About The Blue Venture Forum

The Blue Venture Forum, Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports the growth of the marine & oceanographic technology industry. Based in Newport, Rhode Island, the Blue Venture Forum provides cutting edge programming, mentorship, and matchmaking to a wide range of industry leaders, founders, investors, resource providers, and policy makers.  We look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming programs.

401 Ocean Tech Challenge (401OTC) Accelerator Program

Participants in this program will:

  • Have the opportunity to participate at the Defense Investment Forum on Oct 23rd, where they can give a 5-minute FlashTalk presentation to showcase their technologies to a targeted audience of DoD leaders, defense contractors, and investors. 
  • Participate in a Dual-Use Bootcamp and Accelerator Program, which will provide participants with key strategies, insights, and advice to prepare these founders for engagement with investors, strategic partners, and DOD officials. During the program, they will receive mentorship from ocean tech experts, resource providers, and potential strategic partners with mentees. 
  • The program will end with a targeted matchmaking process that will facilitate connections to select investors, defense contractors, DOD officials, and key resource providers. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

10.23.2025

Defense Investment Forum

02.09-02.12.2026

Blue Innovation Symposium

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