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Circular Innovation Lab
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Incubators & Accelerators |
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Canadian. Accelerator for circular economy. Global scope. Past cohorts included plastic recycling. |
Plastic Initiatives & Networks |
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Ocean Solutions Accelerator
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Incubators & Accelerators |
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Equity-free accelerator for ocean startups. Past cohorts included plastic/waste solutions. |
Plastic Initiatives & Networks |
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Plug and Play – Sustainability
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Incubators & Accelerators |
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Global accelerator with AEPW partnership. Circular economy vertical. 12-week programmes. |
Plastic Initiatives & Networks |
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UpLink – World Economic Forum
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Incubators & Accelerators |
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Innovation challenges. Circular Economy + Ocean topics. Prizes $50K–$250K. Past challenges on plastic waste. |
Plastic Initiatives & Networks |
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BASF Creator Space / Chemovator
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Corporate incubator. Circular economy solutions. Investment + co-development. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Blue Economy Challenge (various)
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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DFID/FCDO Blue Economy Challenge, Nordic Blue Challenge. Periodic. £/€/$ prizes + acceleration. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Coca-Cola – Open Innovation
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Bridge programme. Innovation challenges for packaging, recycling, collection. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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EU Innovation Radar Prize
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Recognises innovations from EU-funded projects. Visibility + connections. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Henkel – Sustainability Challenge
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Annual challenge for sustainable solutions. Plastic recycling eligible. Partnership offer for winners. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Hult Prize
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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$1M prize for social enterprise. Past themes included circular economy, ocean health. For young teams. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Katerva Award
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Sustainability innovation award. Circular economy category. Prize + visibility. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Ocean Awards / Earthshot Prize
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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£1M per winner. "Revive Our Oceans" category. High profile, competitive but transformative if won. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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PepsiCo – PepsiCo Labs
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Startup accelerator. Sustainable packaging solutions. Past cohorts included recycling tech. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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RegioStars Awards
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Best Interreg/cohesion policy projects. Circular economy category. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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Unilever – Partner with Purpose
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Prize Competitions & Accelerators |
Prizes & Challenges |
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Partnership programme for sustainability solutions. Open application. Plastic collection/recycling solutions sought. |
Alternative & Innovative Finance |
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