Boost
Gives past Ocean Startup Project winners and participants up to $5,000 in follow-on funding to hit near-term commercialization milestones.
Boost is Ocean Startup Project's follow-on fund reserved for alumni of its other challenges and programs — companies that have already won or taken part and are actively working toward commercialization — giving up to $5,000 in follow-on funding to hit near-term commercialization milestones. It looks for teams with the right people in place, a clear near-term milestone the money would meaningfully…
Boost is a follow-on fund reserved for alumni of Ocean Startup Project's other challenges and programs — companies that have already won or taken part and are actively working toward commercialization. It looks for teams with the right people in place, a clear near-term milestone the money would meaningfully accelerate, and real urgency and readiness to put the funding to use right away. Recent progress since the team's last engagement with Ocean Startup Project also weighs into the decision.
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