We help innovators, scientists, engineers and experts develop great Blue Economy startups!

The shallow Baltic Sea region is a fruitful spot to find and test solutions that can benefit larger audiences. Here we witness the challenges first hand and can therefore answer with solutions that can be globally scaled. At the same time the sea itself is in miserable shape owing to us humans. Hence, we cannot afford potential solutions to be stuck in sharp minds or labs.

The Accelerator programs are here to help innovators, scientists, engineers and experts develop great blue economy startups that reclaim the seas with a regional or nordic focus.

The programs deliver the most relevant outputs for each venture building stage from entrepreneurial education and solution validation to product and service design, branding, team building, funding and pitching. 

Current and upcoiming programs

Nordic Blue Program 2026

Accelerating Blue Economy
startups and spinoffs in the Nordics

LabOff Studio 2026

Supporting researchers to start a career in companies or as founders

Future Programs

Our program for spring 2027 launches soon.
Potential participants are screened continiously.

NEWS

Latest Accelerator News

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24.2.2026

New accelerator program brings together Blue Economy companies and doctoral students

A´Pelago and the Digital Waters flagship project (DIWA) are launching a collaboration by starting a business accelerator tailored to doctoral students. The accelerator offers…

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23.2.2026

A’Pelago launches LabOff Accelerator for researchers

A’Pelago is launching LabOff, the first business accelerator tailored to researchers. The accelerator is being piloted in collaboration with the Natural Resources Institute Finland…

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9.2.2026

Nordic Blue 2026 program has begun: Meet This Year’s Batch

The Nordic Blue 2026 accelerator’s first bootcamp week has officially kicked off, with 19 early-stage ventures joining bootcamps in Turku and Stockholm this week.

Our Team and Coaches

The A'Pelago Teamd and Coaches  are specialists in versatile fields: experienced entrepreneurs, influential business experts, researchers and seasoned investors. They operate out of Turku, Helsinki and beyond.

Our Ecosystems coaches and advisors include

Alina Sippolainen

Blue Economy & Ecosystem Advisor

Anna Törnroos-Remes

Associate Professor, Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi

Christine Spiten

Senior Growth Manager, Danske Growth

Dorte Krogh

Board Member, Culture transformation Strategist

Fredrik Rönnlund

Founder & CEO, Leadoo Marketing Technologies

Inka Mero

General Partner, Voima Ventures

John Kronberg

AI Engineer and People Specialist, Silo.AI

Kaj Hagros

VC investor, tech executive and advisor within digital services, media and health, Redstone VC

Klas Johansen

Co-Founder & Partner, BluKap

Knut Ringbom

Co-founder & Senior Advisor, Biovian

Mari Granström

CEO & Founder, Origin By Ocean

Patrik Anckar

Partner & Co-founder

Piia Maaranen

Partner, Innovestor

Pär Mickos

Senior Advisor, Skaldo Oy Ab

Rasmus Borgstrøm

Founder & Startup Growth Advisor, Blue Planet Innovators & FlowMinerals

Rebecca Sjödin

Co-Founder & Principal, node.vc

Timo Ketonen

Partner & Co-founder

Turo Numminen

Co-founder, Sofokus Ventures

Ville Valtonen

Executive Search Consultant, HRS Advisors Oy

Contact

A'Pelago Accelerator Programs are looking for bold, innovative individuals, ventures and partners ready to scale and reclaim the seas.

Questions about the Accelerator programs? info@apelago.fi

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