Innofuseblue Portugal

Let’s dive into the possibilities.

Your gateway to a world of Blue

innovation and opportunity

Innofuse Blue brings together global best practices from the blue economy and entrepreneur supporting innovation programs, connecting with the blue business community providing opportunities to scale. We are committed to engaging the global ecosystem to lead blue and sustainable innovation projects in Portugal and beyond.

Aligned with an ocean of opportunities

Our innovation programs span across all Blue Economy categories, covering the full cycle from ideas to scalable solutions.

Aquaculture

Blue Biotechnology

Blue Renewable Energy

Blue Tech & Ocean Observation

Coastal & Maritime Tourism

Environmental Protection & Regeneration

Fisheries

Shipbuilding & Refit

Shipping & Ports

Water Management

Innofuse Blue platform and programs

Together with partners, Innofuse Blue connects the Blue Business Community and bring the world’s best practices and acceleration programs to Portugal and scale out sustainable solutions.

Blue innovation

Empowering individuals and university partners, to ideate, create and innovate. Our mission is to foster a culture of early innovation, where concepts and prototypes pave the way for ground-breaking solutions.

Blue acceleration

Accelerating innovation from concept to reality. Our mission is to propel promising early solutions nurtured in our Early Innovation Program towards market-ready solutions, driving real-world impact and growth.

Blue Venture Studio

Catalyzing sustainable Enterprise transformation through disruptive solutions. Our mission is to bridge the gap between innovation and impact, enabling enterprises to work with early entrepreneurs to embrace cutting-edge solutions and thrive in a rapidly evolving blue landscape.

Innofuse Blue Community

Fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing and synergy. Our mission is to create a vibrant Community platform that unites innovators, entrepreneurs and enterprises to amplify the impact of our initiatives and drive sustainable growth in the innovation ecosystem.

Incubator Services

Providing the space and services relevant for the entrepreneurs or partners participating in our programs or being a part of our partnership ecosystem, as well as serving as a landing pad for companies entering into the Portuguese and European Blue Economy.

Founded by pioneers in the Sustainable Blue Economy

Our mission is to embrace and infuse the Blue Economy in Portugal with global best practice innovation programs and practices to further scale sustainable blue solutions and projects, and to share ocean related knowledge.

Susanne Wedin-Schildt

Business and IT-experienced leader at heart and passionate about the well-being of our planet with experience in building, operating, and transforming businesses across industry verticals. Founder of Ocean Community and engaged Mentor and Advisor to several Blue and Green start-ups.

Ann Lee Carpenter

Strategic and market-focused leader dedicated to building the global tech entrepreneurial community with domain expertise in ocean tech/bluetech and adjacencies, together with extensive experience from within Ports- and Shipping industries. Founder and CEO of BraidTheory, a venture advisory and accelerator headquartered in Los Angeles

Anchored in Portugal

Planned location for Innofuse Blue Incubator and innovation Hub is on the Tejo riverbank overlooking Lisbon, and less than 30 minutes from Lisbon International Airport.

Our interim location is just steps away and provided by our partner Southshore Investments with the same bright and spacious environment for our soon to launch initial programs.

This collaborative partner-driven initiative is evolving in parallel with program design, and we are happy to already be working closely with our University partners Nova University, and Egas Moniz, and with strong support from Almada Innovation District and Almada Municipality.

Interested in partnering with us? Let us know!