Our Startup Portfolio
Meet the visionary entrepreneurs driving ocean innovation through OceanHub Africa. Our diverse portfolio features startups from across the African continent, united by their dedication to building businesses rooted in ocean solutions across various industries.
These pioneering businesses have been nurtured through our acceleration program, divided into cohorts by year. While some impactful ocean startups may not be part of our acceleration program, they have benefitted from our consulting services or participated in other specialised programs.
Explore the incredible stories and transformative journeys of these entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of ocean-based solutions.
Success Stories
“We have been through quite a few programs. Each had their merits.
One thing that made OceanHub stand out was that they were able to render the appropriate support when spirits were low (as any founder will have experienced at one stage or another).
I am not sure SeaH4 would still be here, had it not been for this.”
“Well done on providing a world-class program for an African cohort! The quality of the team is fantastic, and the content is super useful. I think this program has scope to grow from strength to strength over the coming years.”
"The program helped to align the team
by providing actionable insights"
"The program is a super MBA class
that gives both theory and practice"
"The program is relevant and helpful
for the growth of a startup"
"Very well structured, with good networks
and a helpful and engaged team.
Provides a great foundation for entrepreneur
starting out and engaging with the Blue Economy."
Cohort 1 Entrepreneur
"The organising team is cooperative, active,
and very supportive to all participants."
Cohort 2 Entrepreneur
Cohort 5 – 2024
Our most recent cohort of start-ups consists of ten innovative teams selected from a total of 212 applications.
Aquadeep
Specialized in developing computer vision-based counters for fish hatcheries and aquacultures, tracking fish from the day the egg hatches into a larva until it exits the hatchery.
Bahari Labs
Africa's first Climate Tech startup specifically working to reduce ruminant methane emissions by making livestock more efficient, using the bioactive power of select seaweeds.
Blue Nose
Develops innovative wind deflectors for commercial vessels that enables fuel consumption reductions of up to 5%.
Coastal Biotech
Marine Biotechnology entity who's research and innovations place Algae and bio-based solutions at the centre of the food and the feed industry.
Ndima GreenBlue Investmentos
From blue residual to green energy
Ocean Labs
Your conservation
engineering partners
Refasha Zanzibar
Seaweed products that support
women, health, and sustainability.
Wayout
There's always a wayout.
Our mission is to innovate urban infrastructure through solutions that improve urban resilience and sustainability
Yarsi Erre
Turning aquatic waste into solutions.
KoraÏ
Koraï helps companies run against marine biodiversity loss while complying with European CSR standards.
Cohort 4 – 2023
Our fourth cohort of start-ups consisted of eight ocean-minded entrepreneurs that were shortlisted among +130 applications.
Healthy Seaweed Co. (Tanzania)
Produces high-quality seaweed-based food (including seamoss) to increase local consumption and develop markets for female seaweed farmers.
Reef Pulse (Réunion)
Offers a sustainable and non-intrusive approach to gathering data from coral reefs for conservation stakeholders.
Akili Community Evolution (RSA)
Produces entry-level computers from broken laptops and PET bottles (3D filament) to tackle plastic and e-waste.
ReNile (Egypt)
Combats unsustainable aquaculture
practices by offering end-to-end solutions for smart farming with online application models.
Tunisia Baits (Tunisia)
Produces an alternative and sustainable
source of protein feed for aquaculture
industries out of marine worms.
Sealife Organics (Mauritius)
Produces affordable and organic agricultural products using seaweed and green waste, and eco-friendly alternatives.
D-Olivette Enterprise (Nigeria)
Converts household waste into clean energy, organic fertiliser, and reusable water using innovative Digesters and accessories.
Kuza Freezer (Kenya)
Provides innovative and low-cost solar powered freezers to small-scale businesses in the fish value and supply chains.
Cohort 3 – 2022
Our third cohort of start-ups consisted of six ocean-minded entrepreneurs that were shortlisted among +130 applications.
Think Bikes (Nigeria)
A clean transportation alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These electric cargo bikes are designed to meet the needs of small businesses across various sectors.
Happy Pads (Ethiopia)
A social enterprise, founded by women, that promotes access to eco-friendly sanitary products and reduces plastic waste.
Scrapays (Nigeria)
Powering the future of 'Recycling as a Business' to scale waste management and prioritise job creation throughout the recycling value chain.
SeaH4 (South Africa)
Algae-based biofuels that offer the maritime sector with a fossil fuel alternative to decarbonize at scale amd reduce GHG emissions.
Eja-iCe (Nigeria)
Solar powered cooling solutions that tackle the challenge of fish catch loss affecting small-scale fishers due to insufficient cold chain services.
Kumbatia Seafood - Kenya
Linking marine ecosystem conservation and sustainable livelihoods in coastal communities by providing small-scale fishers with business and capacity building services.
Cohort 2 - 2021
Our second cohort of start-ups consisted of six ocean-minded entrepreneurs that were shortlisted among 130+ applications.
Arena Recycling (Tanzania)
Produces Eco-Building materials made from recycled plastic waste for construction projects using polymer sand technology.
Brayfoil Technologies (RSA)
Increases the performance and reliability of wind turbines by implementing patented wing technology into existing devices.
GIVO (Nigeria)
Creating a circular economy African communities by leveraging technology to collect and process recyclables into consumer and industrial goods.
Green Ocean Namibia (Namibia)
An intermediary between restaurants and small-scale fisheries/ fishermen improving the accessibility of sustainable fish products.
Plant Biodefenders Ltd. (Tanzania)
An effective, safe, and affordable bio-pesticide created to manage pests, increase profitability of crops, and reduce polluted surface runoff.
SOSO Care (Nigeria)
Reduces plastic pollution and improves access to quality healthcare by offering low-cost health insurance using recyclables as a premium.
Cohort 1 - 2020
Our first cohort of start-ups consisted of six ocean-minded entrepreneurs that were shortlisted amongst 30+ applications
Shark Safe Barrier
An environmentally friendly alternative to keeping both humans and marine animals safe.
Inseco
Produces an insect-based protein powder by diverting organic food waste from landfills and decomposing it using black soldier flies.
Mean Sea Level
Utilises technology to produce energy from waves which has previously not been achieved at a significant scale.
Impact-Free Water
Harnessing the ocean's power, WEROP transforms waves into fresh water, electricity, and aquaculture support—all without environmental impact.
Symbytech
Growing up along the polluted coast, Grant du Toit knew he would work with the ocean.
Captain Fanplastic
Raises awareness about litter and plastic pollution in primary schools to inspire change.
Other Startups
Startups from different programs that OceanHub Africa supported
EcoAct (Tanzania)
Chemical-free and energy conserving plastic lumbars. Transforms post-consumer plastic waste, packaging materials, and agricultural waste into durable and affordable building materials.
Greenway Africa (RSA)
A social enterprise that provides technological solutions and professional advisory services for waste management. Their product 'GreenGrid' redefines waste value chains.
Alma (Mozambique)
Raising awareness amongst communities, stakeholders, and tourists about the importance of recycling and upcycling waste. Implement regular waste collection and clean up within communities.
Mazingira Yetu Organization (Kenya)
Multiple impact projects aimed at restoring and rehabilitating rivers and wetlands. Creating solutions to household-level waste collectionby educating youth and adding value to recyclable materials.
Abalobi (South Africa)
Co-designs inclusive and community-led technologies. This social enterprise seeks to contribute towards thriving, equitable, Climate Change resilient and sustainable small-scale fishing communities by using Technology For Good.
Pluvi/ ST Manufacturing (South Africa/Italy)
Pluvi is an ultra-durable, lightweight, fully customisable, and sustainable umberella. This partnershiphas guaranteed the manufacturing of Pluvi products, exclusive to African markets, and global exports.
NovFeed (Tanzania)
Developed a biotechnological platform designed to transform organic waste into alternative protein ingredients. This is done using natural microbes and industrial biotech that turns organic waste into nutritious and customisable ingredients.