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Entries for the OIA 2024 Pitch Competition have closed

The following documents are needed to submit your application.

Pitch Deck (max 12 slides)
CV/Resume
Certificate of Incorporation (if already incorporated)
A 2-minute video to introduce yourself (name, background) and your business (problem tackled, service/products, your expected economic, social, and environmental impact, size of the team, how you relate to the program)
Copy of valid passport

Please upload the documents using the button below BEFORE completing the rest of the application form.

Upload Supporting Documents

IMPORTANT: Any applications not accompanied by supporting documents will NOT be considered for entry.

Pitch competition

First Name

Last Name

Company

Website

Mobile Number

What year was your company created

Where is your company incorporated?

In which African country/countries does your company operate?

Does your company operate anywhere else outside of Africa?

Does your company already generate revenue?

Number of founders

Size of team

Does your business sell

Does your business rely more on

Please describe your startup business in a few lines

Please describe your technology or innovation in a few lines (mention if you own any IP)

Please describe your business model (including current and expected revenue streams) in a few lines

In which industry do you operate?

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Maritime Transportation, Shipping/Ports

Coastal Tourism & Cruise Industry

Marine Biotechnology

Circular Economy

Water Sanitation/Waste Management

Ocean Sports

Ocean Data/Exploration (AUV,ROV)

Renewable Energy

Maritime Construction

Defence & Security

Research & Education

Other

If other please specifiy

Which impact area(s) does your project provide positive value to?

Pollution

Overexploitation

Mitigating effects of climate change on the ocean

Ocean as a solution to climate change

Ocean resilience and equity

Ocean awareness, knowledge, and literacy

Please detail how your project addresses the impact area(s) selected above in a few lines

• Given your industry and your impact area(s), in which category do you fit (select all that apply)?

Ocean Renewable Energy: offshore wind, other ocean-based energy, energy transmission, distribution and subsystem

Ocean data, Internet of Things

Sustainable ocean food production: sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and substitute to seafood

Low carbon transportation and infrastructure: green shipping, green ports and infrastructures

Solutions to pollution: plastic pollution, agricultural runoffs, sound pollution, biological and chemical pollution

Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal

Other

Please tick to confirm that you have uploaded the following documents to drive. IMPORTANT: submissions not accompanied by full supporting documentation will NOT be taken into consideration.

Pitch Deck (max 12 slides)

CV/Resume

Certificate of Incorporation (if already incorporated)

Video introduction: a 2-minute video to introduce yourself (name, background) and your business (problem tackled, service/products, your expected economic, social, and environmental impact, size of the team, how you relate to the program)

Copy of valid passport

Please tick to confirm agreement that, if selected as a finalist, you will commit to making the necessary arrangements for travel to and from Cape Town (visas and flights), up to R10 000 of which will be reimbursed to you by Ocean Innovation Africa.

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