae Scope tackles ‘forever chemicals’ with seaweed innovation at Malta ClimAccelerator

The startup plans to scale its operations and continue product validation with a wider range of textile manufacturers

Our Blue-tech Visionaries

We want to make the sea and maritime locations accessible for everyone

On a mission to clean the Ocean!

Delivering game-changing wind propulsion solutions to decarbonise the commercial shipping industry.

Innovating seaweed bioproducts to remove harmful chemicals and regenerate the ocean.

Sustainable and natural water production with zero carbon footprint and zero brine.

We assists ports and marinas in reducing CO2 emissions and water pollution through our awarded algae plants and monitoring system.

Our breakthrough solution cleans vessels’ hulls without biological contamination, without debris production, and faster!

AI powered autonomous water surface cleaning vessels. Our compact solution eliminates solid waste, collect ocean data, tracks and monitor.

We harness advanced satellite technology and AI to offer precise and comprehensive ocean and marine ecosystem’s monitoring.

We provide green energy and clean water at the same time, contributing to reduce our dependency from fossil fuels while producing fresh water in a fully sustainable way.

Our eco-friendly vessel cleaning solutions enable the yacht and passengers shipping sectors for a major leap towards sustainability.

We empowers triple bottom line growth of sea and land based aquaculture for profitability, sustainability and community impact. 

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Blue Economy ClimAccelerator Winners

Ogyre

Category: Impact

Algae Scope and Planetixx

Category: Hypergrowth

Prize Package

  • Access to a crowd funding campaign sponsored by our partner TokePortal for the Impact category winner
  • Direct access to the Startup World Cup Semifinals  sponsored by our partner Nomadic Minds for the HyperGrowth category winner
  • For all winners 1000 credits to benefit from full access to Quoroom investment management platform sponsored by our partner Quoroom
  • For all winners, fast track access to our angels and VCs community evaluation panels 

Pitch Competition Sponsors

The Speakers

Bernard Montebello

Head
EU Digital Innovation Hub MT

Matthew Walsh

Expert Member of the Board
European Commission
Restore our Oceans and Waters Mission

Ranier Chircop

Venture Capital Manager
Malta Venture Capital

Giuseppe Miceli

FDI Specialist
Malta Enterprise

Lawrence Walsh

Head
European Investment Bank
Malta Office

Nora Szeles

CEO
TokePortal.com

Andrea Conti

Ecosystem Lead South Europe
EIT Digital

Danijela Matovic

Founding Partner and CEO
Strategic Investment Partners

Ulyana Shtybel

Co-founder & CEO
Quoroom

Anastasios Avranas

Managing Partner
Pella

Katalin Magyar

Director of Business Development
Island Innovation

Francesco Cracolici

CEO
Nomadic Minds

Partners and Sponsors