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Portfolio

Meet The Startups

A curated portfolio of innovative startups addressing the ocean’s greatest challenges through science, technology, and entrepreneurship.

Neptuno Fish Lab

Costa Rica

Transform artisanal fishing communities through technological traceability of artisanal fishing.

Focus Areas

Sustainable Fishing, Traceability

Stage

Seed

Lilliput Technologies

Costa Rica

Develops LilliShield, a biodegradable coating that protects crops from heat stress.

Focus Areas

AgTech, Biodegradable Materials

Stage

Seed

Green Xpo Lab

Costa Rica

Use drones, satellites and AI to transform tropical farms with its AgropiX platform, reducing losses through vigor monitoring.

Focus Areas

AgTech, Precision Agriculture, AI

Stage

Early Growth

Grant Received

$50,000

PONTOS

France

A maritime co-pilot with artificial intelligence that recommends fishing routes and optimizes fuel in artisanal and semi-industrial fleets.

Focus Areas

Maritime Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Stage

Seed

Grant Received

$50,000

BlueGea Group

Dominican Republic and Spain

Successful company collecting invasive sargassum, seeking to convert it into sustainable agricultural inputs.

Focus Areas

Circular Economy, Agricultural Inputs and Artisanal Fishing

Stage

Early Growth

Grant Received

$50,000

Accelerator Registration Form

General Information

Startup Name

Full name of the contact person

Gender

Birthdate

Contact person's email address:

Contact person's phone number:

The province, canton and district of the company

Company Facebook (url)

Company Linkedin (url)

Company Website (url)

Your Startup Pitch Deck - if it has confidential information, you can upload one (pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx)

Your Startup Pitch Deck - if it has confidential information, you can upload one

Company Information

Brief description of the company's value proposition: (no more than 100 characters)

Describe the problem you are trying to solve: (no more than 100 characters)

If you had to describe your company in one line, what would it be?

In which countries and which regions within those countries does it operate?

Is the entity legally registered? If so, in what year was it registered?

What is the legal form of the company? Limited Company, Limited Liability Company, Sole Shareholder, Non-profit Organization, etc.

What is the legal identification number?

How many employees does the organization have?

What stage is the company in? (idea, prototyping, market validation, sales, scaling, etc.) Describe well

Does your company have an intellectual property strategy and/or protected intellectual property?

If yes, what is the current state of development of your technology (TRL)? Describe it well.

Equipment

Name of the founders of the Startup and their area of expertise

Do founders work full-time on the startup ?

Who makes up the core team? What are their academic qualifications?

What experience or key skills do you bring to the Startup ?

Are you currently working full-time or part-time on the startup ?

Industry and other business information

What industry does your startup currently operate in , and what other industries do you see future growth potential in?

What industry does your startup currently operate in , and what other industries do you see future growth potential in?

Describe what type of physical facilities and equipment you require to scale your startup and enter industrial-scale production.

Select the type of facility you operate in: owned, leased, within a public ID center, within a private one, etc.

Describe your product or service and how it solves the problem described above.

Describe the sales model and channels your product or service uses to reach the customer.

Do you have a minimum viable product or a prototype of the product or service?

Describe your target customer and market segment as detailed as possible.

Have you sold your product or service? Have you validated your product or service with any potential customers, either with a final product or with prototypes?

Do you have any letters of intent to purchase or expression of interest in your product or service?

Who are your main competitors?

What differentiates your business from the competition?

What barriers to growth do you identify (technological, legal, market, etc.)?

Describe the social and environmental impact you expect your company to generate and how you will measure it.

How does this business positively impact the oceans - directly or indirectly? Examples: direct: land-based production of " sand" worms ” versus wild harvesting that damages mangroves / indirect: biological pesticides that reduce the chemical load that reaches the oceans.

Finance

Do you keep accounting records? Do you have the support of an accountant?

How do you keep your organization's accounting records? Do you use any software solutions?

Do you have projections for revenue, cash flow, break-even point, profits, ROI, etc., for the different stages of your startup 's development ?

How much did you sell in the last 12 months (USD )? ( $0, and ranges)

If you haven't had any sales in the last 12 months, please explain why and what process you envision to achieve sales.

What are your sales expectations for the next three years? Scale by year

Have you raised money in the past? (No, not at all; less than $250K; $250K - $500K; + $500K?)

Are you actively seeking funding/investment? For what purpose?

If you had $1 million USD in your bank account today, what would you invest that money in to help your startup grow and be successful?

Final considerations

Have you ever participated in an accelerator, business incubator, or similar? If so, please provide the name of the program.

Have you received public funds (reimbursable or non-reimbursable) or any grants from any organization?

Why are you interested in participating in the program? What are your expectations?

Do you understand the commitment required and are you willing to commit to the program?

Is there anything else you'd like to share about your project that we haven't asked?