BlueInvest - Maritime Forum - European Union

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Enriched Impact Investor · Found: 2026-03-11 08:12

BlueInvest is an EU platform and technical assistance facility that aims to accelerate ocean-based technologies and solutions to unlock innovation and related ...

Source: https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/theme/investments/blueinvest_en

Funding Details

Funder: European Commission – Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Funding Goal: Accelerate ocean-based technologies and sustainable blue economy solutions by improving investment readiness of SMEs and connecting them with investors through technical assistance, coaching, and matchmaking.
Funding Amount: No direct funding awarded; program provides technical assistance, coaching, and investor matchmaking at no stated cost to participants.
Deadline: Rolling / ongoing community platform; BlueInvest Day 2026: March 2026 (Rolling)
How to Apply: Register on the BlueInvest community platform (blueinvest-community.converve.io/registration.html) to access coaching, events, investor matchmaking, and technical assistance services.
Target Region: European Union (global reach via community platform)
Contact: Contact form available on the Maritime Forum page: https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/theme/investments/blueinvest_en#contact-us (managed by DG MARE – European Commission)
Last Checked: 2026-03-11 16:39

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Must be an SME, scale-up, entrepreneur, investor, or blue economy stakeholder — NGOs may participate as stakeholders but are not the primary target
Project or business must operate in one of the 10 designated blue economy sectors (e.g. aquaculture, environmental protection, fisheries, water management)

Project Scope

Technical assistance is focused on investment readiness and commercialization, not research or conservation grants
Events such as BlueInvest Day and e-Pitching Sessions are open to community members and require separate event registration

Required Documents

Register on the BlueInvest community platform to access coaching, technical assistance, and events
For pipeline inclusion: submit project details to the BlueInvest Project Pipeline database (600+ projects currently listed)

Constraints

Program does not provide direct grants or financial transfers — participants must seek investment through the matchmaking network separately

Summary

BlueInvest is a European Commission platform and technical assistance facility hosted by the Maritime Forum, designed to support the growth of the sustainable blue economy. It focuses on 10 sectors including aquaculture, blue biotechnology, renewable energy, environmental protection & regeneration, fisheries, and water management. Rather than providing direct grants, BlueInvest helps early-stage businesses, SMEs, and scale-ups improve their investment readiness and gain access to finance. The program operates through a community platform with over 2,100 members and more than 600 projects in its pipeline database. Core features include tailored coaching and technical assistance for entrepreneurs, capacity-building sessions for investors, networking events (including the annual BlueInvest Day), and sector-specific investor intelligence reports. BlueInvest is not a grant program — it is a facilitation and matchmaking infrastructure. Eligible participants are SMEs, entrepreneurs, and investors in the blue economy, as well as ecosystem stakeholders and coaches. NGOs are not the primary target audience, though they may engage as ecosystem stakeholders. The program is ongoing with a rolling calendar of events through 2025–2026, including BlueInvest Day 2026 (Brussels, March 2026) and multiple investor capacity-building sessions, making it a sustained EU infrastructure rather than a time-limited call for proposals.

Historical Context

BlueInvest has published annual investor reports (2023, 2024, 2026) and held recurring events including BlueInvest Day and Investor Capacity Building Sessions. The community platform has grown to over 2,100 members with 600+ projects in the pipeline database.

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