Ocean Founders & Investors Afterwork (Dinner)

Scaling blue. Strengthening the seas and oceans.
Seats reserved for active blue economy startups, investors, and A'Pelago ecosystem actors.
Join the A’Pelago x Danske Growth Ocean Founders & Investors Afterwork on 19 May, where a curated group of ambitious startups from the A’Pelago Nordic Blue Cohort will meet investors and ecosystem partners shaping the future of the blue economy in the Nordics during a relaxed dinner.
These founders coming from 11 nationalities are developing solutions across the blue economy spectrum — from data-driven ocean intelligence and sustainable marine food systems to climate resilience technologies and industrial innovations designed to reduce environmental impact while enabling financial growth. Each company is entering a critical scaling phase, supported by early pilots, research validation, and growing commercial interest.
Why you should join
Connect directly with early-stage and scaling blue economy founders from the Nordic Blue Cohort
Meet investors and ecosystem actors actively deploying capital into ocean-impact ventures
Explore collaboration opportunities in technology, research, and market development
Enjoy great atmosphere, new perspectives and a relaxed afterwork dinner
Whether you are a founder, operator, investor or simply curious to meet interesting people and explore new ideas in the Nordic blue economy, we are be delighted to welcome you!
Request access now to meet the founders and investors building solutions that will shape the future of our oceans and industries.

A'Pelago Nordic Blue Startups you'll meet

Learn more about the pioneering companies here.

About A'Pelago and Danske Growth

A’Pelago is a leading blue economy ecosystem and growth platform in the Baltic Sea region with offices in Finland. It accelerates and connects entrepreneurs, investors, experts, and ecosystem builders, with the mission of supporting deep science–based solutions in scaling from early-stage innovation into global ocean impact. Since 2022, A'Pelago has supported over 30 companies across 15+ countries.

The company is also a founding member of Nordic Ocean Cluster Accelerator, a nordic initiative to accelerate +300 ocean ventures, corporates, investors and clusters to collaborate to build blue economy soluitons that build the good state of the seas and oceans. A'Pelago is also an active memeber in the 1000 Ocean Startups Coalition, a global initiative to accelerate and support 1,000 transformative ocean ventures by 2030, fostering collaboration across the global ocean innovation ecosystem.

In 2026, A'Pelago expanded its Nordic presence by establishing the first blue economy accelerator touring the Nordics - the Nordic Blue. The flagship event of A'Pelago, Initiative, will take place this year 19-20 August, in Turku Finland. Learn more about A'Pelago Initiative: https://www.apelago.fi/events/apelago-initiative-2026-we-are-the-ocean/

Danske Bank Growth is your one-stop banking solution when scaling your startup towards a global company. It a strategic partner for the Nordic Blue Program.
More information https://danskebankgrowth.com