AIS STARTUP BLUE BUSINESS SUMMIT 2023:

Our Ocean, Our Future: An Ocean of Solutions for the Islands States

6-12 October 2023 Bali, Indonesia

The blue economy provides an array of opportunities, like economic diversification, while effective marine debris management and good maritime governance ensure the long-term sustainability of ocean resources.

With regards to this, investment in the blue sector is crucial to unlocking the potential of the ocean, creating a sustainable future for island states, and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

In seeing this matter, the AIS Forum believes that it is important to scale up our attention on collaborative efforts between island states, international organisations, and scientific communities to foster innovation and knowledge exchange.

Therefore, we invite you to join us in the 2023 AIS Startup Business Summit: Our Ocean, Our Future: An Ocean of Solutions for the Islands States held in Bali, Indonesia, as a part of our 1st High Level Meeting!

MEET THE STARTUPS

The BlueBot Project

Barbados

BlueBot provide more accessible nearshore reef experiences and data. By leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence, we aim to improve ocean intelligence regardless of dive status, aquatic mobility or education level.

iKOOMA

Belize

iKOOMA using premium seaweed sustainably farmed inside the Belize Barrier Reef to create hair styling products that create lasting results without harsh chemicals.

Redox Refinery

Fiji

Sea & Soil Fiji dedicated to promoting sustainable farming practices and enhancing crop productivity. Together, we can cultivate a brighter future for agriculture, one that nourishes both people and the planet.

• Traseable Solutions
  Fiji
  Traseable Solutions is a data company that specializes in digitalization and traceability, working mainly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors in emerging economies.
  
  
  
• Banoo
  Indonesia
  Banoo aims to help improve people’s food resilience by providing affordable technology that can increase aquaculture production and escalate fish farmer income by increasing water quality and dissolved oxygen in deep water.
  
  
  
• Biopac
  Indonesia
  Biopac manufacture seaweed-based biopackaging to tackle plastic waste pollution and to create a new market opportunity for seaweed farming that would be economically beneficial for seaweed farmers and help more CO2 sequestration.
  
  
  
• Collabit
  Indonesia
  Collabit is an Indonesian Marine Biotech Processing startup focusing on the 100% utilization of fish from the huge fishery industry in the country. Using circular blue economy and marine biotechnology, we turn undervalued marine by-products into high-value, nutritious marine-ingredients.
  
  
  
• Crustea
  Indonesia
  Crustea develop the eco-friendly aerator by solar PV integrated with smart energy and smart IoT Pond Monitoring and Controlling System to increase the productivity of pond farmers, meet the needs of farmers from pre, installation, and post-harvest and also ensure food security in Indonesia and for building sustainable & advanced aquaculture ecosystem.
  
  
  
• OceanKita
  Indonesia
  OceanKita aims to fight and mitigate marine debris and pollution by providing comprehensive, cost/effective technological solutions for collection to plastic processing. Furthermore, we also focus on the awareness programs for companies, individuals, organizations, decision makers, etc to maximize our impacts.
  
  
  
• Rezycology
  Indonesia
  Rezycology provides a holistic plastic recycling monitoring system through mobile application, integrated ERP and partner development services to empowered plastic waste aggregators digitize their business in order to improve their standards of recyclables sales.
  
  
  
• Venambak
  Indonesia
  Venambak provides clean technology to reduce the environmental impact of aquaculture & increase its productivity with an integrated aeration system. Creating more harvest with less water, less waste and less energy through climate smart aquaculture. Our vision is decarbonization of aquaculture through clean technology.
  
  
  
• Kee Farms
  Jamaica
  Kee Farms is a regenerative ocean farm network with a focus on climate change mitigation and revitalizing existing coastal communities.
  
  
  
• Clean Spatial Solution
  Kiribati
  Clean Spatial Solution focused on waste repurposing specializes in transforming discarded plastic materials into innovative and sustainable plastic products. Through advanced recycling and upcycling techniques, we seeks to reduce environmental pollution, promote circular economy principles, and create valuable, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional plastic items.
  
  
  
• Honko Salama
  Madagascar
  The Honko Salama project is involved in the production of mangrove nurseries in order to restore the degraded mangrove ecosystem in southwest Madagascar. It carries out the delivery of the products, the training of the local population on the importance of mangroves and the follow-up of the young shoots with the help of a drone.
  
  
  
• Properly
  Madagascar
  Properly is a Madagascar-based specialised in natural ingredients for the food, cosmetics, and nutraceutical markets.Our mission is to increase the value of biodiversity, with a focus on micro-algae, to contribute to feeding 10 billion people by 2050 while preserving our Blue Planet.
  
  
  
• Paradise Sea Salt
  Maldives
  Paradise Sea Salt is the only existing project up to today that harvests sea salt from the Maldives ocean. Using our natural abundant resources, we will use our business to scale up our economy by telling our inspiring, innovating stories. To gain our customer’s loyalty and gain all their trust in our service and products.
  
• Alimentary Systems
  New Zealand
  Alimentary Systems, The Nelson BioResource Recovery Plant (BRRP) uses technology that mimics a cow’s digestive system to increase renewable energy output by 400%. The recovery of energy and nutrients enables a circular economy, achieving both zero waste and no liquid discharge into oceans.
  
  
  
• Eco & NEW
  Niue
  Eco & Niue Entrepreneurial Women (NEW) is the agency for Coastal Resource Management for Empowerment (CReME) which leads two types of exclusive experience packages: (1) Ocean Soul Stays and (2) Pristine Pacific Explorers for Ocean Conscious Travel.
  
  
  
• Hiri Coral
  Papua New Guinea
  Hiri Coral PNG is a PNG-based startup focused on restoring dying and damaged reefs by growing climate-resilient corals and transplanting them into threatened reefs. Founded by a social entrepreneur driven to solve one of our planet’s greatest challenges: preserving the reefs we love.
  
  
  
• Bambuhay
  Philippines
  Bambuhay is a greentech social enterprise focusing on the circular economy that innovates products that cause no harm to people or the planet and uses business to implement solutions to plastic pollution, deforestation, climate change, and poverty using Bamboo and technology.
  
  
  
• Revolve
  Philippines
  Revolve Eco-Logical Outerwear OPC is a Philippines-based startup that produces corporate merchandise and other consumer products using recycled PET bottles.
  
  
  
• Grow Life Solutions
  Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
  Grow Life Solution’s is a St. Vincent and The Grenadines-based startup with the prime function to convert the invasive seaweed sargassum into an alternative organic fertilizer.
  
  
  
• Weaving Social Change
  Samoa
  Weaving Social Change Samoa is committed to fostering sustainability by providing training to our youth, enabling them to engage in the production and sale of our products within our specialized market niche.
  
  
  
• Aquaman Supplies
  Seychelles
  Aquaman Supplies is dedicated to delivering high-quality, locally sourced seafood products to meet communities’ needs to provide tasteful, healthier, and affordable fresh, frozen, and value-added seafood products, fostering strong customer relationships, and contributing to sustainability in the fishing industry.
  
  
  
• Ocean Purpose Project
  Singapore
  The Ocean Purpose Project is a Singapore-based startup that provide solution consist of frontier high-tech solutions of plastic to hydrogen and low-cost, low-tech solutions of seaweed bioremediation.
  
  
  
• Haleta Seaweed
  Solomon Islands
  Haleta Seaweed is a Solomon Islands-based farming enterprise that creates job opportunities for the livelihoods of women and youth in rural communities by replanting seaweed while creating a carbon sink.
  
  
  
• The Empress Kingdom
  Sri Lanka
  The Empress manufactures toxic chemical-free bath & body products with blends of Ceylon herbs, botanicals, spices, essential oils, carrier oils, and the use of sustainable packaging and practices to offer good products to the people and planet.
  
  
  
• Tifen’s Design
  Suriname
  Tifen’s Design is a Suriname-based fashion brand that combines technology and sustainability. Tifen’s Design create stylish garments using cutting-edge fabrics made from recycled materials.
  
  
  
• Mangaliliu Marine Coastal Rehabilitation
  Vanuatu
  Mangaliliu Marine Coastal Rehabilitation is a Vanuatu-based project motivated by a vision of a healthier ocean, community, and reduced school dropouts, has undertaken research and community-driven initiatives.
  
  
  
• Yumi Smat
  Vanuatu
  Yumi Smat is a Vanuatu-based startup assisted in the reduction of single-use plastics by combining plastic waste with local materials to create innovative products.
  
  
  

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