What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?

See our showcase of innovative projects and entrepreneurs who are shaping the Blue Economy.

Projects consist of innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.

The graphs below provide an overview of the country distribution, sector, and TRL of projects currently listed in the BlueInvest Project Pipeline.

 

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Selection Criteria:

Your company is EU-based or from an eligible sea basin region (Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Mauritania, United Kingdom, or Norway)

Your project TRL is 4 or higher

Your project sector is in one of the 10 blue economy sectors identified for this initiative

Your solution has a clear sustainable impact on the blue economy

Your project is looking for investment

Project Country

Country in which the project is being developed and / or implemented. 

Project Sector

Main blue economy sector the project relates to.

Project TRL

Current technology readiness level of the project. 

Underwater Gardens Park Tenerife

Tourism as a vector of marine regeneration

  • Coastal and marine tourism

Company behind project
Underwater Gardens International

Spain

About Us
Marc is the Executive President and Founder of Underwater Gardens International, a company formed by a multidisciplinary network of professionals and experts with wide international recognition that integrates a scientific and business perspective. UGI makes Ocean regeneration, adaptation, and mitigation to Climate Change financially viable while promoting local socioeconomic growth. His board of directors includes among others Dr. Sergio Rossi, a research scientist specialised in marine natural resources (Blue Carbon) and biological oceanography (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergio-Rossi-2); and Jordi Van Oostenryck, former Sales, Marketing and Operations at Port Aventura fun park.


Problem we are solving
• Making taking care of nature profitable, with a realistic scientific plan
• Create big scale marine regeneration action
• Raise awareness about the importance of the Ocean and empower about solutions.
• Tourism as a vector of marine regeneration

Sustainable Impact on Blue Ecconomy
• Territorial facility for regeneration
• Channeling capital for regeneration
• Making taking care of nature profitable, with a realistic scientific plan
• Create big scale marine regeneration action
• Tourism as a vector of regenerative transformation

TRL
  • TRL 7 - System prototype demonstration in a relevant environment



Financial NeedsCapital raising objective for 2024 is 10M. Total project cost is 130M

Planned Funding Allocation
  • Improve our R&D: 30%
  • Sales and Marketing: 5%
  • Operations: 35%
  • To hire more resources: 30%