Innovamare is a digital innovation hub that provides a centralized online platform for blue‑economy stakeholders to connect, share expertise, and access resources related to marine technologies, especially underwater robotics and sensors. It features a marketplace for matching project partners and services, a curated funding‑opportunity hub, idea submission and matchmaking support, and community tools such as events calendars and a resource library to accelerate sustainable ocean solutions.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Stakeholders in the blue economy often struggle to find suitable partners, funding sources, and technology providers for underwater robotics and sensor solutions, leading to fragmented collaboration and slow innovation cycles.
Solution
Innovamare is a Digital Innovation Hub that offers a centralized online platform where members from companies, research institutions, governments, and finance entities can connect, share expertise, and access resources focused on marine technologies. The platform includes a marketplace for posting and searching project ideas, partners, expertise, and services, as well as a curated database of EU and national funding opportunities relevant to the blue economy. Users can submit ideas, request technology transfer, and receive matchmaking support from dedicated technology‑brokerage agents. Integrated community tools, events calendars, and a repository of reports and best‑practice documents facilitate networking, knowledge exchange, and continuous learning, accelerating the development and deployment of sustainable ocean solutions.
Target Audience
Primary users are companies, research and development institutions, and technology providers in the marine and underwater robotics sector, as well as public authorities, marinas, and financing organisations seeking blue‑economy collaborations.
Features
- Marketplace that matches offers and requests for project partners, expertise, key resources, and technology transfer in underwater robotics and sensorics
- Centralized funding‑opportunity hub aggregating EU, national and private financing programmes for blue‑economy projects
- Idea submission and matchmaking service linking innovators with suitable partners and brokers
- Community portal with events calendar, webinars, workshops, and networking opportunities for blue‑economy stakeholders
- Resource library providing reports, annual reviews, and technical documents on maritime innovation and sustainability
- Dedicated support from technology‑brokerage agents to guide members through project development and funding applications