After six programs, Hatch Blue is seeking high-impact, early-stage companies for a cohort kicking off in July 2025, to join the CREST accelerator and unlock the next wave of innovation in aquaculture and the sustainable blue economy.

Companies on the CREST accelerator will expand their network of advisors, investors, and corporate partners in the US, Norway, and Southeast Asia. Companies will also gain insight through on-site industry tours and in-person meetings with industry leaders.

Alongside CREST companies, the following business assets will be co-created that high-growth startups need for success:

• Market assessment for the first product conducted by Hatch Innovation Services
• Intellectual property strategy including freedom-to-operate study and patent landscape analysis conducted by Hatch Innovation Services
• Marketing and branding strategy including corporate identity work conducted by sector-expert marketing agency The Fish Site
• Life cycle assessment assessing the sustainability performance of the product conducted by a third party

Ideal applicants are management-owned companies with technologies that foster ecological sustainability, 12 months of runway, and platform technologies with wide applications across species and sectors.

For more information, visit Hatch Blue.