Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio Latin America & Caribbean 2026 – YOA

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Applications are open for the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio Latin America & Caribbean 2026. Ocean meals sustains the livelihoods of greater than 600 million individuals world wide (FAO, 2024), however ladies proceed to be neglected of key roles in the sector. The Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio is actively working to deal with these gender disparities by internet hosting an fairness-free, enterprise assist program for feminine founders and management groups driving change in the blue economic system.

The program equips startup founders, entrepreneurs, and neighborhood leaders to construct options and drive change throughout sustainable aquaculture, marine biotech, seafood worth chains, ocean conservation, and blue carbon. Participants obtain mentorship from international business consultants, curated connections, and ongoing submit-program assist to speed up industrial development and actual-world impression.

Benefits

• Support with firm formation, enterprise technique, product commercialization, and fundraising technique
• Long-term assist and entry to community of devoted enterprise philanthropists and impression buyers; month-to-month submit-program comply with-ups
• Potential for comply with-on funding with Hatch Blue and CIV
• Local business discovery journeys to space farms
• Individualized mentorship; groups are paired with related business leaders & additionally take part in 1-to-1 periods with Hatch Blue and Conservation International groups
• OPPORTUNITY to attach with international community of feminine-led corporations working all through the blue economic system

Costs

• All journey, lodging, and meals prices shall be coated by this system for these profitable purposes (2 individuals per staff).

Eligibility

• Open to feminine founders and management groups driving change in the blue economic system.
• You don’t have to have a registered entity upon application, however they anticipate that you’re prepared to take action by the top of this system.
• On-site presence is required as they may run all actions in one location. In their expertise, bodily connecting with the cohort, Hatch Blue staff and its mentors is much extra rewarding and productive.

Application

The program lasts 12 months and begins with a full-time 10-day studio. The program begins on Monday, 26 January 2026.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Women in Ocean Food.