The third cohort of the 2025 Acceleration Program provides technical assistance to each of the selected early-stage initiatives and companies developing innovative ventures to support the conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR), restore its ecosystems, and enhance the well-being of the coastal communities that depend on it.
With this new generation of solutions, MAR+Invest reaffirms its commitment to promoting the blue economy and sustainable entrepreneurship in the region.
For the first time, before the final selection, an intensive four-week Bootcamp was held, bringing together 14 early-stage business ventures with a shared goal: to create innovative businesses to tackle threats such as water pollution, overfishing, and climate change.
Throughout this process, participants strengthened their strategies in workshops on sustainable business models, finance, leadership, marketing, the blue economy, and mental health—key tools to professionalize their teams and increase their impact in the region.
From this phase, eight ventures were selected from five countries (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and the United Kingdom) in sectors such as ecotourism, water pollution, circular economy, waste management, and sustainable products. Starting in October, they will begin a six-month personalized acceleration process that includes expert mentoring, strategic connections, and access to a network of allies to scale their proposals across the region.
The eight ventures selected for the MAR+Invest 2025 Acceleration Program are (in alphabetical order):
👉 ASH Limited
👉 Corua
👉 Ecologistic
👉 Cooperativa Kab Xok / Saving Our Sharks
👉 Reservaciones La Ceiba
👉 Río Wildlife
👉 #tideMexico
👉 Water Offsets
The Acceleration Program is led by New Ventures, a partner of the MAR+Invest initiative, supported by the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR). It brings together organizations such as the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund), the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN), Sureste Sostenible, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People (HRHP), New Ventures, and Viwala.
The initiative mobilizes private capital towards businesses that generate a positive impact on the #MAR and its coastal communities, driving innovation and offering financial mechanisms that de-risk investments and facilitate access to funding.
🌐 Learn more about the ventures at: www.mar-invest.org/
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