Maritime Startup Accelerators are here to stay
Knect365 maritime just published an interview we had last week about Startup Wharf and more in general about maritime startup accelerators: London’s First Maritime Startup Accelerator.
It should be interesting for startups with disruptive technologies who are considering the Maritime sector, the trillion-dollar hidden industry as dubbed by Tech Crunch, suddenly turning from unsexy to sexy with the latest valuation of Flexport at $800m.
I think it’s even more interesting for the Maritime industry itself, which will have to come to terms with the upcoming wave of disruption from digital tech. IoT, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Drones, you-name-it, what’s all this got to do with Maritime? Better be ready and know what’s coming up.
And even more importantly, how do startups operate? What can and should the Maritime industry learn about Startups in order to be able to interact and evolve with them rather than just being disrupted?
Well, here it is!
London’s First Maritime Startup Accelerator
According to the 2016 Global Accelerator Report put out by Gust more than $206 million was invested into 11,305 startups by 579 accelerator programs worldwide last year. The US and Canada top the list for money invested, while Europe had the most startups accelerated by region — 3,701.
One of the oldest industries in the world — shipping — has been one of the last to embrace startups. Things are changing rapidly however with maritime startup companies surfacing almost every other week (AngelList lists 71) and maritime startup incubators popping up in Gdansk, Rotterdam and Mumbai. Now it’s London’s turn.
Interested industry players, potential sponsors and startups can get in touch with us at Startup Wharf, the Maritime Startup Accelerator in London. Where Digital Disruptors and Maritime meet.
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