BlueInvest Africa 2025 For African Entrepreneurs

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Applications are open for BlueInvest Africa 2025. Are you an entrepreneur with an innovative project in the blue economy? BlueInvest Africa 2025 has launched its call for pitchers, giving you a unique opportunity to connect with international investors and industry leaders.

BlueInvest Africa is specifically designed to target registered African businesses already engaged in various sectors of the blue economy, including start-ups. It also aims to engage African Small, Micro, and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) officially established in an African country that possess innovative ideas with potential for further commercial development within the African market.

BlueInvest Africa Benefits

The selected pitchers will benefit from the following:

The opportunity to deliver their pitches, presenting their projects, business ideas, products, or services on the stage in Lomé,Togo during the aforementioned event.
The chance to engage in face-to-face interactions with both public and private investors with the objective of securing deals and obtaining financial support for their businesses or projects.
Access to coaching and mentoring sessions, either in group settings or on an individual basis, tailored to prepare them for their pitch.
A unique opportunity to connect with fellow African project holders actively engaged in blue initiatives.
Access to a range of side events covering topics related to financing opportunities.
Direct access to development banks and other financial institutions.
Promotion of their stories and projects through various media outlets and social media platforms, before and during the event.

Up to 30 pitchers will be selected for participation in this event.

Target Audience

The targeted audience of the event will be:

Private sector, encompassing African start-up companies engaged in the blue economy, including small-scale businesses;
International, regional and national financial institutions and private investors;
International, regional and national organizations (private business platforms within different countries);
Research institutions, incubators and innovators, operating exclusively in the private sector.